- Technology
Amazon lays off over 100 employees across gaming verticals
San Francisco: Amazon has laid off more than 100 employees across its gaming divisions that include Prime Gaming, Game Growth and Amazon Games, as part of ongoing layoffs at the company. The…
- Middle East
Israel backs India’s call for bringing 26/11 masterminds to justice
New Delhi: Echoing the sentiments of a “vast majority” of Indians, Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Tuesday called for bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Ohana…
- Technology
Apple reveals first glimpse of its grand India retail store in Mumbai
New Delhi: After years of wait, Apple on Wednesday finally lifted the curtains off its much-awaited own branded retail store in India, as it ramps up plans to boost local manufacturing in…
- Technology
Paytm boosts offline payments leadership with 6.8 mn devices, GMV grows 40%
New Delhi: Leading payments and financial services company Paytm on Wednesday said it has achieved a new milestone in offline payments with 6.8 million devices deployed, while consumer engagement is the highest…
- Technology
Pinterest expands Creator Inclusion Fund to 5 more countries
San Francisco: Photo-sharing social media platform Pinterest announced that it is expanding its Creator Inclusion Fund to Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The Fund is Pinterest’s incubator programme to elevate Creators…
- Middle East
Iran appoints new Ambassador to UAE after 8 years
Tehran: Iran has appointed an Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after eight years of having no envoy in the country amid an improvement of relations between the two Arab nations.…
- Hyderabad
Unveiling of Ambedkar’s 125-ft statue in Hyderabad to be grand affair
Hyderabad: The unveiling of the 125-foot statue of Dr B. R. Ambedkar in Hyderabad on his birth anniversary on April 14 will be a grand affair. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao…
- Tollywood News
Hunt for Pushpa begins: Makers release intriguing video on sequel
Hyderabad: Post-covid, ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ was the first blockbuster that brought audiences back to theatres in 2021. Two years later, as if to whet the anticipation for the sequel of the…
- World
Invites issued for King Charles’ coronation on May 6
London: Invites for the May 6 coronation of the UK’s King Charles III have been issued by the Buckingham Palace. Along with the ornately illustrated invitation from “King Charles III and Queen…
- India
India sees highest one-day rise in Covid cases since September 2022
New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 4,435 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day jump since September 2022, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs. The number of active cases…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP MLAs detained amid protests over Bandi Sanjay’s arrest
Hyderabad: Telangana police detained BJP MLAs Raghunandan Rao and Eatala Rajender and other leaders on Wednesday while the BJP has called for state-wide protests against the arrest of party’s state unit president…
- India
Did Gandhi strive for Hindu-Muslim unity? NCERT skips subject in its ‘sanitised’ version
New Delhi: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed paragraphs from Class 12 Political Science textbooks that contained information about the ban briefly imposed on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)…
- Hyderabad
Skyroot Aerospace test fires 3D printed cryogenic engine successfully
Chenna: Private rocket maker Skyroot Aerospace on Tuesday said it had successfully test fired its 3D printed cryogenic engine called Dhawan-II for 200 seconds. According to Skyroot Aerospace, the test was done…
- Bollywood
Richard Madden says he would be honoured to work in Bollywood movie
Mumbai: Actor Richard Madden, who will be soon seen playing an elite spy in the upcoming streaming action-thriller series ‘Citadel’, said that he will be honoured to work in a Bollywood movie.…
- India
Video: UP man critically injured after touching electric wire on train rooftop
Gorakhpur: A man climbed on top of the Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)-Gorakhpur super-fast express and suffered severe burn injuries when he touched a 25,000-volt overhead high-tension electric wire with his bare…
