- India
Karnataka Cong swings into action; chief says party will ‘comfortably win’ polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress announced on Friday that it will comfortably win 136 seats in upcoming assembly elections in the state. Meanwhile, state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah have launched…
- Entertainment
Coke Studio returns to India with 50 artistes, 10 new tracks
Mumbai: Music enthusiasts have a reason to rejoice as Coke Studio is set to return to India with ‘Coke Studio Bharat’. The new season will feature an amalgamation of over 50 artists…
- Business
RSS affiliate asks centre to tweak new tax regime
New Delhi: While expressing satisfaction over the growth orientation in the Budget, with focus on rural development, infrastructure and MSMEs, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) impressed upon the Centre to tweak…
- Middle East
Iraq keen to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia: President
Baghdad: Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid said his country is keen to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia at various levels and continue its coordination and consultation with the kingdom on regional and…
- Business
YouTube Shorts now averaging over 50 bn daily views: Sundar Pichai
New Delhi: YouTube Shorts, Google’s answer to TikTok, is now averaging over 50 billion daily views, up from 30 billion that was last reported, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced.…
- Business
Thousands of Salesforce employees just came to know they’ve been sacked
New Delhi: Several Salesforce employees just came to know that they have been fired, as the company began laying off 7,000 workers or 10 per cent of its workforce as announced earlier…
- Technology
Netflix, GM partner to include more EVs in shows, movies
San Francisco: Streaming giant Netflix has announced that it has partnered with American automaker General Motors (GM) to include more electric vehicles (EVs) in its shows and movies. The partnership aims to…
- Technology
Apple logs $65.8 bn in iPhone revenue as China disruptions hit supply
New Delhi: Apple reported $65.8 billion in revenue for iPhones in the holiday quarter, down 8 per cent (year-over-year). However, on a constant currency basis, iPhone revenue was roughly flat, according to…
- Technology
WhatsApp may soon let users pin messages within chats, group
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will allow users to pin messages within chats and groups. The feature is useful as it will allow…
- Technology
OPPO launches Reno8 T 5G smartphone with 108MP camera in India
New Delhi: Global smart device brand OPPO on Friday launched a new smartphone Reno8 T 5G with a 108-megapixel camera at Rs 29,999 in India. The device comes in two finishes —…
- India
No immediate impact on credit ratings of Adani Group: Fitch Ratings
Chennai: Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Friday said there is no immediate impact on its ratings of Adani Group entities and their securities following a “short-seller report” alleging malpractices. Fitch…
- Bollywood
Hansal Mehta’s ‘Faraaz’ to be released on 100 screens across India
Mumbai: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta directorial, ‘Faraaz’, a real life hostage drama, will be released in select 100 screens across the country. Producer Anubhav Sinha says it is a special film, and wants…
- Jobs
Google employees protest against job cuts, low pay in US
San Francisco: Google employees staged protests in the US this week to call attention to labour conditions for sub-contracted workers and to support thousands of their recently laid-off co-workers, the media reported.…
- India
‘Government has nothing to do with Adani issue,’ says Pralhad Joshi
New Delhi: Amid continued disruptions in both houses of Parliament over US-based research firm Hindenburg’s allegations against Adani group, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said that the government has nothing…
- Kolkata
SFI to screen BBC docu in two Kolkata education institutes today
Kolkata: The CPI(M)’s student wing, Students Federation of India (SFI) will be screening the controversial BBC documentary in two prime institutes in Kolkata, namely Calcutta University and NRS Medical College & Hospital…
