- India
Two more Tripura BJP MLAs quit, likely to join Congress
Agartala: In a major political jolt, two more MLAs of the ruling BJP , Sudip Roy Barman and Ashis Kumar Saha – on Monday resigned from the assembly and the party before leaving…
- World
Aus borders to open to fully vaccinated tourists from Feb 21: PM
Canberra: Australia’s international borders will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21 after almost two years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. It marks…
- India
UP farmer dies of cold protecting his field from stray cattle
Pilibhit: A 60-year-old farmer, who was staying up in his field to guard against stray cattle, is suspected to have died of cold in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district. On Saturday night, the…
- India
Hijab row: K’taka CM, Education Minister urge students not to get provoked
Bengaluru: As students across Karnataka were coming to colleges wearing hijabs and saffron shawals, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Monday urged them not to get provoked and…
- Andhra Pradesh
18 students of Andhra college suspended for ragging juniors
Amaravati: The menace of ragging continues to haunt students in some institutions in Telugu states as in the latest case in Andhra Pradesh, 18 students of JNTU Anantapur have been suspended for…
- Entertainment
Chalte Chalte: Lata Mangeshkar’s melodious journey across Bollywood epochs
Warbling her way into our hearts with the haunting and ethereal strains of “Aayega Aanewala” in “Mahal” (1949), Lata Mangeshkar became the definitive voice of several generations of Indian film heroines —…
- World
SL Minister wants Indian fishermen to be at Kachchatheevu feast
Colombo: Sri Lankas Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda wants fishermen from Tamil Nadu to attend the annual church feast at the Kachchatheevu Island, adding that he would speak to the government and make arrangements…
- Technology
Google TV soon likely to have ‘restricted mode’
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is likely to be working on a “restricted mode” for Google TV that will filter out content deemed inappropriate for kids. The tech giant is developing a…
- Technology
Samsung to reuse discarded fishing nets for its upcoming smartphones
Seoul: Samsung Electronics has developed a new material that gives ocean-bound plastics new life as they are incorporated into various Galaxy devices. Now and into the future, Samsung will incorporate repurposed ocean-bound…
- Technology
UK watchdog fines Meta $2 mn over Giphy acquisition
London: The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Meta (formerly Facebook) $2 million for failing to disclose key changes regarding its $315 million acquisition of online database and search engine…
- Entertainment
No cultural activity at Indian Pavilion in Dubai Expo, UAE mourns Lata’s passing away
New Delhi: There will be no cultural activities organised for the next two days in the Indian Pavilion in Dubai Expo in the UAE, and the tricolour will fly at half-mast as…
- India
RS adjourned for an hour as mark of respect to Lata Mangeshkar
New Delhi: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Monday were adjourned for an hour as a mark of respect to Lata Mangeshkar. Soon after the House assembled at 10 a.m., Chairman Venkaiah…
- Technology
Twitter to let you send Direct Message straight from a tweet
New Delhi: Twitter is testing a new feature to let people send a Direct Message (DM) straight from a tweet and it has not gone well with users who feel the new…
- Business
Despite privacy changes, digital ad spend to hit $753 bn in 2026
New Delhi: Despite app store privacy changes by Apple and Google that are hitting advertisers, global digital advertising spend will increase from $407 billion in 2022 to $753 billion in 2026 —…
- Technology
Digital tax fine but what about crypto money laundering via Dark Web?
New Delhi: As we navigate through the debate on crypto’s future in India, mere imposing a 30 per cent tax on digital assets is not enough as money laundering and hawala-based transactions…
