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Shah to inaugurate development projects during 2-day Arunachal visit

Shah will arrive in Tirap district in the state on Saturday morning and participate in the Swarn Jayanti Samaroh(Golden Jubilee celebration) of Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Narottam Nagar

Home ministry directs all CAPFs, CPOs to go digital in all spheres

The digital payment systems should be done by online banking/UPI/PoS mode and further provision for generating computerised bills may also be placed with the given time

Boeing Starliner lifts off to space on NASA's uncrewed flight test

After two failed attempts since 2019, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is finally in orbit and is on its way to the ISS on a mission designed to test the end-to-end capabilities of the crew-capable system

Monkeypox spreads to more European countries, Australia, Canada

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the source of these infections has not yet been confirmed but cases seem to have been "locally acquired"

Maryam Nawaz says PML-N should quit govt and go for fresh polls in Pakistan

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the current government may have to take difficult economic decisions that would fuel inflation

Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Ramkrishna's bail plea in NSE scam case

The Delhi High Court sought the response of CBI on the bail application of National Stock Exchange's (NSE) ex-chief Chitra Ramkrishna, who was arrested in connection with the NSE co-location scam case

Intel to invest $700 million on R&D in innovative data centre tech

Chip-maker Intel has announced plans to invest more than $700 million for a research and development mega lab focused on innovative data centre technologies.

Australia name cricket squad for CWG; to face India in opening fixture

Australia will be the strong favourites to add to their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 trophy, where they defeated defending champions England in the final in New Zealand earlier this year

Meta Cloud hosting services now available for businesses on WhatsApp

Now, a business can easily access the service, build directly on top of WhatsApp to customise their experience and speed up their response time to customers by using the secure WhatsApp Cloud API

Attacks against me should be viewed through political lens, says Elon Musk

The tweet comes after the Tesla CEO wrote on the platform that he will now vote for Republicans, as conservatives return to the micro-blogging platform

3 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's northern city of Mazar-I-Sharif

At least three people sustained injuries due to a blast that rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, an official said.

Twitter rolls out crisis policy to hide tweets with false information

Microblogging site Twitter has announced that it is introducing a crisis misinformation policy that will help hide tweets that share false information during a crisis.

Pakistan bans import of non-essential luxury items to stabilise economy

The Pakistani government has imposed a complete ban on the import of more than three dozen non-essential luxury items as part of an emergency economic plan to stabilise the national economy.

US jobless claims rise for third straight week amid tight labour market

Initial jobless claims in the US last week rose for the third straight week amid a tight labor market, reaching 218,000, the US Labor Department reported.

Wildfires near Ukraine's Chernobyl plant pose no radioactive threat: IAEA

Wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant do not pose a radioactive threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

Pakistan reports 89 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 0.51%

Pakistan reported 89 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of infected people to 1,529,560, the Health Ministry said.

Singapore reports 4,578 new cases of Covid-19, tally at 1,258,691

Singapore reported 4,578 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,258,691.

AIIMS hikes price for pvt wards, abolishes user charges for investigations

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Thursday announced a hike in the room rent and diet charge for private wards and the abolition of user charges for all investigations

Mercury soars again in Delhi NCR, Friday may bring some relief

The Safdarjung Observatory, the base station for Delhi, registered the maximum temperature at 43.6 degrees Celsius, but mercury at two of Delhi's stations shot past 46 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

Karti Chidambaram's Delhi home on CBI radar, CA sent to 4-day custody

S. Bhaskararaman, the charted accountant of Karti Chidambram, was remanded to four-day CBI custody by the Court here on Thursday, as the probe agency intends to recover few emails