- Business
Mumbai: Adani to install 1.80 mn Smart Meters for BEST power consumers
Mumbai: The Adani Group has bagged a bid to install 10.80 lakh (1.80 million) “Smart Meters” for electricity consumers of the Bombay Electric Supply & Transport (BEST), which will ’empower’ the distributor…
- World
Follow Gandhiji’s values for all-inclusivity, rights, equality: UN chief
Mumbai: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for practising the values of Mahatma Gandhi – the Father of the Nation – to achieve all-inclusivity, protecting the rights of all sections…
- World
Indian-American ex-candidate for US Congress dances in NYC street on brother’s wedding
New York, Oct 20 (IANS) Suraj Patel, an Indian-American former candidate for US Congress, shared a video on social media of him and his family dancing on the streets of New York…
- India
Congress rigged its prez polls to make Kharge win, alleges BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of rigging its presidential polls to make Mallikarjun Kharge win so that he can be remote controlled by the Gandhi family. The saffron…
- Business
Meta’s corporate development head to step down after 12 years
San Francisco: Meta’s top executive Amin Zoufonoun, who led Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, has confirmed that he is leaving the tech giant after 12 years. In a Facebook post,…
- Bangalore
Hindu activists begin door-to-door campaign against halal products in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Hindu activists here on Thursday started a door-to-door campaign in connection with boycotting halal certified products during the Diwali festivities. The activists said that they were also planning to distribute…
- World
France spends $7.3bn on massive future investment plan
Paris: France has invested 7.5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) on major projects since the country unveiled the ‘France 2030’ investment roadmap last year to support ecological and economic transitions. In a statement…
- Delhi
Delhi Police seize 455 kg of banned firecrackers, arrest 2
New Delhi: Just a few days ahead of Diwali, the Delhi Police have seized 455 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested two persons in connection. According to the police, the accused identified…
- Technology
Microsoft to bring Xbox mobile store, challenging Google & Apple
San Francisco: Microsoft is working on an Xbox mobile store to compete with Play Store and App Store. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently looking into Microsoft’s acquisition of…
- Television News
Bigg Boss 16: Shalin Bhanot mocks Tina Datta lock horns
Mumbai: It seems that things between ‘Bigg Boss 16’ contestants Tina Datta and Shalin Bhanot have hit a rough patch, as the two appear to be drifting apart in the controversial reality…
- Sports
Ramita crowned 10m air rifle junior women’s world champion
New Delhi: India’s Ramita was crowned world champion in the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior event, after she defeated China’s Ying Shen 16-12 in a close gold medal encounter at the International…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru college professor booked for sending porn to student
Bengaluru: Police in Karnataka on Thursday booked a professor attached to a reputed college in Bengaluru for sending porn videos to a student on social media. The accused has been identified as…
- Middle East
Ukrainians asked to ‘charge everything’ as missile strikes hit power plants
Kiev: Ukrenergo, the national energy company of Ukraine, has asked civilians to “charge everything” by Thursday morning because of expected electricity cuts as power plants were hit by Russian missiles. In a…
- Business
Uber launches its advertising division, will show video ads during rides
San Francisco: Ride-hailing platform Uber has launched its advertising division to engage consumers with brands, by showing video advertisements during the ride. The company introduced ‘Uber Journey Ads’, an entertaining method for…
- India
UP: Couple held for dishonouring Tricolour, later released
Shamli: A couple was arrested for allegedly dishonouring the national flag. However, they were later released on bail. The matter came to light after a purported video of the couple using the…
