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Spotify acquires Heardle, Wordle-inspired music trivia sensation game

Popular music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it has acquired an interactive music trivia game Heardle

WhatsApp now lets you respond to messages with your favourite emoji

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has announced that it is rolling out a new feature that will let users react to messages with any emoji of their choice

Nokia expands C series smartphones in India with launch of C21 Plus

The 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB variants are priced at 10,299 and 11,299, respectively, and are now available exclusively on Nokia.com in dark cyan and warm grey colours

Eight contenders in race to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister

The first round of voting among Tory lawmakers will be held on Wednesday and only those contenders who receive at least 30 votes can enter the second ballot

Panasonic launches its first fully rugged laptop TOUGHBOOK 40 in India

Called 'TOUGHBOOK 40', the device offers 'backlit power button and keyboard icons' for easier night viewing in low-light environments

As Covid cases surge worldwide, WHO warns pandemic 'nowhere near over'

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over" as the number of new cases worldwide has risen by 30 per cent in the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

Brazil: At least six killed in shootout in Rio de Janeiro's favela

At least six people were killed and two others were wounded after a shootout between police officers and alleged criminals in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city

Over 120,000 pilgrims complete Amarnath Yatra, 6,415 en route to valley

At least 16 people were killed in the flash flood while 15,000 were safely evacuated

Diplomatic win for Russia; UNSC adopts Syria relief resolution on its terms

In a diplomatic win for Russia, the United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution extending on Moscow's terms the mandate to continue humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas in Syria

Ukraine joins NATO's programme of technological cooperation between armies

Ukraine has become an associate member of the Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP), which coordinates technological cooperation of the armies of NATO member states

Trump should have conceded elections: WH Counsel Cipollone

Star witness White House counsel to former US President Donald Trump has testified that Trump should have conceded the 2020 election verdict to the winner democrat Joe Biden

Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal welcomes 1 bn euro aid package from EU

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to grant Ukraine a new aid package of 1 billion euros.

Bumrah's career-best 6/19, openers lead India to 10-wicket win over England

Bumrah's sensational performance helped India bowl out England for a paltry 110 in 25.2 overs after winning the toss and opting to bowl first in bowling-friendly conditions.

EPS' interim General Secy post invalid, I must be made leader: Sasikala

She said that the General Council Meeting of July 11 was invalid as "it was convened arbitrarily by people with selfish motives".

Nothing Phone (1) in India, starts from Rs 31,999 for pre-order customers

The 6.55-inch device offers 50MP dual camera at the rear, a refined Nothing operating system (OS), 120Hz OLED display with HDR10+ and a custom-built Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ chipset

Lightspeed raises $7 bn, keeps $500 mn for India and SE Asian startups

The global $7-bn fund-raise brings its total capital under management to over $18 bn

Hyundai Motor to build dedicated electric vehicle plant in South Korea

The planned EV plant is part of Hyundai Motor Group's plans announced in May to invest 63 trillion won ($49.8 billion) in its domestic businesses by 2025.

2 Bihar ministers test Covid positive ahead of PM Modi's Patna visit

The state government had conducted test taking RT-PCR samples of 1,100 persons, majority of them ministers and other lawmakers of the state who were expected to attend the Prime Minister's event.

Amid abortion ban, US FDA mulls to okay over-the-counter birth control pill

Amid the US Supreme Court's decision to ban abortion in the country, the Food and Drug Administration is considering to approve the first-ever over the counter (OTC) birth control pill

Banks' gross NPA at 5.9%, a 6-year low, likely to improve: CARE Ratings

Even though the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) of scheduled commercial banks in India has hit a six year low of 5.9 per cent in FY22, it can improve further, said CARE Ratings in a report