- Andhra Pradesh
Row over Tipu Sultan resurfaces in Andhra town
Amaravati: The Tipu Sultan controversy has resurfaced in Proddatur town in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district. Unidentified person wrote ‘Tipu Sultan Centre’ on a divider on Jinnah Road Centre, once again bringing to…
- Technology
Google partners with iFixit to self-repair Pixel phones
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it is working with iFixit to make it easier for independent repair professionals and skilled consumers with the relevant technical experience to access the…
- Technology
5G to drive connected cars as telematics control unit sales break all records
New Delhi: Driven by the rising penetration of connected cars and the consumer preference for digital features, global telematics control unit (TCU) shipments grew 13 per cent (on-year) last year, according to…
- Technology
Apps still tracking users’ data on Apple App Store: Study
London/New Delhi: The privacy changes that Apple made in iOS 14 to stop apps from tracking users’ data have not fully stopped developers from the illegal practice and several apps are still…
- India
Can’t ban promise of freebies by political parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies…
- Middle East
UN envoy urges Yemeni parties to commit to ceasefire
Sanaa: The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg urged the country’s warring parties to commit to the agreed ceasefire after fighting broke out in the oil-rich Marib province. The fighting on Friday…
- World
Indian student shot dead in Toronto
Toronto: A 21-year-old Indian student was shot dead at the entrance of a subway station in Toronto. Kartik Vasudev was shot several times at about 5 p.m. on Thursday at the entrance…
- Bollywood
Burglary at Sonam Kapoor’s residence, valuables worth Rs 2.4cr stolen
Mumbai: Hindi cinema actor Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja’s residence in the national capital was burgled in February and cash, jewellery and other valuable items worth Rs 2.4 crore were…
- Telangana
Telangana: Tight security for Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad, Bhainsa
Hyderabad: Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the Ram Navami Shobha Yatra here and in Telangana’s Bhainsa, scheduled to take place on Sunday. With the Telangana High Court on Friday directing…
- Technology
Spotify testing music discovery feed like TikTok
New Delhi: Music streaming service Spotify is testing a personalised feed on the app’s home screen like Chinese short-video making platform TikTok to help users discover music easily. It is testing a…
- India
Hindi should be an alternative language to English: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Hindi should be accepted as an alternative language to English but not to local languages. Presiding over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary…
- Bollywood
Nawaz on ‘Laila’ in ‘Heropanti 2’: Many felt I’m displaying feminine qualities
Mumbai: Acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who is currently gearing up for the release of ‘Heropanti 2’, has talked about his character Laila in the upcoming film. He says that many thought he…
- Middle East
Head of Yemen’s new presidential council vows to end war
Sanaa: Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s newly formed Presidential Leadership Council, has vowed to work to end the country’s devastating conflict and achieve permanent peace. On Thursday, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi issued…
- World
SL tightens monetary policy with significant increase of interest rates
Colombo: As economic crisis continues, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has tightened its monetary policy with a significant increase of interest rates amid inflationary pressure. Issuing a statement on Friday, the bank…
- India
Birbhum violence: CBI plea for polygraph test of accused challenged in court
Kolkata: The CBI’s appeal to allow the polygraph test of the eight individuals arrested in connection with the violence at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district last month has been challenged in…
