- Technology
Explained: Why and how BGMI was blocked in India
New Delhi: After blocking several Chinese apps two years back, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) over national security concerns, the Indian government has now blocked the PUBG-like battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India…
- India
Punjab releases Rs 100 crore arrears of sugarcane farmers
Chandigarh: Fulfilling a promise, the Punjab government on Friday said it has released Rs 100 crore for pending payments of sugarcane growers. The amount was deposited in the accounts of the farmers.…
- Technology
Xiaomi fixes bugs in its mobile payment mechanism
New Delhi: Global smartphone player Xiaomi has fixed some bugs that were identified in its mobile payment mechanism by cyber security researchers, Check Point Research (CPR) said on Friday. Left unpatched, an…
- Automobile
Hyundai to spend $424 mn to build AI research centre in US
Seoul: Hyundai Motor said on Friday it will spend $424 million to build an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre in the US to bolster its edge in robotics technology, an area it…
- Science
NASA’s InSight mission finds Martian equator is dry
New York: Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission. The findings, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, describes…
- World
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling, making talc-based baby powder
London: Johnson & Johnson is to stop selling and making talc-based baby powder globally, two years after it ended sales in the US and Canada, the media reported. The healthcare firm has…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Nigerian held for drug peddling
Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), along with Narayanguda police, apprehended a Nigerian for drug peddling, an official said on Friday. The peddler, identified as Osigwe Chukwuemeka James,…
- World
Over 140 humanitarian aid workers killed in 2021: United Nations
Geneva: More than 140 aid workers were killed over the course of 2021, the Geneva-based UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday. The figure for aid workers…
- World
Japan braces for more rain as typhoon Meari approaches
Tokyo: Japan’s weather agency said on Friday that more rain was expected in the prefectures of Aomori and Akita as typhoon Meari, the eighth of this season, was approaching the country. According…
- Technology
Huawei’s revenue loss slows down amid Cloud push
Shenzhen: Chinese conglomerate Huawei on Friday posted nearly 6 per cent loss in revenue for the first six months of the year and its device business, which includes smartphones, fell 25.4 per…
- Middle East
UN rights chief alarmed over Israel’s killing of Palestinian children
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet has expressed alarm at the high number of Palestinians, including children, killed and injured in the latest escalation in Gaza. “Inflicting hurt on…
- India
Muharram stabbing case: Entry of Sri Rama Sena chief banned in Gadag
Gadag: Authorities on Friday banned Sri Rama Sena chief Pramod Muthalik’s entry to Karnataka‘s Gadag district saying his visit might disturb the peace in the area. Muthalik was planning to meet Somu…
- Bollywood
Bollywood celebrities flag off Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities such as Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shefali Shah, among many others, flagged off the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne to its physical form in Australia…
- Middle East
Lebanon: Gunman takes hostages at Bank over savings
Beirut: Amid a severe economic crisis in Lebanon, an armed man held hostages inside a bank in Beirut, demanding access to his frozen assets, security officials and witnesses said. On Thursday, the…
- India
Six killed in J&K suicide attack; injured soldier succumbs
Jammu: An army soldier who was injured while fighting the terrorists on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district succumbed to his critical injuries in the hospital. With the death of the…
