- Andhra Pradesh
Tehsildar hangs self in office in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: A tehsildar died by suicide at his office in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Thursday. Srinivas Rao hanged himself in the tehsildar office in Pedabayalu. According to the police,…
- Technology
Telegram introduces ‘No-SIM Signup’ feature in India
New Delhi: Telegram Messenger on Thursday announced new features in its latest update including ‘No-SIM Signup’ in the country. The ‘No-SIM Signup’ feature allows users to communicate with others without disclosing their…
- Business
BharatPe sues Ashneer and wife, asks them to repay over Rs 88 cr for swindling firm
New Delhi: Leading fintech platform BharatPe on Thursday said it has initiated criminal and civil proceedings against its former Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ashneer Grover, his wife Madhuri Jain Grover and their…
- India
Fearing poaching, Congress MLAs in HP to be shifted: Sources
New Delhi: After crossing the halfway mark in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress leadership on Thursday deputed senior leaders to keep the flock together amid poaching fears. It also plans to shift the…
- Technology
Apple adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has announced to add end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, along with two other security features. The tech giant introduced three advanced features to protect users against threats…
- World
UK univs luring Indian students with ‘bring your family’ offers: Report
London: Universities in the UK are paying education agents that recruit Indian students to lure them with an offer, which allows them to bring along their families to the country, a media…
- Bollywood
Priyanka received equal pay just once in her 20-year career
Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas revealed in an interview that her upcoming Amazon Prime Video series ‘Citadel’ is the first time she’s ever received equal pay as her male co-stars. She has…
- India
BJP gets 53.33% vote share in Gujarat; AAP eats into Congress with 12%
Gandhinagar: It is a big win for the BJP and the AAP in the Gujarat Assembly elections with the former bagging 53.33 per cent vote share and the latter getting a 12…
- Business
Swiggy may lay off over 250 employees, firm says ‘exits based on performance’
New Delhi: After Zomato, Swiggy may lay off more than 250 employees or up to 5 per cent of its workforce starting this month. The online food delivery platform told IANS on…
- Kolkata
Ustad Rashid Khan’s family accuses Kolkata Police of harassment
Kolkata: Padma Shri awardee singer Ustad Rashid Khan’s wife Joyeeta Basu Khan on Thursday alleged harassment by a section of the Kolkata Police personnel after their driver refused to pay a bribe…
- Andhra Pradesh
Six of marriage party killed in Andhra road accident
Amaravati: Six members of a marriage party were killed and 22 others injured when a tractor carrying them overturned and fell into a ditch in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district. The accident occurred…
- Technology
Twitter considering $11 for Blue service with verification for iPhone users
New Delhi: Elon Musk is going to raise the price of Twitter Blue subscription service with verification from $8 to $11 for iPhone users, keeping the 30 per cent cut that Apple…
- Pakistan
Pakistan seeks emergency $3bn Saudi cash injection
Islamabad: Pakistan has requested Saudi Arabia to urgently provide $3 billion in cash after its foreign exchange reserves fell to a critically low level, as the new army chief was also expected…
- Middle East
Saudi approves 2023 budget with $4.26bn surplus
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved the state budget with a surplus of 16 billion riyals ($4.26 billion). The budget was approved during a cabinet session led by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al…
- Pakistan
Pakistan passport ranks fourth lowest in world
Islamabad: Pakistan has been ranked 94th, sharing the slot with Somalia, in terms of passport strength while the UAE has topped the list of the world’s most powerful ones. According to the…
