- India
Centre to source tomatoes from Andhra, Karnataka, Maharashtra
New Delhi: Amid spiralling prices of tomatoes across the country due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from where the bulk of supplies arrive, the Centre has sought procurement of…
- Health
Study links gut bacteria to heart attacks
London: Researchers have discovered a link between the levels of certain bacteria living in the gut and coronary atherosclerotic plaques — which are formed by the build-up of fatty and cholesterol deposits,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Ruckus in Council over ‘Nag Devta puja’ in public
Bengaluru: BJP MLCs on Wednesday stormed into the well of the Legislative Council condemning a police notice to a cow vigilante which sought to know whether he had taken permission from authorities…
- World
Indian-origin techie accuses Meta of anti-Asian bias, files lawsuit
New York: An Indian-origin tech executive from Singapore has filed a lawsuit with the California’s Civil Rights Department accusing Meta of racial discrimination that cost her promotions and work opportunities. Vaishnavi Jayakumar,…
- Technology
Indian auto sector sees 92% decline in deal activity amid EV boom
New Delhi: India Inc saw just 16 deals amounting to $98 million in the second quarter (Q2) this year in the auto sector, registering a substantial decline in overall deal activity, with…
- India
Centre releases Rs 7.5 crore to 22 states for disaster relief
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday released Rs 7,532 crore to 22 state governments for their respective State Disaster Response Funds. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the two states which have been battered…
- Technology
Metaverse hype is dead, admits Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishal Shah
San Francisco: Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishan Shah, who oversees Meta’s metaverse project, has claimed that the “hype” around the metaverse is dead. He said that the metaverse was part of a “hype…
- India
Nepal national abuses Air India cabin crew members, breaks lavatory door
New Delhi: An FIR has been registered against a Nepal national for abusing a cabin crew member onboard and breaking the lavatory door inside the Air India flight A-188 after taking off…
- Health
AI can address high cost, poor patient experience in healthcare: Report
New Delhi: The implementation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in pharma and healthcare has the potential to address the issues of high costs and poor patient experiences while enhancing efficiency and patient…
- Technology
Foldable smartphones to sell worth over Rs 6,300 cr in India this year: Report
New Delhi: The foldable (including flip) smartphones are likely to contribute over 1.8 per cent of the total smartphone revenue in India this year, reaching over Rs 6,300 crore in India, a…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: 7 railway staff suspended
Bhubaneswar: The Indian railway has suspended seven railway officials, including the three personnel arrested in connection with the Odisha triple train tragedy, an official said on Wednesday. “In the train mishap case,…
- Technology
Google rolling out feature to let users negotiate time directly in Gmail
San Francisco: Google is rolling out a new feature on Gmail that allows users to negotiate time directly in the email service. “We’re adding a feature into Gmail that helps you find…
- Middle East
Iraq’s population exceeds 43 million
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Planning said the country’s population has reached 43.32 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.5 per cent. A Ministry statement said that about 50.5 per cent…
- Technology
New accelerator programme for fintech startups in India launched
New Delhi: A new fintech accelerator programme called “inFINity” for early-stage Indian startups launched on Wednesday by the online payments solutions provider PayU in collaboration with the cloud services providers — Amazon…
- Technology
5G, Cloud to help India gaming market reach $8.6 bn by 2027
New Delhi: The gaming market in India, valued at $2.6 billion in FY2022, is projected to rise by 27 per cent annually to reach $8.6 billion by 2027, a new report said…
