2022
- India
DMK praising Venkaiah triggers speculations of its support in Presidential polls
Chennai: Praises showered by DMK mouthpiece ‘Murasoli’ on Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s speech while unveiling the statue of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu late M. Karunanidhi has triggered speculation whether the…
- Technology
Samsung likely to cut phone production by 30 mn units in 2022
Seoul: Amid the pandemic crisis, South Korean tech giant Samsung has reportedly decided to cut its phone production by 30 million units this year. The report mentioned that Samsung is cutting production…
- Sports
Asian Games postponement helps with prep time: Hockey captain Savita
Bengaluru: Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper and captain Savita is taking the postponement of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou as an opportunity to train harder for the quadrennial showpiece continental event,…
- Sports
Chessable Masters 2022: India’s Praggnanandhaa storms into the final
New Delhi: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the 16-year old Grandmaster on Tuesday became the first Indian player to reach the final of the Chessable Masters online rapid tournament by defeating Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri…
- Business
India’s April wholesale inflation at 15.08%, up from 14.55% in March
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation gauged by the Wholesale Price Index rose to 15.08 per cent in April from 14.55 per cent in March, official data showed. The WPI inflation was 10.74…
- Middle East
flydubai records 114% jump in passenger traffic in Q1 2022
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based airline flydubai has recorded an exceptional performance in the First Quarter of 2022. A 114% increase in the number of passengers carried compared to 2021, the airline said in…
- Technology
PhonePe says NE took lead in digital transactions in Q1
New Delhi: Digital payment platform PhonePe on Saturday said that the northeastern region has been a big driver of the growth in the company’s digital transactions in the first quarter of 2022.…
- World
‘Snake-like’ queues at railway counters in Dhaka ahead of Eid
Dhaka: In a desperate bid to get advance tickets ahead of Eid on May 3, thousands of Bangladeshi travellers are facing massive “snake-like” queues at railway ticket counters in the capital Dhaka.…
- Andhra Pradesh
SSC exams commence in Andhra Pradesh from today
Vijayawada: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations for batch 2022 in Andhra Pradesh started on Wednesday. “From today onwards, the SSC exams (class 10 boards) are to be started which will conclude…
- Photos
Photos: 27th Kolkata International Film Festival,2022
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lights lamp in the presence of party MP Shatrughan Sinha, his wife Poonam Sinha, eminent film director Gaiutan Ghosh, party MP and Tollywood actor Dev,…
- Technology
Global IT, business services market to grow 5.6% in 2022
New Delhi: The global IT and business services market is expected to grow by 5.6 per cent in 2022, representing an increase of 160 basis points from 2021 forecast, according to IDC.…
- Sports
Desperately want to help India win T20 World Cup, says Karthik
Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik aspires to play for Team India again as he “desperately” wants to be a part of the T20 World Cup squad which will travel to…
- Sports
Deepak Chahar might lose all of his Rs 14 crore for the IPL 2022 season because of injury
Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pace bowler Deepak Chahar could lose a major chunk of his IPL money — perhaps all of the Rs 14 crore he got in the IPL mega…
- World
Elections will be held in Pakistan in 90 days: Ex-Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said elections will be held in 90 days as the National Assembly was dissolved by President Arif Alvi…