- 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…
- Television News
Aaliya on ‘Bigg Boss OTT’: If I go back as a wild card entry, I’ll settle all scores
Mumbai: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ex-wife Aaliya Siddiqui has been evicted from ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ Season 2, and she says that if she gets a wild card entry, she will settle her scores with…
- Telangana
Eatala Rajender gets security after claims of threat to life
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday decided to provide ‘Y’ category security to BJP MLA and former minister Eatala Rajender following his claims of threat to his life from a political rival.…
- India
People face glitches on last day of linking PAN with Aadhaar
New Delhi: With Friday (June 30) being the last day for linking PAN with Aadhaar numbers, several instances were reported where PAN holders faced difficulty in downloading the challan after payment of…
- Technology
Telegram to launch Stories feature in early July
San Francisco: Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov on Tuesday introduced a new ‘Stories’ feature and said it will be available in early July. “For years, our users have been asking us…
- India
At least 25 dead as bus catches fire on Nagpur-Mumbai Super-Expressway
Nagpur: At least 25 passengers were charred to death in their sleep in a major bus accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai Super-Expressway at Buldhana on Saturday, officials said. The bus, belonging to Vidarbha…
- Technology
Twitter shuts access to people sans accounts, Musk blames data scraping
New Delhi: Twitter has stopped browsing access on its web platform for people without accounts, and they have to first create an account to view tweets. Elon Musk said on Saturday that…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Health plans for Haj season successful
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced the success of the health plans for this year’s Haj season, which saw the return of pilgrim numbers to pre-pandemic levels, media reported. Health Minister Fahd Al-Jalajel…
- World
Unesco approves US proposal to rejoin organisation
Paris: The Unesco’s 193 member states have approved a proposal submitted by the US to rejoin the organisation. During an Extraordinary Session of the General Conference on Friday, 132 member states voted…
- World
Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western province of Yogyakarta, causing damages to houses and buildings, the weather agency and an official said. The agency had earlier released the quake at…
