- Business
LimeChat partners Microsoft to launch AI chatbot for e-commerce support
New Delhi: LimeChat, a human-level chatbot startup that enables D2C brands, in collaboration with Microsoft, on Thursday announced the release of an advanced AI-powered chatbot for e-commerce customer support. Leveraging Microsoft Azure…
- Technology
Indian online delivery platforms served 65 lakh food orders on New Year’s Eve
New Delhi: There were 65 lakh online food delivery orders from Zomato, Swiggy and others on the New Year’s Eve 2023, setting a record and delivering 18 per cent higher volumes than…
- India
Karnataka: Moral policing victim in Haveri claims gang-rape by vigilantes
Haveri: In an alarming development, a victim of moral policing released a video on Thursday in which she said that she was repeatedly gang-raped by vigilantes in Haveri district of Karnataka. The…
- Bollywood
Neetu says Rishi Kapoor was never a ‘friend’ to Ranbir, Riddhima
Mumbai: Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor, who was last seen in ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’, appeared on the latest episode of the streaming chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ along with the ‘Queen of Instagram’, Zeenat…
- India
Bengaluru CEO fed high dose of cough syrup before smothering son to death: Sources
Bengaluru: Investigation has revealed that the accused CEO mother from Bengaluru gave a high dose of cough syrup before strangling her 4-year-old son to death in a Goa service apartment, police sources…
- Middle East
German FM vows to offer 15M euros to support Lebanon’s army
Beirut: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has vowed to offer 15 million euros ($16.45 million) to support the Lebanese army amid growing fears of escalating tensions with Israel on Lebanon’s southern border.…
- World
UNSC adopts resolution on Red Sea attacks by Houthis
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to condemn the attacks by the Houthi militia on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Resolution 2722 condemns “in…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 23,357
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,357, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said. The Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement that…
- World
Holiday gatherings, JN.1 variant fuel Covid-19 spread: WHO
Geneva: Holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN.1 variant fueled the spread of Covid-19 across the world in December, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus head of the WHO, said. Almost 10,000 deaths from Covid-19…
- India
‘Country looking at Karnataka for LS polls, let’s live up to expectations’
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Congress leadership and the country were looking at Karnataka for the upcoming general elections, and called upon the party workers to…
- Politics
Swami Prasad Maurya justifies police firing on ‘kar sevaks’ in 1990
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) National General Secretary, Swami Prasad Maurya, who had triggered a controversy with his comments on the Ramcharitmanas in the past, has kicked up…
- News
Rise in number of Muslim women beneficiaries of PM Modi’s schemes: Bommai
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that there has been a rise in the number of Muslim women beneficiaries of various schemes introduced by Prime…
- News
AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of AAP MP Sanjay Singh and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia until January 20. Singh, who had filed his nomination…
- India
India, UAE aim to take bilateral trade to USD 100 billion: Piyush Goyal
Gandhinagar: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that India and UAE aspire to expand their bilateral trade to $100 billion. He also highlighted efforts that were underway to facilitate…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP’s Vijayawada MP meets Jagan, to join YSRCP
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP from Vijayawada, Kesineni Srinivas alias Nani on Wednesday met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and later declared that he would soon join…
