- India
IMD launches ‘Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India’
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday launched ‘The Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India’ that has been prepared for 13 most hazardous meteorological events that lead to loss…
- Technology
Zuckerberg, Pichai signed ‘big deal’ to carve up ad market: Report
San Francisco: A serious anti-trust complaint in the US has reportedly revealed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were allegedly involved in an ad collusion plot,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Three killed in Andhra road accident
Amaravati: Three people were killed after two motorcycles collided head-on in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, police said on Saturday. The accident took place later Friday night near Madanapalle town. The victims were…
- Technology
Jack Dorsey building open Bitcoin mining system amid climate threats
New Delhi: Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced he is building an open and fully decentralised Bitcoin mining system, at a time when crypto mining has raised serious energy consumption and…
- Technology
Google now requires office workers to get weekly Covid tests
San Francisco: As Omicron-triggered Covid infections surge globally especially in the US, Google has said it will now require fully-vaccinated workers who are coming to offices to get weekly Covid tests. Google…
- Technology
Russia arrests top hackers at US govt’s request, won’t extradite
Moscow: Russia has arrested several members of the well-known hacker group called REvil at the request of the US government after it was established that the infamous group was involved in several…
- Kashmir
Unabated cold wave continues in J&K, Ladakh
Srinagar: Intense cold wave continued in J&K and Ladakh on Saturday as morning fog covered most parts of Jammu city and its adjoining areas. An official of the Indian Meteorological department (IMD) said…
- Technology
Apple iPhone top smartphone in China for 6 consecutive weeks
Beijing: Apple continues to be the top smartphone brand in terms of sales units and revenue in China for six consecutive weeks. According to the latest China Smartphone Weekly Tracker from Counterpoint…
- World
UN fund for vulnerable children in Bangladesh, Pakistan
New Delhi: Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has announced a total of $91.7 million in catalytic grant financing for new and expanded Multi-Year Resilience Programmes in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Lebanon, Libya, and Sudan. All…
- India
Establish grievance redressal mechanism for farmers in distress: Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday asked the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to establish a grievance redressal mechanism so that the government can rapidly react to the farmers and farmer…
- World
Biden nominates three Federal Reserve officials
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his nomination of three Federal Reserve officials, as he seeks to reshape the central bank amid bumpy economic recovery. Biden on Friday nominated Sarah Bloom…
- India
Maharashtra adds 1 lakh COVID cases in 2 days
Mumbai: Maharashtra has added over one lakh new Covid-19 cases to the state tally which shot above 71 lakh on Friday with a stupendous 200-plus Omicron cases, with Pune overtaking Mumbai, health…
- India
CDS chopper crash: Inquiry reveals cause of the accident
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force said on Friday that the Court of Inquiry constituted to probe the military chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8 has ruled out mechanical failure,…
- India
EC reduces notice period for registration of political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday reduced the notice period from 30 days to seven days for registration of political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the…
- Business
Indian Gen Z and millennials keen on investing in silver versus gold
New Delhi: A survey taken of over 5,000 respondents from across all major Indian cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi by Divas Mantra, a luxury silver jewellery brand,…
