- Pakistan
Pakistan: Two police constables killed on polio vaccination duty
Islamabad: At least two police officers were shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Paktunkhwa province who were deployed to guard medics administering polio vaccines. The attack took place in Tank district’s Kacha Gara area…
- Bollywood
Shefali Shah tests positive for COVID-19
Mumbai: Actress Shefali Shah announced on social media on Wednesday and that she has tested positive for Covid. Shefali Shah, who was recently seen in the Alia Bhatt-starrer ‘Darlings’, shared the news…
- Business
Airbnb introduces new anti-party tools to safeguard hosts
San Francisco: Online hospitality major Airbnb has introduced new anti-party tools to help identify potentially high-risk reservations and prevent those users from taking advantage of their platform. Earlier in June, the company…
- Business
Flipkart to pay Rs 1L fine for selling sub-standard pressure cookers
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has passed an order on violation of consumer rights by e-commerce platform Flipkart for allowing sale of domestic pressure cookers in violation to mandatory…
- Technology
Indian startup to scale 15-min rapid EV charging with $13 mn funding
New Delhi: Indian EV startup Exponent Energy, which claims to have developed a battery that gets powered from zero to 100 per cent in just 15-minutes, on Wednesday raised $13 million funds…
- Technology
Reliance Jio, Voda step up hiring as 5G related job postings up 65%
New Delhi: As India and other countries take concrete steps to adopt 5G, the number of job postings by telcos related to 5G increased by 65 per cent last month, from 5,265…
- Technology
India moves up one spot in global rankings for median mobile speeds: Report
New Delhi: India has gained one spot in the global ranking for median mobile speeds and was at 117th position in July from 118th in June, a report said on Wednesday. However,…
- Business
5G tablet shipments grew 71% YoY in India in Q2: Report
New Delhi: The India tablet market grew 68 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 5G tablet shipments grew 71 per cent YoY in the second quarter (Q2) of this year, a report said…
- Technology
50K pre-bookings for new foldables in India in just 12 hours: Samsung
New Delhi: Samsung has witnessed a robust demand for its fourth-generation of foldables in India, registering more than 50,000 pre-bookings for Galaxy Fold4 and Galaxy Flip4 in less than 12 hours, Raju…
- India
Public should not be misled by statements against allopathy: Delhi HC on Coronil claims
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while dealing with a suit related to Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali ‘Coronil’, observed that the public at large must not be misled by making statements…
- India
Madras HC orders in favour of OPS in AIADMK power struggle
Chennai: The power struggle in AIADMK has taken a turn with the Madras High Court giving an order in favour of former Chief Minister and coordinator O. Panneerselvam (OPS). The court on…
- World
Chinese premier acknowledges slowing economy, cites unexpected shocks
Beijing: Amid an economic slowdown, China must adopt special measures in order to offset “shocks beyond expectation” in the second quarter, says Premier Li Keqiang. “Now is the most critical juncture for…
- Kashmir
Kashmiri Pandit employees protest, demand relocation from Valley
Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit government employees carried out a protest on Wednesday in J&K’s Jammu city demanding relocation from the Valley in the aftermath of the killing of another member of the community.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Criminal stabs policewoman in a bid to escape
Bengaluru: A woman head constable, who went to nab a murder accused who jumped court’s proceedings, suffered injuries when the criminal attacked her in HAL police station limits, here. The incident occurred…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Lightning kills 4 farm workers
Amaravati: Four farm workers were killed and three others injured due to a lightning strike in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district. The incident occurred in Bhogole village on Tuesday. The victims were working…
