- India
ED freezes property of arrested TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s brother
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen the property of Ashok Kumar, brother of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji, said officials on Thursday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths had conducted a…
- Technology
Disney+Hotstar loses 12.5 mn subscribers as cricket becomes no-show
New Delhi: Disney+ Hotstar lost around 12.5 million subscribers for its third quarter that ended on July 1, as the absence of cricket content on its platform continues to pinch it harder.…
- Business
Google launches redesigned ‘Arts & Culture’ app for Android
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has launched a redesigned ‘Arts & Culture’ app for Android, with iOS soon to follow. “The diverse content on the Google Arts & Culture platform– contributed by…
- Technology
Microsoft introduces next-gen AI solutions to boost frontline productivity
New Delhi: Microsoft on Thursday introduced new tools and integrations — including a new Copilot offering for the frontline workforce — that bring the power of generative AI to service professionals on…
- Business
WhatsApp rolling out feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta. Beta users will now be able to schedule group calls within their…
- Business
Samsung India logs record 1 lakh pre-bookings for new foldables in just 28 hrs
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday said it has secured record pre-bookings for its fifth-generation foldable devices in India, with more than 100,000 consumers pre-booking Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 in the…
- India
Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal wants Owaisi to join fight against BJP
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav has reached out to All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and asked him to join hands against the BJP. The move is being seen…
- Bangalore
Karnataka DyCM Shivakumar stiffens stand on contractors, says ‘probe will take place’
Bengaluru: Stiffening his stand on withholding clearance of bills to contractors, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday that an investigation will take place before clearing bills of contractors. Speaking…
- India
Dubai court rejects early release appeal by Indians, Pakistani murder convicts
Dubai, Aug: A Dubai court has turned down an appeal for early release by a group of five men from India and Pakistan, who were convicted of murdering a security guard more…
- India
Haryana violence: Police verifying IDs of outsiders working in Nuh
Gurugram: A days after shanties reportedly belonging to Rohingyas were razed by the authorities in the Nuh district of Haryana, the police have started making a record of them. The police are…
- India
Centre’s Bill excludes CJI for selection of CEC and other ECs
New Delhi: The Centre is all set to push for the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 that will exclude the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Vizag police imposes curbs for Pawan Kalyan’s visit
Visakhapatnam: Police in Visakhapatnam have imposed curbs for the visit by actor politician Pawan Kalyan, who is set to begin Varahi Yatra on Thursday evening. Jana Sena Party (JSP) will not be…
- World
Twitter fined $350K for delayed response to Trump’s account search warrant
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s Twitter faced a $350,000 fine earlier this year for refusing to comply with a search warrant concerning former US President Donald Trump’s account on the micro-blogging platform. The…
- India
Raj govt will hike OBC quota from 21% to 27%, says Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced that the state government will hike OBC reservation from 21 percent to 26 percent, and the additional 6 percent will go to most backward…
- World
US announces new bans on investments in China, Beijing disappointed
Washington: US President Joe Biden has slapped new bans on investments in advanced technology industries in China in order to protect national security. President Biden signed an executive order late on Wednesday,…
