- Business
TN procures 1.5 L tonne paddy more than previous year
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies minister on Friday said that the state has procured 1.5 lakh tonnes more paddy than what was purchased last year during the kuruvuai season. In a statement,…
- World
Indian-American surgeon gets 5-years jail for accepting bribes
New York: An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries. Lokesh S. Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego,…
- News
Rumblings in ruling NDA in Puducherry after CM, BJP cross swords
Puducherry: The ruling NDA (National Democratic Alliance) is facing rumblings after Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy and the state BJP crossed swords. In a recent statement, the chief minister had came out with…
- Technology
Microsoft launches real-time voice translation in Skype
San Francisco: Microsoft has launched real-time voice translation in Skype, which can now translate a person’s voice in real-time using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make the translated voice sound similar to the…
- Technology
Honda’s new Accord to offer Google built-in
San Francisco: With an aim to give customers a better driving experience, automobile company Honda has announced that its upcoming vehicle Accord will feature Google built-in. The 2023 Accord will be the…
- Business
Indian SaaS firm Freshworks lays off 90 employees
New Delhi: Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Freshworks has laid off nearly 90 employees, or 2 per cent of its total workforce, citing rough global conditions behind the move. The company’s Founder and…
- World
US government sues Arizona state over makeshift border wall
Washington: The US federal government is taking Arizona and its top officials to court, demanding the state remove a makeshift border wall along the Mexico border constructed of garish shipping containers, but…
- News
Morbi councillors oppose Gujrat govt’s move to supersede nagar Palika
Morbi: The councillors of the Morbi Nagarpalika have opposed the Gujarat government’s move to supersede it in a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel opposing the state government’s move. After the collapse…
- India
Pvt member resolution in RS to urge Centre to formulate Population Control Act
New Delhi: BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav on Friday will bring the private members resolution in the Rajya Sabha to urge the Central government to formulate the Population Control Act. The resolution…
- Technology
Instagram to help hacked users regain account access
San Francisco: Photo and video sharing platform, Instagram announced that it will now help users to regain access to their hacked accounts. The platform said in a blogpost on Thursday that it…
- Technology
Damage detected on shell of Russian spacecraft docked to ISS
Moscow: Astronauts found damage to the outer skin of the instrument-assembly compartment of the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-22 that is docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew on Thursday reported…
- Technology
Twitter will suspend accounts engaged in doxxing for 7 days: Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Friday announced that Twitter accounts engaged in doxxing will receive a temporary seven-day suspension. Emphasising that criticising him all day long is totally fine, “but doxxing my…
- India
Uttar Pradesh man kills child, gets lynched by villgers
Bulandshahr: A one-and-a-half-year-old child was hacked to death in Saujhana Jhaya village of this district by an alcoholic. The accused, identified as Kaju, alais Kishanpal, took the child, who was playing outside…
- World
Sri Lanka’s GDP contracts 11.8% in Q3
Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics said that the island nation’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 11.8 per cent year-on-year in the third…
- World
Valiant Mumbai nurse tells UNSC of lasting toll of 26/11 night of hospital terror
United Nations: A Mumbai nurse who came face to face with the 26/11 terrorists at a hospital and protected 20 newborns gave a moving testimony before the UN Security Council about the…
