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India's new unicorn LeadSquared raises $153 mn from WestBridge Capital

LeadSquared previously raised $32 million led by Gaja Capital in 2020, and $3 million during its Series A led by Stakeboat Capital in 2019

iOS 16 to let users bypass CAPTCHAs in select apps and websites: Report

Tech giant Apple's all-new operating system iOS 16 has introduced support for bypassing CAPTCHAs in supported apps and websites for users

Apple to evaluate BOE's OLED display panel for iPhone 14 this week: Report

Apple will start evaluating the Chinese display maker Beijing Oriental Electronics' (BOE) samples of OLED panels aimed for the upcoming iPhone 14 this week, media report says

Bengal Police register FIR against CBI officials probing coal scam case

West Bengal Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against several Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers including the one who is heading the central probe agency's probe in the coal smuggling case

Dell G15 laptops with AMD Ryzen processors launched in India: Details here

Dell Technologies on Tuesday launched its new G15 budget gaming laptops -- powered by the AMD Ryzen 6000 H series processors for Indian consumers

Crypto, blockchain, NFT jobs in India jump 804% post Covid: Report

Job postings for cryptocurrency, blockchain, NFTs have grown 804 per cent between April 2020 to April 2022, according to a report.

Bihar MLA Anant Singh gets 10 years in jail in AK-47 recovery case

A special court here on Tuesday sentenced Bahubali RJD MLA Anant Singh to 10 years imprisonment in the AK-47 recovery case.

Former J-K CM and Cong leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests Covid positive

Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

NordVPN in new feature allows users to connect directly to other devices

NordVPN announced a new feature called Meshnet that allows users to connect directly to other devices instead of routing their traffic through a VPN server

Iraq declares new Covid wave as 515 fresh infections reported in 24 hrs

Iraq's Health Ministry declared a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 515 new cases reported in the past 24 hours

Former dictator Musharraf's return to Pakistan ruled out on medical grounds

The family of former Pakistan Army chief Pervez Musharraf has said that since there is no proper treatment available at home, there is no immediate possibility of shifting him to Pakistan.

Sequoia Capital leads $37 mn funding in UAE-based proptech startup Huspy

Sequoia Capital India on Tuesday led the $37 million funding into the UAE-based proptech startup Huspy to accelerate Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) expansion.

Fake crypto exchanges duped Indian investors of Rs 1,000 cr: Report

Fake cryptocurrency exchanges have duped Indian investors of more than $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) as the global crypto market tanks, a new report claimed on Tuesday.

Women 22% more likely to suffer with long Covid than men, says study

Women are "significantly" more likely to suffer from long Covid than males, finds a study, underscoring a critical need for sex-disaggregated research

US DoJ dismantles Russian botnet infra that hacked millions of devices

The US has dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world while working as a proxy service.

Pipeline projects worth Rs 1566 cr to address water issues: Gujarat CM

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday announced the allocation of Rs 1566 crore for pipeline projects to fill water reservoirs in North Gujarat.

FB whistleblower forms non-profit for training lawyers against Big Tech

Haugen, a whistleblower who exposed Facebook and testified in front of lawmakers about illegal activities, is raising up to $5 million to kick off a nonprofit organisation that will train lawyers

Ruling MVA's Shiv Sena and Congress see vote erosion in MLC polls: BJP

After giving second jolt to ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra this month, the BJP said that except NCP, both Shiv Sena (SS) and Congress saw vote erosion in the state LC elections.

US contradictory behaviour preventing nuke talks from fruition: Iran

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the contradiction between US actions and words is preventing the Vienna talks from reviving a 2015 nuclear deal from fruition

900 teachers joined Ukrainian Armed Forces since war: Education minister

Ukrainian Education Minister Serhiy Shkarlet said that some 900 teachers have joined the country's armed forces so far since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Kyiv