- Entertainment
Here’s why Trisha, Jayam Ravi lost blue ticks from their Twitter handles
New Delhi: As Mani Ratnam’s epic historical drama, ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’, is all set to hit the big screen, the film’s entire cast, as is the usual practice, is busy promoting the…
- Bangalore
Head & neck cancer cases on rise in Bengaluru: Experts
Bengaluru: The incidence of head and neck cancers is increasing in the city, according to medical experts. Nevertheless, the city has many world-class hospitals and medical facilities that are equipped to handle…
- India
Gujarat HC to hear PIL seeking ban on mosque loudspeakers
Ahmedabad: A plea seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers at mosques in Gujarat will be taken up by a division bench of the Gujarat High Court on June 19, an…
- Technology
Indian students turn PPE waste into eco-friendly bricks without cement
New Delhi: A team of engineering students has devised a method to turn hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) waste, which typically swells-up landfills, into bricks that are stronger and do not use…
- Technology
YouTube announces new policies on eating disorder content
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will update its approach to eating disorder-related content to create space for community, recovery and resources while protecting viewers in the coming weeks. “We’ve…
- Business
Samsung launches ‘News’ app with podcasts, daily briefings
San Francisco: Samsung has launched its ‘News’ application with daily briefings, news feeds and podcasts to give users access to daily news from a wide variety of publications. The company launched the…
- Technology
Global smartphone market falls 12% in Q1: Report
New Delhi: The global smartphone market experienced a fifth consecutive quarter of decline, falling by 12 per cent (year-on-year) in Q1 2023, a new report has shown. According to market research firm…
- Business
Apple previews Delhi Saket store, Tim Cook to greet 1st customers on Thursday
New Delhi: After receiving huge crowds at the Mumbai retail store, Apple on Wednesday previewed its second physical store in the country, at Select CityWalk mall in New Delhi. Delhi’s first Apple…
- Technology
AI tech like ChatGPT can be used to aturbocharge fraud: FTC’s Lina Khan
San Francisco: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan has warned that modern AI technologies like ChatGPT can be used to “turbocharge” fraud. In a Congressional hearing to protect consumers…
- Hyderabad
Unhappy with life, young Asst Prof turns porter in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Unhappy with his personal life, an Assistant Professor at an engineering college became a porter. The bizarre incident occurred at Abdullapurmet on the outskirts of Hyderabad. A youth, working as an…
- India
Sambalpur violence: VHP’s bandh affects normal life in 14 dists of Odisha
Bhubaneswar: In protest against violence that erupted during Hanuman Jayanti processions in Odisha’s Sambalpur, Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday called a dawn-to-dusk bandh in 14 districts. The bandh began at 6 a.m.…
- India
NHRC issues notice to Odisha chief secy over death of two workers in sewage tank
Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice against Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena over the death of two workers in a sewage tank in Cuttack…
- India
Atiq-Ashraf killing: Shahganj SHO, 3 others suspended for ‘negligence’
Prayagraj: Four police officials including the station officer of Shahganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj were suspended for ‘negligence’ while taking gangsters Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf for a medical…
- India
48 hrs after Shiv Sena (UBT)’s plea, Maha govt bans open-air rallies
Mumbai: In a major decision, the Maharashtra government has banned all open-air public meetings/rallies between 12 noon to 5 p.m., state Tourism Minister Mangal Prabha Lodha said here on Wednesday. The move…
- Hyderabad
Viveka murder: YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy appears before CBI in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party Lok Sabha member from Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh Y S Avinash Reddy on Wednesday appeared before CBI officials here in connection with the murder of former state Minister…
