- India
TN: 8 Dalit families convert to Islam alleging upper caste atrocities
Chennai: Forty people from eight Dalit families in Theni, southern Tamil Nadu have embraced Islam after they found living amongst the upper caste Hindus a nightmare. The conversion occurred a couple of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Fisherman killed in attack by Marlin fish off Vizag coast
Visakhapatnam: A fisherman was killed in an attack by a huge Black Marlin fish in the Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast. The fisherman was attacked by the giant fish with its…
- Sports
U19 World Cup: Dhull, Rasheed shine as India thrash Australia, reach 4th straight final
Osbourn: An even-ball century by skipper Yash Dhull (110) and his 204-run partnership for the third wicket with Shaik Rasheed (94) set up India Under-19 for a 96-run victory against Australia in the…
- Andhra Pradesh
‘Can’t act contrary to public interest’: SC imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on AP discom
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said power distribution companies (discoms) cannot be permitted to change their decisions in connection with power purchase agreement at their whims and fancies, as it…
- Chennai
94-year-old woman social activist to fight TN urban polls
Chennai: When 94-year-old Kamakshi Subramanian filed her nomination papers as an independent candidate from Chennai’s ward 174 comprising Besant Nagar and Adayar area, it is an extension of the long-drawn battle she…
- India
Karnataka: Muslim girls wearing hijab denied entry into college
Bengaluru: Showing no signs of abating, hijab row in Karnataka has spread to more colleges as girl students wearing hijab or burqa were stopped at the entrance of the Bhandarkars’ College of…
- Technology
$323 mn in crypto stolen from cross-chain protocol Wormhole
New Delhi: Hackers have stolen cryptocurrency worth over $326 million from blockchain bridge Wormhole. Wormhole is a platform that allows users to transfer cryptocurrency across different blockchains. The company confirmed in a…
- India
Locations identified for saffron cultivation in Arunachal, Meghalaya: Centre
New Delhi: The North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under the ‘Saffron Bowla’ project has identified few locations in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for saffron cultivation, the Lok Sabha…
- Technology
Money laundering via buying, selling NFTs a growing sector: Report
New Delhi: After cryptocurrencies and their grave misuse for money laundering and hawala-based transactions, a new report has claimed that money laundering through the buying and selling of NFTs is a growing…
- Technology
AirPods Pro 2 may come with built-in sensor for fitness tracking
San Francisco: Apple is likely to launch the next version of its AirPods Pro in the second half of this year and now a new report has claimed that the upcoming AirPods…
- Technology
Surface Duo spotted running ARM64 based Windows 11
San Francisco: Recently, Microsoft started rolling out the Android 11 OS update to its dual display smartphone, the Surface Duo, and now the handset running on Windows 11 based on the ARM64 system…
- Television News
Tejasswi Prakash, Simba Nagpal roped in for ‘Naagin 6’
Mumbai: Television actor Simba Nagpal has been cast as the male lead opposite his ‘Bigg Boss 15’ co-contestant Tejasswi Prakash in the sixth edition of the fantasy series ‘Naagin’. Excited on being…
- Middle East
Jordan FM, Arab League chief discuss efforts to address regional crises
Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit held talks on Wednesday on efforts to advance joint Arab action and regional developments. They call for broader joint Arab…
- Sports
India vs Sri Lanka series to begin with T20Is; Bengaluru to host D/N test
New Delhi: In a reversal to the original schedule, the Indian cricket team will now start the series against Sri Lanka with T20Is and then play the Test matches, after a request from…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 384.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 384.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.69 million and vaccinations to over 10.1 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
