- Technology
YouTube to shut ‘Stories’ feature next month
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will be shutting down ‘YouTube Stories’ on June 26 as the company aims to focus on other essential areas, like Shorts, Community posts, live…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM launches distribution of house sites in Amaravati
Amaravati: Ignoring the objections of Amaravati farmers and the opposition parties, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday formally launched distribution of house site pattas to 50,793 poor…
- Entertainment
IIFA: Over 70 B’wood celebs including 20 A-list stars line up for the show
Abu Dhabi: International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA), the grandest celebration of Indian Cinema, is all set to thrill fans with its 23rd edition in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on May…
- Middle East
8 Palestinians injured, 14 arrested in Israeli raid in West Bank
Ramallah: At least eight Palestinians were injured and 14 were arrested during an Israeli army raid in the West Bank city of Jericho, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of…
- Technology
Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution to invest $4.3 bn in US battery plant
Seoul: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said on Friday they will invest 5.7 trillion won ($4.3 billion) in a battery cell plant in the United States, with an…
- Technology
CSIR-CIMAP study lowers nicotine content in Tobacco plant
Lucknow: The CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) has successfully lowered nicotine content in the Petit Havana Tobacco plant variety by using a genome editing tool and reduced 60-70 percent…
- India
National Herald case: Delhi court allows Rahul’s plea for fresh passport
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday pronounced order in favour of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allowing his plea seeking a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the issuance of an “ordinary” passport.…
- Technology
Virgin Galactic aces final test flight before commercial service in June
San Francisco: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic had successfully completed its final test flight to suborbital space ahead of its commercial service in June. Unity 25 marks the company’s fifth spaceflight and the…
- Technology
ChatGPT app for iOS now available in India
New Delhi: OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is now available for iOS users in India as the Microsoft-owned company has expanded the availability of the app to more countries. The list of new countries…
- India
Karnataka: Bajrang Dal member thrashed for being friends with Muslim woman
Chikkamagaluru: A group of 30 people attacked a Bajrang Dal activist for being friends with a Muslim young woman in Chikkamagaluru district on Friday, said police on Friday. The victim has been…
- Health
Study identifies 12 key symptoms of long Covid
New York: A team of US researchers have identified 12 key symptoms of Long Covid condition — which persist more than 30 days after a Covid-19 infection. With over 650 million people…
- Technology
WhatsApp may soon let users set up usernames
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called — “WhatsApp usernames”, which will let users choose unique usernames for their accounts. With this feature, users will be able…
- Technology
Tesla whistleblower leaks 100GB data about customers’ Full Self-Driving complaints
San Francisco: Challenging Elon Musk’s full self-driving claims, a Tesla whistleblower has reportedly leaked 100GB of data to a German media outlet that contains thousands of customer complaints about the automaker’s Full…
- India
SC declines to entertain plea seeking inauguration of new Parliament by Prez
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat to inaugurate the new Parliament building by the president. A vacation bench…
- Technology
Google opens up access to generative AI capabilities in Search
New Delhi: Google has started to open up access to new generative AI capabilities in Search as part of early experiments as announced during the company’s event two weeks ago. The company…
