- Technology
Amazon to shut down cloud storage service ‘Drive’ in 2023
San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon has announced that its “Drive” cloud storage service is shutting down at the end of 2023. The service launched in March 2011 as a “secure cloud storage…
- Middle East
Palestine accuses Israel of ignoring Joe Biden’s pledges
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned the killing of a Palestinian teenager, and accused Israel of ignoring the pledges made by US President Joe Biden. The Palestinian presidency condemns “the crime committed by the…
- Hyderabad
14 held at Hyderabad Airport with cigarettes worth Rs 50L
Hyderabad: Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here apprehended 14 passengers who arrived from Sharjah and Dubai and seized cigarettes and e-cigarettes estimated to be valued at Rs 50 lakh, during…
- Bangalore
Bangalore: IISc, Indian Navy to collaborate on aviation research
Bengalore: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Navy have signed an MoU to collaborate on aviation research and development and to ramp up self-reliance efforts for the Indian Navy, in…
- India
Need to flag issues that hinder judiciary’s functioning: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said the judiciary needs to flag issues that hinder its functioning and there is no meaning in camouflaging or hiding the problems, and…
- Middle East
Egypt rejects Ethiopia’s plan to fill Nile dam reservoir
Cairo: Egypt has sent a letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC) to object to Ethiopia’s continued filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Egypt completely rejects Ethiopia’s continuation of filling the…
- World
US House passes bill to ban assault weapons after 18 yrs
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a bill to ban assault weapons with a narrow 217-213 vote, the first vote of its kind in 18 years amid the increase in gun violence…
- India
India’s first monkeypox patient recovers, to be discharged
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday announced that the country’s first ever monkeypox patient has fully recovered and will be discharged later in the day. The 35-year-old Kerala native arrived…
- India
‘Hounded’ by ED, Shiv Sena Dy Leader flees to Eknath Shinde camp
Jalna: Under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Maharashtra ex-minister and Shiv Sena Deputy Leader Arjun Khotkar announced that he is joining the rebel faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Congress workers ransack Tejaswi Surya’s house, detained
Bengaluru: Congress workers in Karnataka were on Saturday detained for attempting to lay siege to BJP MP Tejaswi Surya’s residence over his alleged “stone pelting” remark. An audio in which Tejaswi could be…
- Middle East
Iran: Death toll from torrential rains risen to 53
Tehran: At least 53 people have been killed in recent flash floods in different Iranian provinces, a senior Iranian rescue and relief official said. Mehdi Vallipour, Head of the Relief and Rescue…
- Technology
Twitter may soon allow posting images, videos in one tweet
San Francisco: Twitter has confirmed that it is testing a new feature that will allow users to post images, videos and GIFs in one multimedia tweet. The company confirmed the test and…
- Technology
Uber to show drivers how much they’ll earn before accepting a trip
New Delhi: Ride-hailing major Uber is going to show drivers how much they will earn and where they are going before accepting a trip. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that with ‘Upfront…
- Technology
Short-video leader TikTok now plans own music streaming service
San Francisco: After dominating the short-video format market and giving jitters to Meta (formerly Facebook), TikTok parent company ByteDance is now eyeing the music streaming market with launching ‘TikTok Music’ and threatening…
- Technology
Apple plans to test new App Store ad placements
San Francisco: To give developers more opportunities to get their apps discovered by users, tech giant Apple is planning to soon test a pair of new ad placements on the App Store.…
