- India
PM Modi greets people on 77th Independence Day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of the country’s 77th Independence Day. Earlier, the Prime Minister paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. He…
- India
Centre hikes windfall tax on crude, diesel and jet fuel
New Delhi: The government on Monday raised the windfall tax on domestically-produced crude, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel. The windfall tax on crude oil will increase from Rs…
- Bangalore
TN should not have rushed to SC over Cauvery River water release, says Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said that Tamil Nadu should not have rushed to the Supreme Court over release of Cauvery River water to their state. “We are…
- Bangalore
‘TN violated Cauvery tribural verdict’, says former CM Bommai
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has urged the Congress-led government in the state not to release water from Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu. He alleged that the neighbouring state has…
- Telangana
Telangana waives crop loans of over 9 lakh farmers
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana on Monday waived off farm loans of less than Rs 1 lakh of over 9 lakh farmers. On the eve of the Independence Day celebrations, Chief Minister…
- World
Trump slams judge for gagging him on ‘inflammatory statements’
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump defied Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan on her “gagging and protective” order “with the remark that is highly partisan” and “very biased and unfair”. Taking to his…
- World
IED detected, defused in J&K’s Baramulla district
Srinagar: A day before the Independence Day, security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in J&K’s Baramulla district. Officials said that a team of security forces including the army…
- World
Over 2,000 war-era explosives found buried in Cambodia school
Phnom Penh: The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts have recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) buried in a school campus in Kratie province, an official said on…
- Technology
Cybercriminals using ‘EvilProxy’ phishing kit to target exec: Report
New Delhi: Cybercriminals are increasingly using a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit — EvilProxy — to pull off account takeover attacks aimed at high-ranking executives at major companies. According to cybersecurity company Proofpoint, an…
- Andhra Pradesh
Parents thrash Andhra KV school librarian over sexual harassment
Amaravati: The parents of some girl students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Anantapur on Monday thrashed the school librarian for alleged sexual harassment. Tension prevailed in the school premises when parents of some…
- Technology
Researchers turn ChatGPT into Chemistry Assistant
New York: Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven ChatGPT can help democratise data extraction, and thus empower scientists for innovation. The team from University of California showed that ChatGPT Chemistry Assistant can help cut…
- India
World heritage Kalka-Shimla track damaged in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: The Kalka-Shimla track, a world heritage site, was damaged on Monday in the Himachal Pradesh capital owing to the caving in of a portion of the hill following heavy rainfall, an…
- Health
Earphone addiction causing hearing and speech disorders in Indians: Report
New Delhi: Indiscriminate use of headphones/earphones is pushing a significant number of people, even young children, towards hearing and speech disorders, said a new report on Monday. The report by the Indian…
- Business
CoinDesk to slash workforce ahead of potential sale: Report
San Francisco: Cryptocurrency news company CoinDesk is reportedly slashing its workforce, as a group of investors was likely in the final stages to acquire it for about $125 million, the media reported…
- India
‘India has converted challenges into opportunities’: Prez Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday hailed the country’s resilience during turbulent times, saying that India also served as a beacon of hope for others. Addressing the nation on the eve…
