- 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…
- 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…
