- India
MP BJP set for campaign to contain UCC impact on 10 SC/ST LS seats
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly pitched for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in his very first public meeting in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on June 27 after returning from his visit…
- India
Tyre burst suspected to have caused Maha bus tragedy
Buldhana: A suspected tyre burst might have caused the horrific accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway on Saturday that claimed the lives of 25 people, including three children, officials said. According to preliminary…
- India
Karnataka: Drunkard man assaults mother; father murders him
Chikkaballapura: A drunkard man who assaulted his mother was burnt to death by his father in Vanigarahalli in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapura district, police said on Saturday. According to police, Adrasha, 28, used to…
- India
Guj HC to hear Kejriwal’s review petition on PM Modi’s degree on July 7
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court will on July 7 hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s review petition regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational degree. This comes after the court on March 31…
- Technology
Apple supplier TSMC confirms data breach, hackers demand $70 mn
San Francisco: Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after being named as a victim by the Russia-linked LockBit…
- India
HDFC Ltd to merge into HDFC Bank to create financial behemoth
Mumbai: In an expected development, HDFC Bank, India’s leading private sector bank, on Friday announced the successful completion of the merger of HDFC Ltd, India’s premier housing finance company, with and into…
- India
Recital of verses by school students on Bakrid sparks row in Karnataka
Hassan: Alleged forceful recital of Islamic prayers by students during Bakrid celebrations in a private school has triggered a controversy in this district of the state. Videos of the incident, which took…
- Sports
Dream11 to be Indian cricket team’s lead sponsor
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced Dream11, fantasy gaming platform, as Team India’s lead sponsor for the period of three years. Dream11 will be seen…
- Technology
Twitter bans record over 11 lakh accounts for policy violations in India
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run Twitter banned a record 11,32,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through…
- Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif wants IMF loan programme to be Pakistan’s last
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz urged that the $3 billion pact signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should be the country’s last loan programme with the global lender. The staff-level agreement…
- Technology
Goldman Sachs may exit Apple Card partnership, offload to American Express
San Francisco: Goldman Sachs, which partnered Apple on the launch of Apple Card four years ago, may be eyeing an exit and is reportedly planning to offload its partnership to American Express.…
- Technology
Nokia, Apple sign long-term patent license agreement
New Delhi: Nokia has signed a new patent license agreement with Apple which will replace the current license that is due to expire at the end of 2023. Apple sued Nokia in…
- India
Lalan Singh terms PM Modi’s foreign visits as photo sessions
Patna: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP veterans declared the meeting of 15 opposition parties’ leaders in Patna as a photo session, JD(U) national president Lalan Singh on Saturday counterattacked them,…
- Jobs
Over 2.12 lakh tech employees laid off in 2023 1st half, more than 27K in India
New Delhi: More than 2.12 lakh employees — from Big Tech firms to startups — lost their jobs in the global tech sector in the first half of 2023, as layoffs continue…