- Technology
Mark Zuckerberg launches WhatsApp Channels in India
New Delhi: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced to launch WhatsApp Channels in India and over 150 countries. WhatsApp Channels are a one-way broadcast tool and deliver a private…
- India
Hijab row: Students stage protest in Goa over Principal’s suspension
Panaji: Students of Keshav Smruti Higher Secondary School from South Goa on Wednesday took out a protest rally demanding revocation of the principal’s suspension who has been suspended over the hijab row.…
- Bangalore
195 taluks in state facing drought: Karnataka minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday said that 195 of 227 taluks in the state are facing a drought-like situation. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Gowda said…
- India
Manipur: Police officer killed, 2 injured by armed attackers
Imphal: A police sub-inspector was killed and two Village Defence Volunteers (VDV) injured by unidentified armed attackers at Chingphei in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Wednesday, police said. The police sub-inspector, identified as…
- India
BJP raking up Sanatan Dharma issue to divert attention from its failures: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday accused the BJP of raking up the Sanatan Dharma issue to divert the attention of people from its failures and corruption. In a…
- Technology
X Corp bans record over 12L accounts for policy violations in India in August
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 12,80,107 accounts in India between July 26 and August 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging…
- Business
Tesla aims to source automobile parts worth up to $1.9 bn from India this year, says Goyal
New Delhi: Electric vehicle major Tesla Inc plans to source automobile parts worth up to $1.9 billion this year from India, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. The imports will be…
- India
First meeting of INDIA coordination committee underway at Pawar’s residence
New Delhi: The members o the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA) coordination committee met for the first time at the residence of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar at his…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: British PM Rishi Sunak’s parents visit temple in Kurnool
Kurnool: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s parents on Wednesday visited the Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. Yashvir and Usha Sunak, along with Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law, Sudha Murthy,…
- Technology
X rival Bluesky reaches over 1 mn users
New Delhi: X (formerly Twitter) rival Bluesky has announced that the platform gained over one million users. “We’re grateful to the early users and developers who have helped us reach this point.…
- India
MP: Group of men beat up Dalit, urinate on him in Bhopal
Bhopal: A group of people allegedly beat up a Dalit man and urinated on him in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. The man told the police that when he regained consciousness, he found…
- India
Blue Dart Express rebrands its service ‘Dart Plus’ as ‘Bharat Dart’
Chennai: At a time when the debate rages on renaming India as Bharat, logistics major Blue Dart Express Ltd has rebranded its service Dart Plus as Bharat Dart. Bharat Dart is a…
- Sports
Shubman Gill rises to career-best second position in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings
Colombo: India opener Shubman Gill has attained a career-best second position and is now only behind Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings, the latest update of which was…
- India
Rising crude oil prices have negative impact on stock market
New Delhi: Every 10 dollar rise in Brent crude prices widens India’s Current Account Deficit by 0.5 per cent, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. Rising crude prices…
- India
First UPSSF contingent reaches Ayodhya for temple security
Lucknow: The first contingent of 270 personnel of Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) – a special unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police tasked to provide security to religious places and towns…
