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'Bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj freed from Nepal jail after 19 yrs 2 mths

Charles Sobhraj, 77, who is popularly known as "serpent killer" and "bikini killer" was freed from the jail on Friday afternoon as per the order from the Supreme Court of Nepal

Traders demand rollout of robust e-com policy, formation of regulator

Referring to observations of Parliamentary Committee on Finance, traders have demanded the government to immediate roll out a robust and strong e-commerce policy, formation of a regulatory authority

India smartphone market to grow 10% to reach 175 million units in 2023

Buoyed by 5G push and a high installed base, the India smartphone market is projected to grow 10 per cent in 2023 to reach 175 million units, a report showed on Friday

Search engines like Google cannot claim to be 'content-blind': Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that search engines like Google cannot claim to be mere intermediaries with no control over the content that appears in search results

K'taka State Pollution Control Board to incentivise environment compliance

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Friday announced to incentivize environment compliance.

Amid push for millets, exports of other cereals rise 53.78% in November

While authorities are working to increase millet production and consumption, exports data shows that exports of agricultural and food items, especially other cereals, continued to grow at a brisk pace

Punjab attracts investment of Rs 30,000 crore, says CM Bhagwant Mann

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said due to ease-of-doing business policies, an investment of Rs 30,000 crore has been firmed up in the last nine months, which will create new employment opportunities

Karnataka forest dept objects to rearing of cows; farmers flay ruling BJP

The order of the Karnataka forest department to limit the number of cows and cattle in Chamarajanagar district of the state has triggered a controversy.

Twitter Blue users can now post longer videos of up to 60 minutes

Twitter announced the long-awaited feature which its boss Elon Musk had promised to bring to the platform -- that subscribers can now upload videos up to 60 minutes long from around the web

Google moves NCLAT against CCI's fine over abusing Android market

Google said it has approached NCLAT to appeal the CCI decision to penalise the tech giant Rs 1,338 crore for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem

T-Hub, Atal Innovation Centre pick 17 startups for healthcare innovation

Technology incubator T-Hub on Friday announced the launch of the third cohort of the Atal Innovation Centre (AIC) T-Hub Healthcare programme with 17 startups in the healthcare sector

Thousands in US's Texas off power amid freezing temp due to Arctic blast

Thousands of people were without power as the Arctic blast rushed into the south-central US state of Texas, bringing freezing temperatures expected to last through Christmas

Delhi Congress gears up to welcome Bharat Jodo Yatra on December 24

The Delhi unit of Congress is all set to receive the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra as it enters the national capital through the Badarpur Border on Saturday

Musk's private jet tracking account back on Twitter with 24-hr delay

More than a week after being suspended from the micro-blogging platform, the account which used to track Twitter CEO Elon Musk's private jet is back on the platform

Multiple factors behind rise of severe Covid cases in Beijing: Experts

Health experts noted that multiple reasons have led to a rise of severe Covid cases in Beijing, as north China generally sees a greater occurrence of respiratory infectious diseases in winter times.

India's leadership at UNSC draws global praise on completion of 2-year term

As India wraps up its two-year term as an elected member of the Security Council and its month of presidency, it has received praise from an array of countries spanning the globe

China woefully underprepared for gradually unfolding Covid chaos: Report

China is woefully underprepared for the chaos that is inevitably unfolding since the Covid controls were lifted, as seen in other countries, the media reported on Friday

Google-owned YouTube inks $2 bn annual deal for NFL 'Sunday Ticket'

Consumers will be able to subscribe only to Sunday Ticket without having a YouTube TV subscription

Streaming platform Netflix not showing cheapest ad-free plan to some users

Netflix launched the "Basic with Ads" plan on November 3 at $6.99 per month, compared to between $9.99 and $19.99 per month for an ad-free subscription

Google Chat lets users filter search results with search chips on web

This feature does not have admin control and is available now for all users