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Sony launches two new smart TVs in India
New Delhi: With an aim to expand its smart TVs portfolio, Sony India on Friday launched two new TVs under its BRAVIA XR OLED A80K series that come with Cognitive Processor XR.…
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India ranks 101 of 116 nations in global hunger; Centre cries foul
Hyderabad: India ranked 101 out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021-22, with a hunger score of 27.5 which is categorised as ‘serious’. However, the government of India stated…
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63-year-old man arrested for raping Class 10 girl in Chennai
Chennai: A 63-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a Class 10 girl, the police said. The child was 15 years of age when the crime took place. The man,…
- Technology
Smartphone shipments fall 5% in India in Q2 amid dwindling demand
Bengaluru: The smartphone shipments reached 36.4 million units in the second quarter (Q2) in India, a 5 per cent decrease from the previous quarter, with major brands struggling to shift units as…
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India sees rise of 21,880 COVID-19 cases; active cases at 1,49,482
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 21,880 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,47,065, while the active cases rose to 1,49,482, according to the Union Health…
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Will work towards harmony: SC female AIMIM councillor from Khargone
Khargone: A Hindu woman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community, who has won the post of councillor in Khargone town of Madhya Pradesh on the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s (AIMIM) ticket, on Thursday…
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Supreme Court junks plea to increase smoking age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes. A bench comprising…
- Technology
Nokia bullish on India’s 5G roadmap: CEO
New Delhi: As the global penetration rates for both fibre and 5G excluding China still remain very low, Nokia is bullish on the 5G roadmap in India which is an important country…
- Sports
Ind vs WI: ‘I don’t feel odd, have heard it for 10 years’, Shikhar not bothered by his criticism
Trinidad: Ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series against the West Indies, stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan laughed about the criticism of his batting form, saying that he has been hearing…
- Pakistan
Modi, Shehbaz meeting likely in Uzbekistan at SCO summit
Islamabad: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General Zhang Ming is visiting Pakistan on Friday for three days and will invite Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to participate in the SCO annual summit to…
- Sports
World Athletics C’ships: Eldhose Paul becomes first Indian to qualify for men’s triple jump final
Eugene: Eldhose Paul became the first Indian to qualify for the men’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 with an effort of 16.68 metres here. Placed in Group A,…
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Oppn continues protest on GST rates in Parliament, PM meets top ministers
New Delhi: Congress and other like-minded opposition parties held a joint protest against the price rise and increase in the GST rates of essential commodities in the Parliament House complex even as…
- Telangana
Telangana: 544 vacancies at AIIMS Bibinagar yet to be filled
Hyderabad: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar currently has 544 vacancies including teaching and nursing posts, impacting the standard of services at the national medical facility. The Bharatiya Janata…
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Gujarat: Bajrang Dal workers scrawl ‘Haj house’ on Cong office walls
Ahmedabad: A few Bajrang Dal workers scaled the walls of Congress office Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan here and marked it with a graffiti reading “Haj house” in black paint. Pictures of the incident…
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Rains cause potholes on Bundelkhand expressway, days after PM Modi opens it
Jalaun: A portion of the Bundelkhand expressway developed deep potholes due to heavy rains here, within a week of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the 296-km-long road. The portion of the road developed…