Technology
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia tops MENA in digital government services
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has been ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for digital government services in the 2025 Government Electronic and Mobile Services Maturity Index (GEMS). The Kingdom…
- India
Centre clears RS 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 to boost chipmaking
New Delhi: After the success of the ‘Semicon 1’ initiative, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, July 15, approved the ‘Semicon 2.0’ scheme for the development of…
- Technology
Anthropic launches Rupee pricing for Claude AI in India
New Delhi: Anthropic has unveiled Rupee-denominated pricing for Claude AI assistant, simplifying payments for customers in India, a market that boasts of one of the largest Claude user communities. Claude Pro plan…
- Technology
WhatsApp denies popular username reservation claims
New Delhi: WhatsApp has asserted that username reservation relating to well-known public figure names is restricted only to their legitimate account owners, and termed as “false” any claims that people are reserving…
- Technology
WhatsApp explains username feature amid government concerns
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has come out with a detailed set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the controversial username feature, outlining details on how it plans to address concerns around impersonation,…
- India
Digital India has given India new identity worldwide: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, July 1, lauded the Digital India initiative of the government, and said it has redefined governance, empowered citizens and accelerated all-round development by touching…
- Featured News
India eyes near-real-time satellite data with laser network
TakeMe2Space, the Hyderabad-based space startup, has partnered with QOSMIC to process satellite data and provide real-time intelligence and other Earth observation information. At present, an Indian Earth observation satellite can capture high-value…
- Books
Beyond shayeri: Dr Abid Moiz explores Urdu’s untapped potential
Is Urdu all about poetry, ghazals, mushairas, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz? To many people, the answer appears to be an emphatic yes. Urdu is often associated with lyrical verses, romantic couplets and…
- Business
Waste-tech firm Recykal closes $23 million bridge round
Recykal, the Hyderabad-headquartered waste management company, has raised $23 million to strengthen its technology platform and fund international expansion. Recykal has emerged as one of India’s leading technology platforms for waste management…
- World
Chinese supercomputer is world’s fastest, pushes US to second
A supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a…
- Technology
Tech Mahindra expands partnership with Telefónica Germany
New Delhi: IT company Tech Mahindra on Tuesday, June 23, announced expansion of its partnership with Telefónica Germany to build a private cloud platform. This is aimed at driving cloud-native transformation and…
- Bangalore
Balcony toilet in Bengaluru apartment sparks debate online
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s soaring rental prices and shrinking living spaces have once again become a topic of discussion on social media, this time over a rather unusual reason. A video showing a western…
- Hyderabad
HackPrix at Lord’s Institute puts Hyderabad on tech talent map
Hyderabad: HackPrix Season 3, billed as Hyderabad’s first and India’s second-ranked 36-hour hackathon, concluded its marathon coding sprint at Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology (LIET), drawing over 550 students and innovators from…
- Business
Anand Mahindra hails Musk’s resilience after trillionaire milestone
New Delhi: As the world admires Elon Musk, who achieved the feat of becoming the first trillionaire after the record-breaking stock market debut of his company SpaceX, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra…
- Bangalore
Mangaluru airport gets advanced runway lighting system
Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport has achieved a major milestone in aviation safety with the successful commissioning of the Precision Approach Lighting (PAL) Category-I system for Runway 24 following approval from the Directorate…
