- Technology
Aim to grow Pokemon GO game users in India 10x in 3 yrs: Top exec
New Delhi: As mobile gaming explodes in India with rising number of smartphone users (over 650 million as of now), a top executive of US-based Niantic, the developer behind popular Pokemon GO…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Tirumala temple’s electric bus stolen
Tirupati: An electric bus operated for Tirumala temple devotees was stolen in the early hours of Sunday. The bus was stolen from the garage of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the…
- India
Early CCTV installation could have saved son: Father of JU ragging victim
Kolkata: As the process for installation of CCTV cameras has started in Jadavpur University (JU) amid the recent ragging-related death of fresher on August 10, the victim’s father has said that had…
- India
RSS to focus on non-Hindu groups to expand base
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat has urged the Sangh functionaries to prioritise work among non-Hindus. This is being seen as an attempt to become an inclusive organisation instead…
- Middle East
At least 20 killed in suicide car bombing in Somalia
Mogadishu: At least 20 people, most of them civilians, were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Beledweyne town in Somalia, local officials said. According to Beledweyne District Commissioner Omar Alasow,…
- India
BJP trying to distract people from issue of caste census: Rahul
New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to distract people from the idea of caste census by triggering controversies through its MPs Ramesh Bidhuri and…
- India
BJP to use Kanshi Ram’s strategy to win over Dalits in UP
Lucknow: BJP will now adopt BSP founder late Kanshi Ram’s strategy of using folk songs to mobilise backward classes and Dalits in its favour. The BJP plans to rope in several Dalit…
- Andhra Pradesh
Tight security on Andhra-Telangana border to stop car rally
Vijayawada: Police beefed up security on the border with Andhra Pradesh to stop a car rally of IT employees from Hyderabad to Rajahmundry in support of former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu,…
- India
‘Madam Sarpanch’: Panchayats change profile of women in Maha politics
Mumbai: Exactly 30 years after women’s empowerment got a kick-start with 33 per cent reservations in local self-government bodies, which later went up to 50 per cent, the Elected Women Representatives (EWR)s…
- India
Maintenance rights of husbands? What our courts have to say about it
New Delhi: Indian laws relating to maintenance have always tilted in the favour of the wife, at least that’s the common notion in the society. Everyone is aware that maintenance to the…
- Middle East
Iran, Maldives resume diplomatic ties after seven years
Tehran: Iran and the Maldives have announced the resumption of diplomatic relations after a seven-year hiatus. The decision was made “in line with the two nations’ interests and aspirations,” the Iranian Foreign…
- India
As BJP readies Raj first list, question mark on Vasundhara’s future
New Delhi: The BJP is likely to release its first list of candidates next week in Rajasthan. But, suspense over the role of Vasundhara Raje continues. Much like it did in Madhya…
- Business
JPMorgan analyst sees oil price surge as high as $150
New Delhi: JPMorgan’s head of EMEA energy equity research, Christyan Malek, warned markets that the recent Brent price surge could continue upwards to $150 per barrel by 2026, according to a new…
- World
Elon Musk’s biography scores bumper sale, billionaire says ‘cool’
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s biography by American author-journalist Walter Isaacson saw a robust sale in the first week of its launch, selling 92,560 copies. The sale of the biography of Tesla founder…
- Technology
Blue light from smartphones, tablets linked to early puberty in males
Istanbul: Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may lead to early puberty in males, according to a study in mice. The research, presented at the ongoing 61st Annual…
