- Telangana
Telangana High Court directs govt to ramp up RT-PCR testing
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the state government to ramp up daily numbers of RT-PCR tests for Covid-19. The court asked the health authorities to conduct a lakh RT-PCR…
- Mumbai
Maha: Veteran PWP leader Prof N.D. Patil dies at 93
Kolhapur: Veteran political leader of Peasants & Workers Party (PWP), an ex-cabinet minister and a four-time legislator, Prof Narayan Dnyandeo Patil passed away following a brief illness, party leaders said here on…
- Middle East
Israel approves $100 mn plan to support airlines
Jerusalem: Israel’s three major airlines will receive $100 million from the government to deal with the Omicron crisis, the country’s Finance and Transport Ministries said in a joint statement. Under the plan,…
- Technology
Apple iPhones log 48% growth in India in 2021 with 4.4% market share
New Delhi: Apple registered a massive 48 per cent growth in iPhone shipments in India in the calendar year 2021, and was on course to log a record 4.4 per cent market…
- India
Depressed IIT Bombay student from MP jumps to death from hostel
Mumbai: A postgraduate student of IIT Bombay in Powai jumped off the 7th floor terrace of his hostel and ended his life, officials said here on Monday. The victim, identified as Darshan…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to contribute big to nation’s economy: CM Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka is set to play a big role in the nation’s economy in the future. Out of the 54,000 startups in the country, 13,000 are in the state. The Karnataka government…
- Bangalore
Karnataka MR vaccine tragedy: Probe reveals health worker’s negligence
Belagavi: The probe into the death of three babies after their measles-rubella (MR) vaccine here, has revealed that negligence on the part of one of the health workers is the reason for…
- Bangalore
Rejection of Kerala Tableau: Karnataka Cong attacks BJP, RSS
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has lashed out at the central government and the RSS over the rejection of the tableau of Kerala social reformer Narayana Guru for the Republic Day parade. Opposition…
- Technology
Samsung may increase Galaxy S22 series pricing due to global chip shortage
San Francisco: Samsung is planning to launch its next premium flagship S22 series, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ as well as the Galaxy S22 Ultra soon and now a new report has…
- Technology
Browser-based word puzzle sensation Wordle finds a perfect match
San Francisco: As the browser-based word puzzle game Wordle witnesses a meteoric rise, another similar app coincidentally called Wordle! has seen its user base growing exponentially. Now, both the founders have decided…
- Technology
Short video app Chingari raises $15 mn to launch new features
New Delhi: Short-video making app Chingari on Monday announced it has raised $15 million in a Series A extension round. The platform said it will use the funds to enhance technology, launch…
- Middle East
Palestinian factions to resume reconciliation dialogue in Algeria
Gaza: Leaders of rival Palestinian parties and Algerian officials started a meeting on resuming reconciliation dialogue in Algiers, officials said. The officials said that leaders of the Fatah party and the Islamic…
- India
Delhi’s first electric bus to be flagged off
New Delhi: After months of waiting, Delhi will get its first of the 300 proposed electric buses with women and differently-abled-friendly features on Monday.“Happy to share that Hon’ble CM @ArvindKejriwal will flag off…
- Technology
Pixel 6 and 6 Pro starts receiving January update
San Francisco: As promised, Google has finally started rolling out the January 2022 software update to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The update, based on Android 12, fixes critical bugs…
- Technology
Destructive malware targeting Ukrainian govt, firms: Microsoft
San Francisco: Microsoft has identified evidence of a destructive malware operation targeting multiple organisations — government, nonprofits organisations and IT firms — in Ukraine. According to Microsoft Threat Intelligence Centre (MSTIC), this…
