- India
Showcause notice to SP for violating Covid protocols
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday issued a notice to the Samajwadi Party for allegedly violating Covid protocols in Lucknow on Friday and asked it to file a reply within 24…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 325.7 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 325.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.53 million and vaccinations to over 9.60 billion, according…
- World
Turkey’s inflation to be single-digit by mid-2023: Minister
Istanbul: Turkey’s annual inflation rate will be in single digit when the country will hold its presidential and parliamentary election in mid-2023, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said. “With…
- World
Electricity prices in Finland hit record high in 2021
Helsinki: Wholesale electricity prices in Finland hit a record high in 2021 as power consumption returned to pre-pandemic levels, the national broadcaster Yle reported. According to sector organisation Finnish Energy, in 2021…
- Sports
BCCI thanks Virat Kohli for his admirable leadership as India’s Test captain
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday thanked Virat Kohli for his admirable leadership qualities after the star batter stepped down as the Test skipper of India…
- Bangalore
Sankranti bonanza: K’taka doubles pay for guest lecturers
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government which had consistently assured that guest lecturers’ demands would be considered on humanitarian grounds, has come out with many relief measures including hiking the salaries by more than…
- Bollywood
Dance is how Tamannaah Bhatia expresses herself
New Delhi: Tamannaah Bhatia, who has been garnering a lot of positive responses for her performance in the just-released special dance number ‘Kodthe’ from the Telugu sports drama ‘Ghani’, has said that…
- Science
Russia, NASA in talks on extending ISS’ ops till 2030: Report
Moscow: Russia’s Roscosmos state space agency and NASA are in talks on extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday. “The talks…
- Business
HDFC Bank’s Q3FY22 YoY net profit up 18.1%
Mumbai: Lending major HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a year-on-year rise in net profit of 18.1 per cent for the third quarter of FY22. The bank’s net profit increased to Rs 10,342.2…
- Kashmir
Intruder to be handed over to Pak rangers by BSF
Jammu: One Pakistani intruder who had inadvertently crossed the international border into Samba sector of Jammu will be handed over to the Pakistani rangers, BSF said on Saturday. “One Pak national crossed…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra’s Covid positivity rate spikes to nearly 14%
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Covid-19 positivity rate reached nearly 14 per cent as the daily count jumped to 4,955 on Saturday. The daily count has gone up over the previous day despite fewer…
- Technology
Galaxy S22 series to reportedly use new Gorilla Glass Victus+
San Francisco: Samsung is planning to launch its next premium flagship S22 series, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ as well as the Galaxy S22 Ultra soon and now a new report has…
- Technology
Pixel Fold smartphone design revealed in Android 12L Beta 2
San Francisco: US-based search engine giant Google is planning to launch its first foldable phone ‘Pixel Fold’ and now in Android 12L Beta 2 new animations were discovered that depict how to…
- Technology
Xiaomi 12 Ultra likely to feature 5x periscope telephoto lens
Beijing: Smartphone brand Xiaomi’s upcoming smartphone — Xiaomi 12 Ultra — might come with a quad-camera setup and one of the lenses will be a 5x periscope camera. According to GizmoChina, if…