- India
Battle for UP: Mayawati not to contest Assembly polls
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati and party MP Satish Chandra Mishra will not contest the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Satish Chandra Mishra told reporters here that the BSP chief…
- Sports
3rd Test: India win toss, opt to bat against South Africa
Cape Town: India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in the third and final Test of the three-match series, here on Tuesday.Kohli, who missed the second…
- India
Migrant labourers not leaving Delhi, says police
New Delhi: Delhi Police have denied reports of exodus of migrant labourers from the national capital over the fear of imposition of another lockdown in the city, an official said here on…
- Technology
Encrypted messaging app Signal’s CEO steps down
San Francisco: Moxie Marlinspike, Founder of encrypted Signal app, has stepped down as the CEO, saying he now feels very “comfortable replacing himself”. It's a new year! I've decided it's a good…
- India
Cyber conmen use RT-PCR reports to dupe people
Patna: While the government agencies are busy tackling Covid-19 cases, the cybercriminals are using fake RT-PCR test report to dupe people. One such incident came to light in Patna when a person…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rs 800 cr unaccounted cash transactions unearthed in Telugu states
Hyderabad: The searches by the Income Tax Department on three real estate firms in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have resulted in the detection of unaccounted cash transactions to the tune of Rs 800…
- News
Apple expected to launch new iPhone in March 2022
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to launch iPhone SE with support for 5G connectivity in March or April this year. According to Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple is expected to…
- Technology
Google working on tap-to-transfer feature for media in Android 13
San Francisco: Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report has claimed that the next gen Android 13 platform will allow apps to transfer media to…
- Technology
China’s Chang’e-5 probe proves presence of water on Moon: Report
Beijing: There is as much as 120 parts per million of water (as hydroxyl and/or H2O) in the lunar regolith, new data from the lander of China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe has revealed.…
- Automobile
Court approves $240 mn acquisition of Mahindra’s SsangYong Motor
Seoul: A Seoul court on Monday approved a local consortium’s acquisition of Mahindra & Mahindra-owned SsangYong Motor by Edison Motors for $254 million, paving the way for the financially-troubled carmaker to get…
- Entertainment
Lata Mangeshkar hospitalised in Mumbai
Mumbai: Veteran playback singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar has tested positive and has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital, her family members said here on Tuesday. The 92-year old has been…
- Middle East
Many stores in Lebanon shut down due to financial crisis
Beirut: Lebanon’s merchants took a hit in 2021 by the country’s unprecedented economic and financial crisis with 35 per cent of them shutting down their stores, according to the Beirut Traders Association. Adnan…
- Middle East
Israeli FM Yair Lapid tests positive for COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has announced that he has been tested positive for COVID-19. The minister is feeling well and staying in quarantine at his home after he was diagnosed…
- Middle East
UAE to convene world leaders to take climate action
New Delhi: The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2022 taking place from January 15-19 will convene global leaders, including heads of state, policy makers, and international business leaders, as the United Arab Emirates…
- Bangalore
Karnataka reserves 2 hospitals for kids, pregnant women amid COVID surge
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government reserved two hospitals exclusively for the treatment of children and pregnant women due to the sudden surge in the number of cases among children and women. The Commissionerate of…
