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Musk says 'media is click-seeking machine' amid reports of alleged affair

Amid several media reports appearing on Elon Musk's activities, the tech billionaire has called media "click-seeking machines"

Telecom industry has come a long way in 5G advancements: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Announcing the sixth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022, he said that the industry has emerged to become a sunrise industry in India and a benchmark for the world.

Google, Apple ban Battlegrounds Mobile India game in India post govt order

Google and Apple on Thursday pulled popular battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) from their respective app stores, following a government order

LG turns down AAP govt's fee-hike proposal in technical institutions

Delhi Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena has turned down the proposal to hike fees in diploma-level technical institutions, operated and owned by private organisations in the national capital, a source said

Delhi reports over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

Delhi on Thursday reported 1,128 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, the 2nd successive day when its tally crossed over 1,000 after around 1 month, while there was no new death

'China to rescue property developers after homebuyers boycott mortgages'

By having customers purchase homes "off plan," builders can receive construction financing and shift risks - such as costly pandemic-related supply chain delays and bankrupt builders to homebuyers

On-time performance of various airlines records decline in May, June

On time performance of various airlines recorded a decline in the last couple of months particularly during May and June. Flights have been delayed due to various reasons

Covid surge continues in J&K with 685 new cases, 1 death in last 24 hours

Officials said that the new cases comprised 262 from the Jammu division and 423 from Kashmir division.

Goa discontinues electric vehicle scheme; AAP says learn from Kejriwal

Tilve said that more than 2,300 charging stations have been made available by AAP in less than two years (in Delhi), and many more are currently being built.

Court in China jails poet who called on President Xi to step down

Zhang Guiqi, 49, who is widely known by his penname Lu Yang, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment by the Liaocheng Intermediate People's Court, which found him guilty two years ago

478 technical snag-related incidences reported in planes in one year: Govt

A total of 177 surveillance, 497 spot checks and 169 night surveillance have been carried out by DGCA on engineering and maintenance aspects of scheduled operators during the last one year

Facebook, Instagram to show more posts from unknown users: CEO Zuckerberg

The company said its AI finds additional content that people will find interesting, that increases engagement and the quality of its feeds.

India's gold demand for 2022 to be over 800 tonne, says World Gold Council

India's demand for gold will be between 800-850 tonne in 2022, said a top official of World Gold Council-India.

Russia to partner with International Space Station till at least 2028

Russia may not be leaving the International Space Station (ISS) partnership with US space agency NASA at least till 2028, as hinted earlier, according to a media report

Apple gets Lamborghini veteran onboard to help boost EV programme

With an aim to boost its electric autonomous vehicle programme, tech giant Apple has onboarded a veteran Luigi Taraborrelli of car maker Lamborghini, media reports say.

Microsoft catches spyware group targeting customers using Windows bugs

Microsoft has caught an Austrian company selling spyware based on multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits to attack its customers

Qualcomm sales up 37% in Q2, mobile biz crosses $6 bn on Snapdragon chips

Chip-maker Qualcomm has reported a 37 per cent rise in its revenue in the June quarter despite challenging macro-economic environment, announcing extension of its patent license agreement with Samsung

Twitter says 9 in 10 Indians use its platform while streaming content

Nine in 10 Indians use Twitter while watching TV or streaming content as they turn to the platform for trailers, highlights and latest news about TV shows, the micro-blogging platform revealed

After PMC Bank, Wadhawans duped Indian Bank of Rs 279 crore

The Indian Bank has declared the Wadhawan father-son duo as 'Wilful Defaulters' for the sanctioned loan of Rs 197.60 crore, which has now grown to 278.80 crore, besides interest.

Punjab govt runs into fresh row over arm-twisting by AAP bosses in Delhi

The sudden resignation of Anmol Rattan Singh Sidhu as Advocate General of Punjab and appointment of a controversial lawyer Vinodh Ghai has landed Bhagwant Mann government in a major controversy