- Technology
S.Korean watchdog looking into Meta’s privacy policy update
Seoul: The Personal Information Protection Commission is looking into whether the upcoming privacy policy update by Meta, the operator of Facebook, runs afoul of domestic law and will take action if any…
- World
COVID-19 test workers strike over unpaid wages in China
Shenyang: Workers at test centres in northeastern China have been holding strikes over unpaid wages in a nationwide COVID-19 testing industry that has expanded far beyond its sources of funding, RFA reported.…
- World
China may declare no-fly zone over Taiwan ahead of Speaker Pelosi’s visit
Washington: The Biden administration officials are concerned that China could seek to declare a no-fly zone over Taiwan ahead of a possible visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as an effort to upend…
- Telangana
Central team visit flood-hit areas of Telangana
Hyderabad: A Central team on Friday visited flood-hit Bhadradri Kothagudem and Nirmal districts to assess the damages caused by recent heavy rain and floods. The six-member inter-ministerial team headed by Sourav Rai…
- Middle East
Syria’s air defence respond to fresh Israeli missile attack
Damascus: The Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli missile strike on the Syrian capital of Damascus, reported the state news agency SANA. Explosions were heard in Damascus late Thursday evening after…
- Entertainment
‘KGF: Chapter 2’ scores a century; makers say it’s just the beginning
Bengaluru: Hombale films which delivered the biggest pan-India blockbuster ‘KGF Chapter-2’ has thanked audiences all over the country for the love showered as the mega super hit movie completed 100 days on…
- Middle East
Israel’s top court okays revoking terrorists citizenship
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government may revoke the citizenship of people convicted of terrorism and actions that constitute a breach of trust against the country. A panel of…
- Technology
Samsung aims to build 11 more chip plants worth $200 bn in US
Seoul: Samsung Electronics floated an idea of investing nearly $200 billion to build 11 more chip plants in the US over the next two decades, documents filed with the state of Texas…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP leaders heading to village in Kamareddy detained
Hyderabad: Police in Telangana’s Kamareddy district on Friday detained BJP leaders as they were proceeding to a village despite police denying them permission in view of the tense situation prevailing there. BJP…
- Technology
Zoom brings end-to-end encryption for its cloud phone service
San Francisco: Video chat app Zoom has announced that it is bringing end-to-end encryption feature to its cloud phone service Zoom Phone and it will soon be available on Breakout Rooms. The…
- Technology
Nokia bullish on India’s 5G roadmap: CEO
New Delhi: As the global penetration rates for both fibre and 5G excluding China still remain very low, Nokia is bullish on the 5G roadmap in India which is an important country…
- Middle East
Iran says it will phase out dollar in trade with Russia
Tehran: Iran’s chief banker said the US dollar will be gradually eliminated from Iranian-Russian economic transactions, the country’s official news agency has reported. The trade volume between Iran and Russia stood at…
- Sports
Byju’s allegedly owes BCCI dues, Paytm wants to sublicense title rights: Report
Mumbai: The BCCI seems to be having issues with its two main sponsors as Indian cricket team’s jersey sponsor Byju’s allegedly owes over Rs 80 crore as dues to the board while…
- Sports
Ind vs WI: ‘I don’t feel odd, have heard it for 10 years’, Shikhar not bothered by his criticism
Trinidad: Ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series against the West Indies, stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan laughed about the criticism of his batting form, saying that he has been hearing…
- Pakistan
Modi, Shehbaz meeting likely in Uzbekistan at SCO summit
Islamabad: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General Zhang Ming is visiting Pakistan on Friday for three days and will invite Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to participate in the SCO annual summit to…
