- Andhra Pradesh
Vizag Steel Plant workers intensify protest against privatisation
Visakhapatnam: Employees of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) on Sunday organised ‘jail bharo’ programme to mark one year of their protest against proposed privatisation. Demanding that the Central government take back its…
- India
Over 70% eligible teens get 1st dose of Covid vaccine
New Delhi: Over 70 per cent of the adolescents between the 15 to 18 age bracket have received their first dose of Covid vaccine. As per the government’s CoWIN portal, a total…
- Health
Struggling with long Covid? This over-the-counter drug may help
New York: After a Covid infection, it’s long term effects including brain fog, joint pain, exercise intolerance and fatigue have been affecting the daily lives of millions. Researchers from the University of…
- Technology
This is how Google aims to protect your privacy in ad-filled web
New Delhi: Google has detailed its objectives to respect users’ privacy while maintaining a well functioning ad-funded web. Google said that it aims to develop the ‘Privacy Sandbox’ proposals to make the…
- Technology
WhatsApp reportedly working on ‘Community’ feature
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working towards releasing the ‘Community’ feature in a future update. According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Community is a private place where group admins…
- Technology
Ford ropes in former Tesla engineer to lead ‘Advanced EV Development’
San Francisco: The US-based carmaker Ford has hired former Tesla Engineer Alan Clarke, who left the company over 12 years to oversee Ford’s “Advanced EV Development” projects. According to Clarke’s LinkedIn, he…
- India
2 held for kidnap, rape and murder of 6-yr-old girl in UP
Etah: The Etah police have arrested two men for kidnapping, rape and murder of the six-year-old daughter of a garment businessman. The two were arrested on Saturday. The girl was raped allegedly…
- Technology
Hackers exploiting new Microsoft, Oracle, Apple bugs: US agency
San Francisco: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that threat actors are actively exploiting new vulnerabilities coming from top tech companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Apache and Apple, among…
- Hyderabad
Sacrificial slaughter of 101 goats by Hyderabad man leads to FIR
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a local businessman for allegedly sacrificing 101 goats. After learning that the businessman and his accomplices allegedly conducted the sacrificial slaughter,…
- Middle East
UAE-funded hospital for COVID patients opens in Gaza
Gaza: A new field hospital funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) treating COVID-19 patients was inaugurated in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials. Yousef Abu al-Reesh, the undersecretary of the…
- Middle East
Huge fire at Tehran Grand Bazaar burns down 30 stores
Tehran: About 30 stores were gutted completely in a huge fire that erupted in a mall located in the Tehran Grand Bazaar. No casualties have been reported yet, according to the semi-official…
- World
Top S.Korean, US diplomats discuss ways to engage with Pyongyang
Seoul: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Hawaii to discuss the best ways to engage with North Korea. Saturday’s meeting follows a recent series…
- Middle East
Iran: Peaceful nuke, defence capabilities irremovable options
Tehran: A top Iranian security official said on Saturday that maintaining and expanding the country’s peaceful nuclear and defence capabilities are “options that are never removed from the table.” Ali Shamkhani, secretary of…
- World
Lavrov, Blinken discuss Ukraine, security guarantees over phone
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone conversation on Saturday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and security guarantees between Russia and the West.…
- Technology
Musk’s Neuralink allegedly subjected monkeys to extreme suffering
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s brain-chip company Neuralink is reportedly facing a legal challenge from an animal rights group that has accused the company of subjecting monkeys to “extreme suffering” during…
