- Bangalore
‘40% commission persists in Karnataka’: Contractors Association chief
Bengaluru: In a setback to the Congress government in the state, the president of the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association, D. Kempanna, has alleged that the practice of taking 40 per cent commission…
- India
Inherited deeply damaged economy in 2014: FM’s White Paper
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented a White Paper on the Indian economy in the Lok Sabha. In the very beginning, the Finance Minister explained the question of ‘why…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Nara Lokesh to launch poll campaign on Feb 11
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) general secretary Nara Lokesh will launch the election campaign ‘Shankharavam’ on February 11. The first meeting as part of the campaign will be held at Ichchapuram of…
- Business
Mallika Srinivasan resigns as independent director from Swiggy board
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy said on Thursday that Mallika Srinivasan has stepped down from the company’s Board as an Independent Director a year after joining. According to the company,…
- Business
Warner Music Group to cut 600 jobs to invest more in music
San Francisco: Global music entertainment company Warner Music Group has announced to lay off 10 per cent of its workforce, or about 600 employees, in order to free up more money for…
- Business
Sarvam AI partners Microsoft to bring its voice-based AI tools to Azure
New Delhi: Indian generative AI startup Sarvam AI on Thursday announced its collaboration with Microsoft to make its Indic voice Large Language Model (LLM) available on Azure. The collaboration will allow Sarvam…
- Business
ONDC, NCCF, Shiprocket to deliver essential household staples at your doorstep
New Delhi: In a significant move to streamline access to essential household commodities, the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF), and homegrown logistics solution…
- Technology
Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
New Delhi: Google has started a new programme, ‘enhanced fraud protection’ with Google Play Protect to help better shield Android users from financial fraud attacks. The company will launch the pilot in…
- World
US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq
Washington: The US central command (CENTCOM) has said that it killed a senior commander with the Iran-backed militia group Kata’ib Hezbollah in Iraq, allegedly involved in planning attacks on American bases overseas.…
- Middle East
Israel instructs IDF to take action in Gaza’s Rafah
Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to take action in Rafah to wipe out Hamas from the Gaza strip. Netanyahu in a statement on Wednesday…
- Middle East
Iran not to leave negotiation table, insistent on ‘nuclear rights’: Prez Raisi
Tehran: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that his country would never leave the negotiation table and is insistent on its right to develop nuclear technology for “peaceful” purposes. Raisi made the…
- Television News
Krushna Abhishek confirms sister Arti Singh’s marriage; will Govinda attend?
Mumbai: Actor and comedian Krushna Abhishek has reportedly confirmed the marriage of his sister, ‘Bigg Boss 13’ contestant and TV actress, Arti Singh to her boyfriend Dipak Chauhan. The two have been…
- World
US critical infra compromised, China-backed hackers prepare for cyber attack
Washington: China-sponsored cyber actors have accessed IT networks for destructive cyber attacks against US critical infrastructure in the event of a major crisis or conflict with the country, a coalition of top…
- Pakistan
Pakistan shuts Iran, Afghanistan borders for polling day
Islamabad: Pakistan has closed its border with neighbouring Iran and Afghanistan for ensuring security during the national elections. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that to ensure full security during the…
- India
RBI retains repo rate at 6.5% for 6th time in a row
Chennai: Not belying the expectations of senior economists, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retained the repo rate at 6.50 per cent. The repo rate is the rate…
