- Technology
Ex-Meta crypto head David Marcus announces Bitcoin startup
San Francisco: David Marcus, former head of Meta’s crypto unit, has launched a Bitcoin payments startup that is backed by venture capitalist firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paradigm. Marcus will serve as…
- Technology
Musk brings Trump’s America back on Twitter
New Delhi: The ‘free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk has managed to shift the dynamics of Twitter just before the all-crucial 2022 midterm elections in the US, taking a sort of revenge against…
- India
Congress parliamentary board revival on cards, demand of G-23 accepted
Udaipur: The key demand of the Congress’ dissident G23 leaders of constituting a parliamentary board has been accepted by the sub group on organisational issues and same will be put forth in the…
- India
Shadow of bulldozers looms on Karnataka’s polarised politics
Bengaluru: Bulldozer politics of initiating punitive action against rioters and violence-mongers in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi has triggered debates all over the country. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, however,…
- Technology
A cheaper Apple TV may be coming this year
San Francisco: Apple is likely planning to launch a new Apple TV that will be affordable in comparison to its rivals. The new Apple TV is expected to be launched later this…
- Middle East
Hamas warns of Israeli plan to storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Hamas, the militant organisation ruling the Gaza Strip, has warned against what it calls Israeli settlers’ plan to “storm” the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Earlier in the day, the Jewish…
- India
UP: Cleric warns against ‘any damage’ to Gyanvapi mosque
Bareilly: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, spokesperson of the influential Aala Hazrat dargah, has warned against a “widespread protest if Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi is harmed”. Reacting to BJP leader Sangeet Som’s recent remark that…
- Telangana
Telangana: As parties prepare for polls, BJP may play bulldozer card
Hyderabad: With the next Assembly elections in Telangana increasing the political heat, a section of BJP leaders have already started raising the bogey of bulldozers in state politics. Telangana is scheduled to…
- World
Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining NATO and abandoning Finland’s neutral status would be a “mistake”, the media reported. He told Sauli Niinisto there was no threat…
- India
UP: Groom puts wedding on hold until cousin’s release from jail
Amroha: A groom in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district put his marriage on hold to ‘save’ his cousin, who had been arrested following a scuffle with the bride’s relatives during a pre-wedding function. On…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi to embark on padyatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
Udaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to embark on padyatra (foot march) from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to connect with the masses. The yatra was part of discussion during the ‘chintan shivir’…
- India
Gujarat: Is circular to deposit licenced weapons indication of early polls?
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government’s Home Department has issued a circular directing Police Commissioners, District Collectors, and District Superintendents of Police to initiate the process of getting licenced weapons deposited “for fair, just,…
- Automobile
China’s online car-hailing orders fall in April
Beijing: Orders from China’s online car-hailing companies dropped in April, as the resurgence of COVID-19 cases influenced the companies’ operations and people’s willingness to travel, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.…
- Delhi
Delhi’s daily Covid tally dips to 673 cases, 4 new deaths
New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday saw daily Covid cases decline to 673, against 899 recorded on previous day, while there were four fresh deaths, as per the Delhi government health bulletin. Meanwhile,…
- India
Marathi actress arrested for vitriolic post on Sharad Pawar
Thane: The Navi Mumbai Police on Saturday evening arrested a Marathi actress Ketaki Chitale who shared an objectionable post targeting Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, as all political parties unitedly slammed…
