Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has notified dengue as an ‘epidemic disease' and introduced regulations, which allow authorities to penalise those who disobey its orders or fail to take measures to stop breeding of mosquitoes. “In exercise of the power conferred by section 3 of The...
New Delhi: While belching or burping is a normal physiological function, a new study Tuesday revealed that dietary habits or a disease could be the reason. About 10,000 persons participated in an online survey administered by researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan to investigate...
New Delhi: Does your work keep you glued to screens for a longer period? Beware, coupled with no physical activity, it might take a toll on your brain's cognitive functions and lead to digital dementia, warned experts on Tuesday. The term “digital dementia” means memory...
New Delhi: The government Monday cleared a proposal of Kaynes Semicon to set up a Rs 3,307-crore semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat, that will have the capacity to churn out 6.3 million chips a day. Addressing reporters after the Union Cabinet meeting, IT Minister Ashwini...
New Delhi: At least 31 homegrown startups raised more than $466 million in 22 deals this week, a significant 75 per cent rise from last week. Quick e-commerce platform Zepto raised $340 million in a follow-on financing round, taking the company’s valuation to $5 billion....
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk Saturday said that freedom of speech is under massive attack around the world, after Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered to block his social media platform X nationwide. The order came after the company refused to appoint...
Sao Paulo: Brazil started blocking Elon Musk's social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge's order. X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice...
New Delhi: India must be prepared for another Covid-19 outbreak, said an expert Friday, amid rise in cases in several countries including the US and South Korea. According to estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Covid infections are increasing across...
New Delhi: The online portal for passport applications will be shut for the next five days for a maintenance exercise, the government said Thursday. No new appointments will be scheduled during this period and appointments booked earlier will be rescheduled. Those who have already scheduled...
Paris: Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, was released after paying a five-million-euro (about $5.6 million) bail, but he is required to report to the police twice a week, Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said. Durov is officially placed...
The memories of the deadly al-Qaeda strikes on 9/11 on iconic US building complexes are still alive even after several...
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Violence erupted in Kathmandu 8 September as thousands of young Nepalese took to the streets and clashed with security forces,...
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 7 September announced his resignation, a move that could usher in a period of...
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As someone who prefers India as a pluralist and secular society, I have my problems with this government as many...
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