- World
UK PM Race: Liz Truss widely expected to win
London: The Tory leadership ballot will close on Friday with Conservative members to choose between Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak as the new UK Prime Minister, a media report said. The tea-time…
- Entertainment
Virat Kohli, Anushka buy 8-acre farmhouse in Alibaug
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli are now the owners of an eight-acre farmhouse in the plush Alibaug area near Mumbai. The farmhouse is spread over 8…
- India
After SC relief from arrest till Monday, Abhishek sharpens attack on Shah
Kolkata: After the Supreme Court on Friday barred the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from taking any drastic action against Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee till September 5, the latter sharpened his…
- India
CBI arrests Trinamool leader in chit fund scam, recovers Rs 80 lakh
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Trinamool Congress leader and the Chairman of Halisahar Municipality in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, Raju Sahani for his alleged involvement…
- India
Azad rally in Jammu vs Congress rally in Delhi
New Delhi: There are two rallies this Sunday — one by the Congress in Delhi against inflation, unemployment and LPG price hike and the other to be held by former Congress leader…
- Science
South Korean lunar orbiter to undergo critical trajectory manoeuvre
Seoul: South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri was scheduled to undergo a critical trajectory manoeuvre on Friday to travel toward the moon for the country’s first lunar mission, officials said. Danuri, also…
- Business
Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $51mn to boost small satellite launches
Hyderabad: In what is being seen as the largest funding round ever in the Indian space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based startup has successfully raised US$51 million (Rs 403 crore). The company…
- Technology
Microsoft confirms new Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family plan
San Francisco: Following a leak that revealed the Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family branding recently, tech giant Microsoft has made its new plan official and disclosed its pricing for select markets.…
- Technology
New USB version to offer 80Gbps speeds via Type C cable
New Delhi: The USB is taking a new avatar and soon, the USB 4 version 2.0 will be capable of delivering speeds up to 80 Gbps over the Type C cable —…
- Technology
Researchers access, swipe Android, iOS phones via charging cables
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have successfully accessed Android and iOS smartphones remotely via charging cables, swiping touch screens without actually touching them. The smartphones they hacked from a distance were Samsung Galaxy…
- India
MNS apologises, suspends activist for assaulting woman shopkeeper
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday suspended its south Mumbai Up-Vibhag chief Vinod Argyle after a video showing him abusing, pushing and assaulting a woman shopkeeper sparked an uproar. Senior…
- India
Karnataka: Lingayat seer sent to 5-day custody; denied hospital visit
Chitradurga: In a major development in connection with the sex scandal involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a court in Karnataka on Friday has sent the seer accused of raping minor girls…
- India
Total 53 lakh fresh Aadhaar enrolments in July this year
New Delhi: With the generation of more than 53 lakh Aadhaar in July this year, Aadhaar saturation level among adult residents is now near universal, and the overall saturation level is 93.41…
- Pakistan
Pak may face protests, instability amid high food, fuel prices: IMF
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against protests and instability…
- Business
Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan is new CEO of Starbucks
Washington: Global coffee chain Starbucks has named Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan its next CEO. Narasimhan, who currently heads health and hygiene company Reckitt, will join Starbucks in October and take over from its…
