- Business
UK heatwave shuts Google Cloud, Oracle data centre servers
London: The record-breaking heat in the UK has led to cooling-related outages at the Google Cloud and Oracle servers, leaving the customers flummoxed as they never experience such outages. Google Cloud said…
- Technology
Twitter launches Tamil topics for android, iOS and web users
New Delhi: Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is launching Tamil topics for 100 per cent of its android, iOS and web users who have set Tamil as their primary…
- Technology
Instagram aims to make it easier to find nearby businesses
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing Instagram’s latest update aims to make it easier for users to find local businesses or attractions by adding a searchable map to help “discover popular local businesses near…
- Delhi
Delhi HC to hear all pleas on Agnipath scheme on August 25
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear on August 25 all the pleas challenging the Centre’s newly-launched Agnipath recruitment scheme. New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will hear…
- World
US House passes bill on marriage equality
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a bill on marriage equality in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the measure. The bill was passed on Tuesday.…
- World
Sri Lankan crisis: Parliament votes for new president
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted to elect the successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a three-way contest, following a high-voltage political drama that saw the former president fleeing the country and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Good news for Bhadrachalam as Godavari level drops below danger mark
Hyderabad: With the flood waters receding in the Godavari River, people in Bhadrachalam town and other flood-hit areas in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district heaved a sigh of relief. The water level in the…
- India
PT Usha takes oath as Rajya Sabha Member
New Delhi: Noted former athlete P T Usha on Wednesday took oath as a Rajya Sabha Member. She was nominated to the Upper House by the government on July 6 along with music…
- India
Sheikh Hasina invites Mamata to see newly-constructed Padma Bridge
Kolkata: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to come and see the newly-constructed Padma Bridge there. In her communication to the West Bengal Chief Minister,…
- India
ED arrests ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner in PMLA case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to the phone tapping of the employees of National…
- World
Capitol Hill Riots: Two key White House aides to testify on Thursday
New York: The Congressional Committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection of January 6, 2021 has lined up for Thursday two key witnesses, both then US President Donald Trump’s top aides, to testify…
- Mumbai
Shiv Sena ‘completely finished’ in a month as 12 MPs also join Shinde camp
New Delhi: Exactly a month after a rebellion among 40 Shiv Sena MLAs on June 20, 12 party MPs on Tuesday switched over to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde‘s group, dealing another massive…
- Hyderabad
Most metros including Hyderabad have lower ridership than required for breakeven
New Delhi: Barring Delhi and Mumbai Line 1, most of the operational metros in cities including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi have lower ridership than is required for breakeven. The…
- India
Gujarat police pick up suspect for vandalising Shivaling in Kutch
Gandhidham: The Kutch police picked up one suspect on Tuesday in connection with vandalising a Shivaling. The incident was reported by the priest of Trimbakeshwar Mahadev Temple in Bhutakiya village in Rapar…
- India
Kerala innerwear removal row: NTA sets up fact-finding committee
New Delhi: In wake of the row over at least one girl aspirant appearing for NEET at a centre in Kerala allegedly being asked to remove innerwear, the National Testing Agency (NTA)…
