- Technology
Facebook tells employees to tweak algorithms to take on TikTok
San Francisco: Facebook (now Meta) employees have reportedly been directed by the senior executives to change the platform’s algorithms to make it more like its arch Chinese rival TikTok that is gaining…
- Technology
YouTube Shorts now being watched by over 1.5 bn users
San Francisco: Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch. According…
- Middle East
UN agency for Palestine refugees faces $100 funding gap
Ramallah: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urged countries to increase financial contributions as it suffers from a $100 million funding gap. Commissioner-General of…
- Delhi
Delhi: Train stopped over protest against Agnipath Scheme
New Delhi: A group of people on Thursday protested against delay in Railway recruitment exams and the newly launched Agnipath scheme and subsequently stopped a train in the national capital, an official…
- Middle East
EU allocates $104mn to finance Egypt’s food supply
Cairo: Visiting President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU has allocated 100 million euros ($104 million) in “an immediate relief” to Egypt’s food crisis. In a…
- Entertainment
B Praak, wife Meera’s newborn dies at the time of birth
Mumbai: Music composer B Praak and his wife Meera announced the death of their baby, who passed away at the time of birth. He called it their most painful phase as a…
- India
Agnipath scheme: Army aspirants jam Delhi-Jaipur Expressway in protest
Gurugram: Hundreds of Army aspirants on Thursday blocked the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway in Gurugram’s Bilaspur area in protest against Agnipath yojna, the government’s new scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces. The…
- India
Majority of Indians disapprove bulldozer action in UP
New Delhi: The Yogi Government has acted tough against the people accused of participating in the violence that broke out in different cities of Uttar Pradesh over controversial remarks of BJP spokespersons…
- Sports
Will make IPL available to every Indian, says Viacom18
Mumbai: After acquiring the media rights to digitally stream Indian Premier League matches in the Indian sub-continent from 2023 to 2027, Viacom18 has said that it will take the cash-rich league to…
- World
US FDA advisors meet to discuss COVID-19 vax for kids under 5
Washington: Advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met to discuss amending emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five.…
- India
Experts differ over legality of bulldozer action
New Delhi: With the Uttar Pradesh government once again starting demolition action against alleged rioters, the legality of the instant bulldozer action seems complex and full of intricacies even as experts differ…
- India
Maha: Another case against Nupur Sharma over remarks on Prophet Mohammad
Aurangabad: Maharashtra’s Beed police have registered a case against suspended BJP functionary Nupur Sharma in connection with her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, an official said on Thursday. Sharma is already…
- News
Karnataka HC: False allegation on husband’s impotence is mental harassment
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court in a judgment has ruled that allegation of impotence on the husband by the wife without any evidence will also amount to mental harassment. The court on Wednesday…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: HC reserves judgment on Xiaomi’s plea challenging ED
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court (HC) has reserved its judgment on a petition by the Chinese firm Xiaomi against the seizure of Rs 5,551.27 crores from its bank accounts by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Father’s occult ritual goes amiss as daughter dies
Nellore: In a shocking incident, a three-year-old girl, who was subjected to occult practices by her father, died while undergoing treatment in a hospital on Thursday morning. Her father has been detained by…
