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Twitter's live streaming app Periscope shuts down, six years after launch

The live-streaming Twitter app Periscope on Thursday bid a final goodbye after a six years of existence and popularising live streaming from smartphones.

Samsung to launch 2 Galaxy F Series smartphones in India next week

Samsung is all set to launch two F-series smartphones in India next week. Galaxy F12 is likely to be priced between Rs 10,000-Rs 15,000 while Galaxy F02s will be priced below Rs 10,000.

Twitter now lets users add stickers to Fleets: Know how it works, and more

Twitter announced that the new Fleets feature is now available for users on both the Android and iOS platforms

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed Additional Director of Britannia

He has been appointed as the Additional Director with effect from March 31 for a five-year period

AstraZeneca delivered 29.8 million Covid vaccine doses to European Union

AstraZeneca has delivered 29.8 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to European Union (EU) member states in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, just "a few doses away" from the promised 30 million

India gets highest-ever FII inflows of $37.6 billion in financial yr 2021

India recorded the highest ever FII inflows of $37.6 billion in financial year 2021, greater than the cumulative inflows of the last six years

Govt-owned Indian Bank declares 8 loan accounts as fraud, including IL&FS

Government-owned Indian Bank has declared bad loans amounting Rs 202.32 crore to seven domestic borrowers and $5.289 million lent to a foreign company as fraud

Russia sees 'encouraging signs' from US on returning to Iran nuclear deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US has shown "encouraging signs" with regards to finding a compromise and returning to the Iran nuclear deal

Composer-singer Bappi Lahiri hospitalised after testing Covid positive

Veteran composer-singer Bappi Lahiri has been hospitalised after testing Covid-19 positive, his daughter Rema Lahiri Bansal confirmed on Thursday

Krafton to completely shut down PUBG Lite mobile game on April 29

The low-end version of the battle royale game PUBG called Lite is officially closing down on April 29.

Telangana registers 887 coronavirus cases, 4 fatalities in last 24 hours

In the continuing spike in Covid-19 cases, Telangana reported 887 new cases during the last 24 hours, health officials said on Thursday

West Bengal Assembly polls: 15.72% voting in 3 hours during second phase

Voter turnout for the second phase of polling in West Bengal notched as much as 15.72 per cent in about three hours as over 7,500,000 electorate began voting in 30 Assembly seats on Thursday

Apple to fix battery, performance issues in iPhone 11 via iOS 14.5 update

Apple has announced to fix battery drain and other performance issues with iPhone 11 series devices via an upcoming iOS update.

Google announces it will not attend Mobile World Congress 2021 due to Covid

Google has announced not to participate in-person in the Mobile World Congress 2021, after several tech giants like Nokia, Ericsson, Sony and Oracle decided not to attend it

Clinical trial of Moderna's coronavirus variant vaccine begins in US

A new Phase 1 clinical trial has started in the US to evaluate Moderna's investigational vaccine which is designed to protect against the B.1.351 coronavirus variant

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 128.7 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 128.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.81 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Coronavirus third leading cause of death in US in 2020: US CDC study

Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer, according to a new study of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

World trade to see strong but uneven recovery, to grow by 8% in 2021: WTO

WTO said that global trade is primed for a strong but uneven recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic shock, forecasting an increase in the volume of world merchandise trade of 8 per cent this year

Variations key in IPL after Indian bowlers' recent success

The success of Indian pace bowlers over England in the recent limited-overs series has put the focus on variations, especially slower balls, in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).

Delhi women's football: Pinkey nets 4 in Frontier's big win

Pinkey pumped in four goals as Frontier FC thrashed Friends United 7-0 in a match of the Football Delhi Women's League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday