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16 refugees land in Tamil Nadu as economic crisis hits Sri Lanka

Police sources told IANS that the refugees would be produced before a court in Ramanathapuram on Wednesday

Mt Everest base camp to have high speed Internet soon, says report

Private sector telecommunication company of Nepal, Ncell is building the world's highest cell phone tower at an altitude of 5,200 metres on Mt. Everest

Beyonce, Billie Eilish to perform at Oscars, while Van Morrison skips

The forthcoming 94th Oscars have announced the musical performers for this year's nominees for best original song, which will include Beyonce and Billie Eilish among others .

India developed close ties with Russia as US wasn't ready then: US official

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price has acknowledged that India developed defence ties with Russia because the US was not ready for such a relationship.

Qualcomm to open its 2nd largest office outside US in Hyderabad by October

The American tech giant will be investing Rs 3,904.55 crore, over the next five years, to expand its Hyderabad operations

Twitter's iOS app lets Apple iPhone users record GIF through in-app camera

Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced a new feature that makes it easier for people to create and share their own GIFs

Neymar ready to shine for Brazil against Chile, Bolivia: Lucas Paqueta

Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta has backed out-of-sorts teammate Neymar to recapture his best form in FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia.

Pak PM seeks unity of Islamic world to deal with problems faced by Muslims

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for the unity of the Islamic world to deal with problems faced by Muslims and bring peace across the globe.

Global Covid caseload tops 473.9 mn, fatalities surge past 6.09 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 473.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.09 million and vaccinations to over 10.81 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Apple restores services after outage for a second consecutive day

Apple's Apple Music, mobile App Store and Podcasts resumed services after facing outages for a second consecutive day.

Rising temperatures can put our water security in serious jeopardy: CSE

What does this intense heat wave that has hit large parts of India so early this summer really mean?

Omicron subvariant now comprises 35% of new Covid-19 infections in US

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant now makes up about 35 per cent of new Covid-19 infections in the US, according to the data updated Tuesday by the US CDC

UN chief calls for sustainable use of groundwater for future generations

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the sustainable use of groundwater for future generations.

N Korea works with all kinds of cyber criminals, including Russians: US NSA

North Korea possesses significant cyber capabilities and works with all kinds of cyber criminals including those from Russia, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said

Karnataka aiming to double bioeconomy value to $50 bn by 2025: Minister

The Karnataka government is planning to tap the Central government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to aggressively push for investments in the biopharmaceuticals and medical devices sector

Centre spent Rs 5,674 cr for computerisation of panchayats in Bihar

The Centre has spent more than Rs 5,674.70 crore for the computerisation of panchayats in Bihar.

Adani Power, Japan's IHI & Kowa join hands for sustainable power generation

This will aim to promote energy cooperation between Japan and India through diverse and realistic energy transitions utilising all energy sources and technologies

China's wearable device shipments up 25.4% in 2021: IDC report

In breakdown, shipments of ear-worn devices in the Chinese market surged 55.4 per cent from 2020 to 78.98 million units, while that of watches rose 21.4 per cent to 39.56 million units

Infighting in T'gana Cong intensifies as dissidents head to Delhi

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and legislator D. Sridhar Babu are likely to meet party MP and in-charge of Telangana affairs Manickam Tagore and other leaders

Google misuses attorney-client privilege to hide documents: US Justice Dept

The US DOJ has accused tech giant Google of training its employees on how to shield business communications from discovery in cases of legal disputes "by using false requests for legal advice"