- India
Punjab to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics on Aug 15
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics to the people on Independence Day. The number has been increased for the first phase. This is the first…
- India
SC junks plea challenging provision which allows use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act, which is connected with the use of electronic…
- Business
783.46% higher penalty collected from ticketless rly passengers in NE
Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has collected 783.46 percent higher penalty from ticketless passengers or travellers with irregular tickets in January to July this year compared to the same period of…
- World
Trump premises searched for papers related to nuclear weapons: Reports
Washington: FBI agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons, among others, in the unprecedented search they conducted of the premises of former US President Donald Trump earlier this week in…
- India
ED takes action against firms dealing in cryptocurrency
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has conducted searches at various premises of Yellow Tune Technologies Private Limited in Bengaluru and has issued an order to freeze its…
- World
Security concerns bring China closer to Taliban
Islamabad: The severe isolation of Afghanistan since the Taliban captured the country’s capital a year ago has provided China an opportunity to become a major player in the country, the media reported.…
- India
24 Pakistani Hindus get Indian citizenship
Rajkot: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Friday handed over citizenship certificates to 24 Pakistani Hindus who were living in India on a long-term visas in Rajkot and had…
- Technology
Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Series to start at Rs 27,999
New Delhi: Samsung India on Friday announced that its newly launched Galaxy Watch5 Series will come with advanced features for Indian consumers, starting at Rs 27,999. Consumers can avail Rs 3,000 cashback…
- Technology
Motorola launches foldable Moto Razr 2022 in China
Beijing: Motorola has introduced its next-generation flagship foldable smartphone ‘Moto Razr 2022’ here that comes with a larger main screen and Qualcomms latest chipset, Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. According to Gizmochina,…
- 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…
