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Big B's exclusive NFT collection auctioned at $966K on fourth day

As more and more Bollywood celebrities continue to join the non-fungible token (NFT) bandwagon, megastar Amitabh Bachchan sold his collection of NFTs for a whopping $966,000 on the fourth day

Apple likely working on iPad Mini featuring 120Hz ProMotion display

Tech giant Apple is reportedly working on a new variant of the iPad Mini that will feature a 120Hz ProMotion display instead of the current 60Hz screen

Monthly mobile shopping app installs in India reached 113 mn in October

Shopping app installs on India's app stores reached 113 million downloads in October 2021, at the height of the shopping season in the country.

Despite Pak denying air space, Srinagar-Sharjah flight won't stop: BJP

Denial of air space by Pakistan won't affect direct flights between Srinagar and Sharjah, J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina said on Friday

Joblessness top concern of urban Indians in October 2021: Survey

Joblessness is the top concern of Urban Indians in October 2021 while global citizens are more worried about poverty and social inequality, Ipsos What Worries the World global monthly survey has said

Over 150 mn vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry

More than 15.54 crore balance and unutilized Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, said Union Health Ministry on Friday

With tricky Sharjah wicket to negotiate, NZ to take Namibia seriously

New Zealand have been clinical in their performances so far, keeping it simple and doing well to win the crunch moments against India and Scotland

ISRO can suggest ideal locations to set up solar power projects

Indian space agency can suggest the ideal location to put up a solar power farm with the data gathered from its geostationary earth observation satellites within and outside India, said a top official

South Korea's 'Squid Game' tops 3 billion minutes viewed globally

South Korean survival drama television 'Squid Game' has become a global phenomenon since its debut on Netflix on September 17.

Meta to continue using facial recognition feature for metaverse products

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be shutting down its facial recognition systems

Google Cloud invests $1 billion in derivatives marketplace CME Group

The move will help accelerate CME Group's move to the cloud and transform how global derivatives markets operate with technology, the company said in a statement late on Thursday.

A day after Centre slashes petrol, diesel rates, prices remain static

Accordingly, the pump price of petrol in Delhi, which fell to Rs 103.97 a litre at 6 a.m. on Thursday from previous day's level of Rs 110.04 a litre, remains at the same level on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur reports 30 more cases of Zika virus, tally at 66

The tally of Zika virus cases in Uttar Pradesh has now reached 66 after Kanpur reported 30 more cases.

Ram temple in Ayodhya to open for 'darshan' from Dec 2023, says VHP leader

Gopal told IANS that the foundation work of the temple is almost complete with one and a half metre raft work which is going at a fast pace.

US initial jobless claims drop to new pandemic low amid labor shortage

The four-week moving average, a method to iron out data volatility, decreased by 15,000 to 2,84,750, according to the report.

Muthoot Finance's Q2 standalone net profit rises 11% to Rs 994 cr

The gold loan company also reported that its loan assets rose to Rs 55,147 crore as compared to Rs 47,016 crore in Q2FY21

Chingari's crypto token raises $40mn within 24 hours of its live sale

Recently, the firm completed a funding round of over $19 million from more than 30 venture funds and individual investors

States add further Diwali cheer, cut VAT on fuel to provide bigger relief

The Centre on Wednesday announced that excise duty will be reduced by Rs 5 for petrol and Rs 10 for diesel from November 4

Kerala not to reduce fuel prices; Congress, BJP warn of protest

State Congress president K. Sudhakaran said even though the Centre's decision came a bit late, we welcome it

Petrol, diesel prices fall sharply in line with Centre's excise duty cut

The retail prices of petrol and diesel fell between Rs 5-10 per litre in line with the Centre's announcement to cut excise duty on the two petroleum products to contain surging rates.