- Bangalore
Mekedatu padayatra led to surge in Covid cases: K’taka Health Minister
Bengaluru: The padayatra by the Congress demanding speedy implementation of the Mekedatu project has indeed led to a surge in Covid cases in the state and the party is responsible for this,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear power programme
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia aims to take advantage of its uranium resources to develop its nuclear power program, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud revealed. During the International Mining Conference in…
- Middle East
Israel grants ID cards to 1,000 Palestinians in West Bank
Ramallah: Israeli authorities have granted identification cards to 1,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to continue to stay without fear of being deported, a Minister said. The move “came…
- Bangalore
K’taka forges collaboration for ‘Future Digital Jobs’
Bengaluru: In a bid to facilitate thea Future Digital Jobs@ Government Polytechnic and Engineering Colleges’ initiative, the Department of Collegiate and Technical Education (DCTE) entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka…
- World
Estimated 4.3 mn people in UK had COVID last week
London: An estimated 4.3 million people in private households across the UK had Covid-19 last week, up from 3.7 million in the previous week, setting a new record, the Office for National…
- Kashmir
Two soldiers killed in ‘accidental firing’ in J&K’s Rajouri
Jammu: Two soldiers were killed in accidental firing in J&K’s Rajouri district on Thursday, police said. Police sources said the soldiers were killed in an accidental firing incident near the Line of…
- Science
Mosquitoes’ mating game discovery provides new clues to combat malaria
New Delhi: Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists. Published in…
- Technology
Hackers spreading powerful malware via Omicron news emails
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have unearthed that hackers are spreading a powerful malware via news around the new Omicron strain, stealing information and credentials from Windows users in at least 12 countries.…
- Technology
Microsoft Teams brings ‘Walkie Talkie’ feature for more users
San Francisco: Microsoft has added a new feature that would allow Microsoft Teams users turn smartphones or tablets into a Walkie Talkie that works over cellular data or Wi-FI. Microsoft Teams has…
- Business
Apple South Korea’s 2021 sales soar 24% to top $5.97bn
Seoul: Apple Korea’s sales jumped 24 per cent on-year to hit $5.97 billion last year, a new data showed on Thursday. The South Korean unit of US tech giant Apple — Apple…
- Technology
YouTube still being ‘weaponised’ by unscrupulous actors: Fact-checkers
New Delhi: More that 80 top fact-checking organisations, including from India, have written to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, saying that the platform is allowing itself to be “weaponised by unscrupulous actors” to…
- Technology
Android 13 to add faster shortcuts for scanning QR codes: Report
San Francisco: Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report has claimed that the next-gen Android 13 platform may add the ability to launch QR code…
- India
India improves global passport rank, now stands at 83rd position
New Delhi: The Indian passport now ranks at 83rd position on the Henley Passport Index, climbing seven places from the 90th rank last year, the London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm,…
- Chennai
Declare Pongal holiday: Tamil Nadu CM to Kerala counterpart
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday requested his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan to declare January 14 as a local holiday for the Pongal festival for Tamils in Kerala instead of…
- India
BJP wants to push the country into civil war: RJD leader
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal Vice President Shivanand Tiwari on Thursday charged that the BJP wants to push the country into a civil war through events like ‘Dharma Sansad’ (religious congregation). “Dharma Sansad…
