- Television News
Pratik Sehajpal: I don’t care about Tejasswi winning as I wanted to win the show
New Delhi: ‘Bigg Boss 15’ contestant Pratik Sehajpal, the first runner-up of the show, is over-the-moon with the love that he is receiving after coming out even though he did not lift…
- India
Crypto not currencies as they are not issued by the central bank: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Clarifying the Centre’s stance on crypto-currencies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government does not recognise such digital financial assets as they are not issued by the central…
- Technology
Meta winding down its low-cost ‘Express WiFi’ programme
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly ending its Express Wi-Fi programme designed to provide low-cost internet in developing countries through partnerships with local communities, mobile operators, and businesses. Launched in 2016, it was…
- Bangalore
All sectors taken care of: K’taka CM on Budget 2022-23
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the Budget 2022-23 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has taken care of all sectors. “The funds for MSMEs have been increased…
- Stock Market
Equities cheer Budget; Tata Steel, L&T among top gainers
New Delhi: The Indian equities have continued gains from the morning session and closed sharply higher on the Budget day as the Centre continued with its strong capital expenditure spending for FY23.…
- Automobile
Union Budget: Sops for capex, infra, MSME, electric vehicles
New Delhi: The outlay for capex has been significantly enhanced by 35 per cent from Rs 5.5 lakh crore to Rs 7.5 lakh crore in the Union Budget, which is more than…
- Science
Indian space sector targets Rs 219 cr revenue from launch services
Chennai: India’s Department of Space (DoS) is targeting revenue of Rs 219.14 crore from commercial launch services and also plans to put into orbit 10 satellites with its rockets during 2022-23. The…
- Technology
After mobile phones, India eyes smartwatches, earbuds manufacturing
New Delhi: After giving an impetus to mobile phones and laptop/tablet manufacturing locally, the government on Tuesday announced a new Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for producing wrist wearable devices, hearable devices and…
- Business
Rs 45K cr for Ken-Betwa interlinking of rivers project
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced Rs 44,605 crore for the implementation of Ken-Betwa river link project which is necessary for irrigation of Bundelkhand region, prompting critical remarks from…
- India
People will reject this ‘capitalist Budget’, says P Chidambaram
New Delhi: The “capitalist” Union Budget 2022-23 is “obdurate” and “callous” as there is no cash assistance to the very poor who have been pushed into extreme poverty and suffered immensely during…
- Health
How placenta blocks Covid transmission to babies during pregnancy
New York: While Covid-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are very low. A new study from Boston University School of Medicine…
- India
Rs 60K cr allotted for ‘Har Ghar Jal’, 3.8 cr households to benefit
New Delhi: The central government has allotted Rs 60,000 crore to cover 3.8 crore households in FY 2022-23 under ‘Har Ghar Jal’, ‘Nal Se Jal Scheme’, launched in August 2019. She said,…
- Technology
Wait for Indian masses to use 5G smartphones gets longer
New Delhi: India, which is the third-largest 5G smartphone market globally, is yet to use the 5G technology and the wait only got longer with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing on Tuesday…
- Technology
Meta rolls out updated 3D Avatars to FB, Instagram
San Francisco: In a bid to offer people more ways to express themselves as their avatars, Meta has announced that it is rolling out updated 3D Avatars to Facebook and Messenger, and…
- Technology
MSI all-in-one PC with AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor launched
New Delhi: Gaming PC maker MSI has announced its latest all-in-one (AIO) PC ‘MSI Pro AP241Z’, powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor. It features a ‘server-grade’ cooling system for sustained…
