- Technology
Crypto hackers using fake Amazon digital token as bait to lure victims
New Delhi: Amid the crypto buzz, cyber-criminals are leveraging Amazon’s name to promote a fraudulent scheme called ‘Amazon to create its own digital token’ — leading victims to give away their credentials…
- Pakistan
Who will be the next Pak Army chief?
New Delhi: In November this year, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will have to make some important decisions, including choosing the country’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), as well as the…
- Pakistan
Over 90% students in Pakistan weak in maths, science
New Delhi: More than 90 per cent of primary and lower-secondary students in Pakistan have only a weak or basic understanding of the mathematics and science they are required to learn, according…
- Stock Market
Equities settle low on continued fund outflows; Sensex slips over 400 pts
New Delhi: Continued selling-off pressure by foreign institutional investors coupled with weakness in rupee subdued Indian equity indices on Friday. Accordingly, Sensex settled 0.7 percent or 427 points down at 59,037 points,…
- Science
Saturn’s Death Star moon hides an underground ‘stealth’ ocean
New Delhi: Scientists have discovered an underground ocean buried beneath the surface of the Death Star-like moon of Saturn, paving the way for a new class of “stealth” ocean worlds with possible…
- Bangalore
K’taka to take call on reopening schools in B’luru on Jan 29
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government will take a call on reopening of schools in Bengaluru on January 29, Education Minister B.C. Nagesh said on Friday after attending a high-level committee meeting in the…
- Kashmir
Amit Shah to release J&K good governance index on Saturday
Jammu: The good governance index for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir will be released on Saturday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, making J&K the first Union Territory to have an…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra government employees to go on strike from Feb 7
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved implementation of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) report even as the government employees decided to go on strike from February 7 opposing the 23…
- India
BJP shuts door on Parrikar’s son, offers ‘compromise’ seat to Speaker
Panaji: Closing its gates on former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar’s disgruntled son Utpal Parrikar, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the candidature of Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar as the party’s…
- Technology
TikTok confirms testing support for paid subscriptions
Beijing: Short video platform has said that it is testing support for paid subscriptions, paving the way for creators on the short form video platform to charge for their content. The company…
- Technology
Apple lowers trade-in value for Android smartphones
San Francisco: Apple has significantly reduced the amount of discount users get when they trade in their Android smartphones for an Apple device. According to MacRumors, the company has changed the official…
- Technology
Intel to invest $20 bn on 2 new chip factories in US
San Francisco: Chip-maker Intel on Friday said it will invest more than $20 billion to build two new factories int US for advanced chipmaking, as the world grapples with semiconductor shortage. The…
- Technology
Elon Musk calls Twitter’s NFT profile pics ‘annoying’
San Francisco: Soon after microblogging platform Twitter’s subscription service Twitter Blue rolled out a new feature allowing users to show off their non-fungible token (NFT) on their profile picture, Tesla and SpaceX…
- Kerala
Congress, BJP slam CPI-M for massive spurt in Covid cases in Kerala; Health Min denies
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress and the BJP on Friday held the ruling CPI-M responsible for the alarming spike in the Covid-19 cases in the state, a charge denied by state Health Minister Veena George.…