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New Delhi: The Goa chapter of the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI) has urged the Centre to review and completely withdraw the 50 per cent export duty imposed on low grade iron ore (below 58 per cent). The Association claimed that the imposition of export duty will have far-reaching ramifications not only on the […]
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London: Common symptoms of monkeypox virus such as rectal pain and penile swelling (oedema) differ from those described in previous outbreaks and are more prevalent, according to a study. The study, published by The BMJ, identifies important differences in monkeypox symptoms between the current outbreak and previous outbreaks in endemic regions. For the study, researchers […]
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New Delhi: India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said India was only behind the US in seeking Twitter account information, accounting for 19 per cent of global […]
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Toronto: Singer-songwriter Dua Lipa is extremely sad as her three fans were injured at her show in Toronto. The fans received minor injuries after someone set off fireworks at the concert on Wednesday night, New York Post reported. Toronto police told The Post that an unknown suspect in the floor section threw the fireworks at […]
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New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday notified new specified warnings for all tobacco products by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008. The amended rules will be applicable from December 1 and remain valid for a period of 12 months. All tobacco products manufactured, imported […]
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Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is at the forefront in many sectors and is converting obstacles into opportunities. Listing out the growth in industrial sectors despite the pandemic, Prime Minister Modi said, “India became second largest mobile phone manufacturer. Innovation has become a way of life. In the last six […]
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Kothagudem: Claiming credit for the construction of Godavari karakatta at Bhadrachalam TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu wanted construction of river bund in merged villages in AP. He visited Bhadrachalam on Friday and performed pujas at Bhadradri Rama Temple. He was welcomed by priests in a traditional manner. Later he visted Godavari river bund (karakatta) and […]
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Washington: At least eight people were killed in Kentucky after heavy rain caused “historic” flooding in the eastern part of the US state. The flooding also left more than 25,000 homes and businesses without power as of Thursday, Xinhua news agency quoted state Governor Andy Beshear as saying to the local media. Expecting deaths to […]
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New Delhi: Riding on the iPhone 13 series, Apple saw its iPhone revenue jump 3 per cent to a record $40.7 billion in its June quarter. The iPhone growth was achieved “despite foreign exchange headwinds as customer response to our iPhone 13 family continue to be strong,” said Luca Maestri, Chief Financial Officer at Apple. […]
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New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday met President Droupadi Murmu amid controversy over Congress floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark. “Smt Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs along with Dr Mahendra Munjpara, MoS for Women & Child Development and Shri John Barla, MoS for Minority Affairs, called […]
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Seoul: LG Electronics on Friday said its second -quarter operating profit decreased 12 per cent (on-year) amid rampant inflation that hurt consumer demand for TVs and other home appliances. Its operating income came in at 792 billion won $609 million for the April-June quarter, falling short of analysts’ expectations surveyed by Yonhap Infomax, the financial […]
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Bhopal: Two persons died and several others were hospitalized after consuming contaminated water in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district. According to officials, the condition of those admitted is stated to be out of danger. Many many of them have also been discharged. However, the incident which took place three days ago has led to panic among […]
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New Delhi: Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game developer Krafton said on Friday that it is clarifying how Apple and Google app stores removed the BGMI app from their respective app stores in the country. Google and Apple on Thursday pulled popular battle royale game BGMI from their respective app stores, following a government order. In a […]
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Hyderabad: The Special Operation Team, Madhapur Zone and KPHB Police in a joint operation busted a fake education certificates racket and arrested 11 members of a gang on Friday. Police said the gang was involved in preparation and procurement of Degree, PG, BTech, SSC and Intermediate fake certificates. The interstate gang had prepared fake certificates […]
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Peddapalli: Stage is all set to dedicate to the nation the 100 MW Floating Solar PV Project of NTPC-Ramagundam at Ramagundam on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the project to the nation through virtual mode from New Delhi at 12 noon. The country’s biggest floating solar PV project was declared commercially operational from […]
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Bengaluru: After the hijab crisis, boycott call for Muslim traders and the killing of Bajrang Dal activist, the murder of three youths in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada is now flaring up the communal reactions. Prohibitory orders have been clamped and the state police department is crossing its fingers over the developments. The killing spree […]
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San Francisco: Popular social media platform Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has announced a new creator fund that will award independent musicians up to $100,000 per month. The company said that the new grant programme is designed to recognise emerging, independent artists for their critical role in driving video creations, inspiring Internet trends and defining […]
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New Delhi: The auction of 5G spectrum for ultra-high-speed internet services entered day four on Friday after garnering bids worth Rs 1,49,623 crore in 16 rounds of bidding conducted so far. The high interest for spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in Uttar Pradesh East circle saw Jio and Airtel locked in intense bidding on […]
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Aligarh: One person died and several people were injured as a bus veered off a flyover in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh on Friday morning, the police said. About 30-40 passengers were on the bus. About 25 persons have been shifted to a district hospital. Speaking to ANI city Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said, “We […]
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Lucknow: More than 150 people are suffering from diarrhoea in Lucknow’s Vikasnagar locality in Lucknow due to contaminated water supply. Eight more people had to be hospitalised during the past 24 hours, taking the number to 16 so far. Doctors said that the condition of the patients was stable. Residents have claimed that for more than […]
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Chandigarh: In the memory of Sidhu Moose Wala, his father Balkaur Singh paid an emotional tribute to the late singer by getting his face tattooed on his arm. A video was shared on Sidhu Moose Wala’s Instagram page in which a tattoo artist is seen painting the former’s portrait on Balkaur Singh’s arm. Sidhu moose […]
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San Francisco: Despite the global macro-economic environment, Apple saw a record June quarter with 2 per cent (year-over-year) revenue increase at $83 billion, riding on a 12 per cent sales increase in services. iPhone revenue was up from $39.5 billion to $40.7 billion in the April-June period — a 3 per cent increase from the same […]
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Medak: Three days after her son’s suicide, a woman committed suicide in Ramayampet town of Medak district on Friday. The woman Dharmakar Varalakshmi (48) jumped into a minor irrigation tank located on the outskirts of Ramayampet town. Her son Shiva Kumar (21), who fell in love with a girl and married her three months ago, […]
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New Delhi: India logged 20,409 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,39,79,730, while the active cases declined to 1,43,988, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,258 with 32 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
