- Business
Twitter tells brands to spend $1K per month or lose ‘gold’ tick: Report
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Twitter (now X) is asking brands to spend at least $1,000 per month on ads in order to maintain their verified status — gold checkmark — on the…
- Middle East
Firefighters battle raging wildfires in Syria amid harsh heat wave
Damascus: Firefighters are battling numerous wildfires amid a scorching heat wave in Syria’s northwestern province of Latakia and have managed to control most of them, said officials. Latakia Governor Amer Ismail Hilal…
- Technology
Twitter seizes @x handle without warning or paying owner
San Francisco: As Twitter is being rebranded as ‘X’, the company has taken over the @x handle on the platform without warning or compensating its original owner. The owner of the @x…
- Technology
realme C53 revolutionises entry-level smartphones with Unisoc T612 chipset
New Delhi: India, with its vast population and a significant proportion of young people, holds the distinction of having the largest youth group in the world. This demographic is not only performance-oriented…
- Technology
Microsoft to roll out new Xbox Home UI
San Francisco: Microsoft announced that it will roll out a new Xbox Home experience to all Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. “This update is designed from player feedback and makes…
- Telangana
Telangana rains: State on high alert; NDRF, fire service teams on standby
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has put the entire state administration on high alert in view of the incessant rains that have been lashing the state during the last couple of days. Chief…
- Business
Tech startup Wiom raises Rs 140 cr to make unlimited internet affordable
New Delhi: Homegrown tech startup Wiom focused on democratising internet access in India on Thursday announced that it has raised Rs 140 crore in Series A round. The Series A round was…
- Technology
Video game developer CD Projekt to lay off 9% of staff
San Francisco: Video game developer CD Projekt Red (CDPR), who developed franchises like The Witcher and Cyberpunk, has announced to lay off nearly 9 per cent of its workforce, or around 100…
- Technology
Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite saves tourists lost in mountains: Report
London: Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone has helped to save two tourists who got lost in the mountains of Italy. During an outing in the Apennine Mountains, the…
- Telangana
Telangana rains: Army helicopters join rescue operation in flood-hit Bhupalapally
Hyderabad: Two Army helicopters will be pressed into service to rescue people stranded in floods in Moranchapalle village in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district of Telangana. Several Residences and vehicles seen submerged in water…
- India
Manipur issue: LS adjourned till 2 pm, Oppn MPs protest in black clothes
Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Thursday within five minutes after it convened, with Congress-led Opposition members protesting, seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s exhaustive statement on the Manipur situation…
- Middle East
Turkey’s Erdogan meets Palestinian President, Hamas leader
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a closed-door meeting with his visiting Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara. Wednesday’s meeting at the presidential complex came a…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSR Congress to vote against no-confidence motion
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) will vote against the no-confidence motion brought by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. YSRCP…
- Hyderabad
Doha-Nagpur Qatar Airways flight diverted to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Doha-Nagpur flight of Qatar Airways landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here early Thursday after the flight was diverted to Hyderabad due to bad weather conditions at Nagpur. RGIA…
- Middle East
Saudi fighter jet crashes during training, killing crew
Riyadh: An F-15SA fighter jet of the Royal Saudi Air Force crashed during a training session, killing the crew on board, state media reported. Turki Al-Malki, the spokesman of the Saudi Defence…
