- Telangana
India’s biggest artificial reservoir comes up in Telangana
Hyderabad: Mallanna Sagar, claimed to be the biggest artificial reservoir in India, was dedicated to the nation by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday. Termed as “mother” of all reservoirs, the…
- India
Hijab row: Kannada actor Chetan arrested for posts against HC judge
Bengaluru: Popular Kannada actor and activist Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested by the police on charges of posting derogatory messages on social media platforms against the judge, who is part of…
- Technology
TikTok rival Dubsmash dies quietly
New Delhi: Popular online discussion platform Reddit, which acquired short-form video social platform Dubsmash late last year, has finally shut down the platform. Dubsmash will not be available to download through the…
- World
Italy requests return of ancient statue from US museum
Rome: Italian magistrates have formally requested that a museum in the US should return an ancient statue illegally removed from Italy in the 1970s. The Court of Torre Annunziata confirmed to Xinhua…
- Chennai
TN urban polls: Godse supporter BJP candidate wins from Chennai corporation seat
Chennai: BJP woman leader Uma Anandan, who had courted controversy over supporting Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, has won the Tamil Nadu Urban body polls from ward 134 in West Mambalam constituency…
- Sports
IND v SL: Hasaranga tests positive for Covid-19 again; ruled out of T20I series
Lucknow: Sri Lanka leg-spin all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga on Wednesday was ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against India as he is yet to recover from Covid-19 infection. Hasaranga had tested positive…
- Hyderabad
Gold concealed by passenger in rectum seized at Hyderabad aiport
Hyderabad: A domestic air passenger who had concealed gold in paste form inside his rectum was caught at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Customs officials said on Wednesday. The male passenger had reached…
- Television News
Lock Upp: Poonam Pandey becomes third confirmed contestant
Mumbai: Model and actress Poonam Pandey has now been confirmed as the third contestant in the fearless reality show ‘Lock Upp’ to be hosted by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. Poonam who made…
- India
BharatPe sacks Ashneer Grover’s wife over ‘misappropriation of funds’
New Delhi: In a first big jolt to Ashneer Grover, BharatPe has terminated the services of his wife Madhuri Jain Grover, head of controls at the fintech platform, for alleged financial irregularities…
- Technology
India’s crypto ad guidelines out, celebrities warned
New Delhi: In a bid to clamp down on risky crypto ads in India, the Advertising Standards Council Of India (ASCI) on Wednesday issued guidelines for all virtual digital assets (VDA)-related advertisements,…
- World
US says Biden-Putin summit not in the plans anymore
New Delhi: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has announced that a proposed meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “certainly is not in the plans” anymore…
- Technology
Microsoft Edge may overtake Safari as second most popular desktop browser
New Delhi: Microsoft’s Edge browser is on the verge of surpassing Apple’s Safari as the world’s second most popular desktop browser According to data from web analytics service StatCounter, Microsoft Edge is…
- India
AIMIM opens account in Tamil Nadu, wins two municipal seats
Hyderabad: AIMIM led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has opened its account in Tamil Nadu by winning two seats in municipal elections. The Hyderabad-headquartered party won two wards in Vaniyambadi municipality where…
- Technology
Facebook Reels goes global with new money-making tools for creators
New Delhi: Meta has launched its TikTok-rival short-video making app Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 150 countries across the globe. To help creators earn money from Facebook Reels,…
- World
Man took Apple Store worker hostage, demanded $200 mn in crypto
London/San Francisco: A 27-year-old man held an Apple Store customer hostage for several hours at the company’s flagship store in Amsterdam and demanded $200 million in cryptocurrency. The suspect, in camouflage gear,…
