- Technology
Twitter Blue users can now post 25K-character-long tweets
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Twitter has again increased the character count for a tweet to 25,000 for Blue subscribers. The company increased the character limit to 4,000 in February, later increasing it…
- Technology
Meta launches $250K Mixed Reality fund for Indian startups, developers
New Delhi: Meta on Wednesday announced a new Mixed Reality (MR) programme in India that includes a grant of $250,000 for the homegrown startups and developers to build apps and experiences. They…
- Technology
Nothing announces pre-order date for Phone (2), starting Thursday
New Delhi: London-based consumer electronic brand Nothing on Wednesday announced that customers can pre-order the new Phone (2) starting from Thursday. Customers will be able to pre-order the second generation smartphone on…
- Kerala
Kerala: Authorities to decide on allowing hijab in operation theatres
Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Medical College authorities on Wednesday held a meeting to decide if permission will be given for wearing attire covering their heads while in operation theatre. The Thiruvananthapuram Medical College…
- Telangana
BRS leader threatens to quit party if denied ticket
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former mayor of Greater Hyderabad, Teegala Krishna Reddy has threatened to quit the party if he is not given ticket from Maheshwaram constituency in the…
- World
Air quality in Chicago among world’s worst due to Canadian wildfires
Chicago: Smoke drifting from the raging wildfires in Canada has caused the air quality level in Chicago to rank among the worst in the world. As of 4 p.m.on Tuesday, AirNow.gov listed…
- Technology
Microsoft fixes outage affecting Outlook web users
San Francisco: Microsoft has fixed a web access issue affecting Outlook users in North America. The company tweeted from its ‘@MSFT365Status’ account on Tuesday that “we’re investigating an Outlook for the web…
- Technology
Google-owned navigation platform Waze lays off employees
San Francisco: Google is reportedly laying off employees from its navigation and mapping company Waze, as it aims to merge mapping products. The tech giant is moving Waze over to Google’s ads…
- Technology
Fintech company Payoneer to lay off 200 employees: Report
New Delhi: Fintech company Payoneer is laying off 200 employees, about 10 per cent of its workforce, four months after appointing a new CEO, the media reported. The company, which has a…
- Telangana
PM Modi likely to visit Telangana on July 12
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Telangana on July 12 to lay the foundation stone for Railway Coach Periodic Overhauling facility at Kazipet. The state BJP unit also plans…
- Bangalore
FIR on BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya for ‘false video’ against Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have filed an FIR against BJP IT Cell national Convenor Amit Malviya in connection with publishing “derogatory” posts against Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders. The High Grounds police…
- India
Praveen Nettaru murder case: NIA conducts searches for absconding suspects
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said that it conducted extensive searches at the residences of three fugitive suspects in connection with the Jult 2022 murder of BJP Yuva…
- Entertainment
Munawar Faruqui shares his Eid plans
Mumbai: Comedian-musician Munawar Faruqui, who is receiving a lot of appreciation for his recently released album ‘Madari’, has shared his plans for the upcoming festival of Eid-Al-Adha. He shared that this time…
- India
BJP implementing UCC to win elections, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for Uniform Civil Code (UCC), senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday hit back saying that the nation stands divided today owing…
- India
Karnataka man kills daughter for relationship with Dalit youth
Kolar: A man in Karnataka’s Kolar district killed his daughter over her relationship with a Dalit youth, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the boy committed suicide after hearing about…
