- 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,…
- Technology
Google adding 5 Stadia Pro games for March 2022
San Francisco: Google is expanding the library of Stadia games by adding five Stadia Pro games for March 2022. Most of the games seem to be smaller indie titles, there is however…
- Technology
Virgin Hyperloop fires half of its workforce, to focus on cargo
San Francisco/New Delhi: US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff. The company confirmed to the Financial Times that 111…
- Technology
Tesla to pay $275K over Clean Air Act violations in US
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating the Clean Air Act at its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Fremont, California. The US Environmental Protection…
- Technology
iPhone 14 battery life may increase with new 5G chip
San Francisco: Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 14 in or around September and now a new report suggests the upcoming iPhone will feature better battery life than iPhone 13 series,…
