- Technology
India’s neckband market declines 9% in 2022, boAt leads
New Delhi: Indias neckband market shipments declined 9 per cent (on-year) in 2022 primarily due to seasonality and rising competition between hearable types, a report said on Wednesday. Homegrown boAt led the…
- Technology
Will safeguard Web3 firms, crypto users with robust blockchain: Binance
New Delhi: Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance on Wednesday said it will strengthen collaborations and industry efforts between Web3 organisations and law enforcement agencies to further enhance security in the industry.…
- India
‘Sensationalist lies’, says India’s high commish to UK on reports on Punjab
New Delhi: India’s High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami on Wednesday said that “there is no truth to sensationalist lies being circulated on social media”, while giving details of the situation…
- Middle East
Lebanon condemns Israeli FM’s racist remarks on Palestinians
Beirut: Lebanon has condemned the latest racist remarks made by Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, who denied the existence of Palestinian people. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Tuesday…
- India
Stop harassment of scribes in name of national security, says Editors Guild
New Delhi: Editors Guild of India on Wednesday expressed concern over the use of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against journalists and urged the administration to respect democratic values and stop…
- Technology
Google launches early access to its AI chatbot Bard
San Francisco: Google has announced that it is opening up access to its ChatGPT competitor “Bard” as an early experiment for users to collaborate with generative AI. The early access to Bard…
- Technology
WhatsApp group admins to have more control on participants
New Delhi: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced two new updates for “groups” on WhatsApp — new controls for admins, and easily see groups in common. The new features which will start…
- World
New York beefs up security measures amid uncertainties over Trump case
New York: Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former US President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested and called for his…
- Middle East
Iraq, Turkey to build transportation corridor linking Basra to Turkish border
Ankara: Turkey and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “We have tasked…
- Telangana
Governors, CMs of Telangana, AP greet people on Ugadi
Hyderabad: The Governors and Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of Ugadi, or the Telugu new year. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan greeted the people…
- World
Uganda’s Parliament passes bill criminalising identifying as LGBTQ
Kampala: Uganda’s Parliament has passed a bill to criminalise people identifying as LGBTQ and under which a person can be jailed for up to 10 years. As homosexual acts are already illegal…
- World
Biden nominates Nisha Biswal as Dy CEO of US finance agency
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Biswal is…
- Pakistan
Five dead in Afghanistan, Pakistan after powerful quake
Kabul: Five people died in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which was also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey, Tuesday…
- India
Tremor effect: Building tilt complaints keep Delhi Fire Department on toes
New Delhi: In wake of the 6.6 earthquake in Afghanistan on Tuesday evening with its strong tremors felt across the region, especially north India, various reports of buildings getting tilted were received…
- India
UP: RPF cop saves newborn and mother in train
Lucknow: A 26-year-old RPF constable, used her experience at a private clinic to save the newborn and the mother, who were lying helpless for nearly half an hour in the lavatory of…
