- India
Prices of essential food items significantly spike
New Delhi: The average retail prices of essential food items, including rice, wheat and atta, have significantly increase in the last one year. The prices of wheat and atta have gone up…
- Pakistan
Death toll from devastating Pakistan floods reaches 1,693
Islamabad: The overall death toll in Pakistan from the devastating floods has increased to 1,693 after 15 new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
- India
Avalanche again hits hills near Kedarnath temple
Kedarnath: Avalanche continued to strike Kedarnath region as the devotees witnessed a snowstorm on the hills of Kedarnath around 6 am on Saturday. Seeing the snowstorm, the devotees who reached Kedarnath got panicked.…
- India
Suspected of theft, Dalit boy tied to a pole, thrashed in Karnataka
Chikkaballapur: Ten persons have been booked in connection with alleged inhuman act of tying a 14-year-old Dalit boy to the pole and thrashing him in this district of the state, police said…
- India
Sanitary pad company offers year-long supply to Bihar girl who got ‘condom’ reply from IAS officer
Patna: After a college student in Bihar was humiliated by an IAS officer over her query to subsidise the rates of sanitary pads, a Delhi-based firm has decided to provide her free…
- World
Google disables online translation service in mainland China
San Francisco: Google has disabled its online translation service in mainland China owing to “low usage”, and redirected people to the Hong Kong domain which isn’t accessible for users from within the…
- Technology
Why most Twitter users don’t follow political ‘elites’ but celebrities
New York: Most Twitter users don’t follow political elites and they are much more likely to follow celebrities than an elected official, suggest researchers. Despite the prominence and impact of presidents, congressmen,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan upset over Afghan Taliban’s remarks, says it’s ‘against spirit of friendly ties’
Islamabad: Pakistan has termed the recent remarks of an official from the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan as “against the spirit of friendly relations”, and highlighted the need for interim authorities to take…
- Technology
Jio to bring 5G to every Indian by Dec 2023: Mukesh Ambani
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Saturday announced that Jio will bring 5G services to all Indians by December 2023. Addressing the sixth edition of Indian Mobile…
- Business
Tesla now has 160,000 customers running FSD software: Musk
San Francisco: Elon Musk has said that 160,000 Tesla customers are now running the Full Self Driving (FSD) beta, from a mere 2,000 last year. Tesla has so far released 35 software…
- India
Karnataka teacher thrashed for sexually harassing girl student
Davanagere: A teacher was stripped and thrashed for allegedly sexually harassing a girl student of a village school in this district of the state on Saturday. According to police, the accused teacher…
- Technology
Airtel showcases 5G ambulance, smart agri 5G solutions to PM Modi
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Saturday showcased a 5G-connected ambulance to transform primary health care in emergency situations, along with smart farming solutions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 5G official…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: FIR against Cong worker for holding PayCM poster in Bharat Jodo Yatra
Chamarajanagara: Amid drizzles, thousands of Congress workers led by their leader Rahul Gandhi, resumed the Bharat Jodo yatra which entered day two in the state on Saturday. The padayatra, which will cover…
- Sports
T20 World Cup: Siraj, Umran Malik to travel to Australia with Indian squad, says report
New Delhi: Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik will travel to Australia with the Indian contingent on October 6 for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup, report said. With uncertainty over…
- World
Pakistan govt’s Twitter account withheld in India
Islamabad: The Pakistan government’s Twitter account has been withheld in India due to a “legal demand”, the media reported on Saturday. The account displayed a message that said: “@GovtofPakistan’s account has been…
