Elon Musk's condemnation of Dr Anthony Fauci is 'dangerous', 'disgusting': White House
Twitter CEO Elon Musk over the weekend had tweeted: "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci."
Dec 13, 2022, 07:56 AM ISTGold Smuggling reaches three-year high post govt import duty hike
So-called grey market operators try to avoid the import duties by selling gold at discounts to market prices, which in turn forces competing dealers to lower prices.
Dec 12, 2022, 17:06 PM ISTTata Group plans to open 100 exclusive Apple stores across the country: Report
Tata and Taiwan's Wistron – one of Apple's top vendors in India – were in discussion to set up a joint venture to assemble iPhones in India.
Dec 12, 2022, 14:12 PM ISTTrouble to mount for Rishi Sunak? British PM now faces new demands from his fractious Conservative Party
Rishi Sunak's first six weeks as British prime minister have been calmer than his predecessor's, but restive backbench lawmakers have already forced policy concessions on housebuilding targets and
Dec 12, 2022, 11:45 AM ISTItalian PM's friend among 3 killed in shooting in Rome, she pens note with her picture
"For me, she will always be beautiful and happy like this," Italian PM Giorgia Meloni captioned the photograph of herself alongside Nicoletta Golisano, one of the victims killed in a shooting in Rome
Dec 12, 2022, 10:22 AM ISTTwitter Blue subscription is coming back from Monday; Apple users have to pay higher price for revamped service
Twitter had initially launched the Twitter Blue early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. It was then scheduled to launch again on Nov. 29 but was pushed back.
Dec 11, 2022, 08:17 AM ISTIndia Gold ATM: Country's first ever yellow metal coins dispenser set up in Hyderabad -- Details Inside
Two-thirds of India's gold demand usually comes from rural areas, where jewellery is a traditional store of wealth. The gold ATM, which began operations on Saturday, can store up to 5 kg of gold.
Dec 09, 2022, 13:58 PM ISTOver 6 lakh Indians' data stolen and sold to Bot Markets till now: Study
NordVPN tracked data for the past four years, ever since bot markets were launched in 2018. India has been dealing with cyber security concerns for a while.
Dec 08, 2022, 14:46 PM ISTRussia may be fighting in Ukraine for a 'long time', says Putin, warns risk of nuclear war 'growing'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but he saw "no sense" in mobilising additional soldiers at this point.
Dec 08, 2022, 11:19 AM ISTIndian govt asks Google to stop displaying betting apps on the platform: Report
India's planned regulation of online gaming will apply to all real-money games after the prime minister's office overruled a proposal to only regulate games of skill and leave out games of chance.
Dec 07, 2022, 16:28 PM ISTSlack CEO Stewart Butterfield to step down next month; Lidiane Jones will take over charge
Salesforce had acquired Slack last year in a nearly $28 billion deal following a massive bet that Slack's workplace app will become popular for collaborations within and between companies.
Dec 07, 2022, 12:28 PM ISTIndonesia bans sex outside marriage, prohibits unmarried couples living together amid protests
The new code, however, will not come into effect for three years to allow for implementing regulations to be drafted. Currently, Indonesia bans adultery but not premarital sex.
Dec 06, 2022, 14:18 PM ISTZelenskiy warns Ukrainians of 'emergency blackouts' after Russia's fresh missile strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that at least four people were killed due to new Russian missile barrage, adding that most of some 70 missiles were shot down.
Dec 06, 2022, 07:12 AM ISTIndonesia on high alert after violent eruption in East Java's tallest volcano Mt Semeru
The 3,676-metre volcano in Indonesia's East Java erupted on Sunday and online visuals showed Mt. Semeru spewing a giant cloud of grey ash high above its crater.
Dec 05, 2022, 14:53 PM ISTMore Chinese cities ease Covid-19 curbs after unprecedented protests against strict restrictions
More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented
Dec 05, 2022, 10:11 AM ISTRussia rejects West-imposed oil price cap; says to respond soon
Russia has repeatedly said it will not supply oil to countries that implement the cap - a stance reaffirmed by Mikhail Ulyanov, Moscow's ambassador to international organisations in Vienna, in posts
Dec 04, 2022, 08:58 AM ISTBig relief to UPI payment apps: NPCI relaxes deadline to levy cap on digital payment transactions by two years
The move comes as a breather to companies like Walmart Inc's PhonePe and Alphabet Inc's Google, which are among the leading digital money transfer apps in the country.
Dec 03, 2022, 14:13 PM ISTBeijing, Shenzhen ease Covid-19 curbs amid unprecedented protests in China
The southern city of Shenzhen announced it would no longer require people to show a negative COVID test result to use public transport or enter parks, following similar moves by Chengdu and Tianjin.
Dec 03, 2022, 12:50 PM ISTSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa in soup over keeping millions of dollars in cash at his farm
Ramaphosa was one of the main beneficiaries from the ANC's policy of Black Economic Empowerment, which was meant to reduce inequality but which, critics said, led to well-connected senior ANC people
Dec 03, 2022, 09:19 AM ISTIndonesia set to ban premarital sex under new criminal code
The legislative overhaul will also ban insulting the president or state institutions and expressing any views counter to Indonesia's state ideology. Cohabitation before marriage is also banned.
Dec 02, 2022, 18:18 PM IST