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Android phones beat iPhones in early US quake warning
San Francisco: Android phones’ built-in earthquake detection functionality, tested during a 5.1-magnitude earthquake near California’s San Jose on Tuesday, seems to have passed with flying colours, and also beat iPhones at alerting…
- World
Three including suspect killed in St. Louis high school shooting
Chicago: At least three people were killed, including the suspect, and seven others were injured in a shooting at a high school in St. Louis, in the US’ Missouri. A woman died…
- Technology
Apple starts paying out $100mn fund to affected developers
San Francisco: Apple has started paying out $100 million cash reserve created as part of a class-action settlement to its App Store developers. The tech giant agreed to settle a lawsuit brought…
- News
1 arrested after military base outside Washington reports ‘barricade situation’
Washington: A person was taken into custody after a US military base outside Washington, D.C. reported a “barricade situation”. According to US police code, barricade situation means an incident where a person…
- Technology
Google sued over ‘discriminatory’ spam filtering practices in US
Washington: Google has been sued in the US by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for allegedly sending “millions” of campaign emails to the spam folders of users. In the lawsuit filed in…
- Middle East
Iran says US ‘expressed its hastiness’ to reach nuke agreement
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said his country has received a message from the US expressing American “hastiness to reach the nuclear deal with Iran”. “Three days ago, we received…
- World
North Carolina honours Indian-American activist Swadesh Chatterjee
New York: North Carolina Governor Ray Cooper presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine to Indian-American activist and entrepreneur Swadesh Chatterjee. Chatterjee, 72, who was awarded at a ceremony on Friday…
- World
US House panel issues subpoena to Trump over Capitol riot
Washington: The US House select committee investigating 2021’s Capitol riot issued a subpoena to former President Donald Trump. The move came more than a week after the panel voted unanimously to seek…
- World
Diwali will be public school holiday in New York City starting 2023
New York: In a significant decision, Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting 2023, with Mayor Eric Adams saying this sends a message about the significance of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh techie dies while trekking in US
Amaravati: A 32-year-old techie from Andhra Pradesh died in the United States on Sunday while on a trekking trip. Ganguri Srinath, hailing from Guntur, suffered a fatal fall while trekking in Atlanta.…
- World
Stage set for dramatic showdown as Jan 6 panel summons Trump
Washington: The stage for a dramatic showdown has been set between ex-President Donald Trump and the Jan 6 Congressional panel probing the capital hills insurrection of 2021 which led to nine deaths…
- World
US: Biden decries mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina
Washington: US President Joe Biden decried the mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina. “Enough. We’ve grieved and prayed with too many families who have had to bear the terrible burden of these…
- Tollywood News
NYC’s Mayor performs Allu Arjun’s hand gesture from ‘Pushpa’
Los Angeles: The entire world has been bitten by the ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ bug as now New York City’s mayor performed actor’s iconic hand gesture from the film. New York’s Mayor Eric…
- Photos
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington
Washington: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting at the US Treasury, in Washington DC. (PTI Photo) Washington: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with US Treasury Secretary…
- Pakistan
Tulsi Gabbard says she is leaving Democratic Party, calls it an ‘elitist cabal of war mongers’
Washington: Former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced she is leaving the Democratic Party, denouncing it as an “elitist cabal of war mongers,” while calling upon other “common sense independent-minded Democrats” to exit…
