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Karnataka's online gaming ban leaves the gaming industry disappointed

Earlier, the Home Minister of Karnataka had said that the government will notify the rules under the amended laws first and then issue a final notification after examining suggestions and objections

Visa launches India's 1st card 'token' service for online platforms

Visa's card tokenisation service is currently available with ecommerce platforms such as Grofers, Bigbasket and MakeMyTrip.

Covid testing, vaccination decline in Afghanistan, says WHO

More than 155,000 Afghans have been infected with Covid-19 while over 7,200 have lost their lives to the disease since February 2020

Xiaomi India sells 2 mn smartphones in first wave of festive sales

Xiaomi India on Wednesday announced that it has sold over 20 lakh smartphones in 5 days of the festive sale across channels.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication efforts

Khan held a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Rahul, Punjab, Chhattisgarh CMs now allowed out of Lucknow airport

A huge crowd had gathered at the airport to welcome the leaders

Maintain precautions as 2nd Covid surge still continues, warns AIIMS chief

Meanwhile, India on Wednesday reported 18,333 fresh Covid cases and 278 deaths.

Financial stress in China property sector spreads beyond Evergrande

A Chinese developer of luxury apartments missed $315 million in payments to lenders

Google to turn on 2-factor authentication by default for 150 mn users

Google has announced that it is planning to auto-enroll 150 million users into the company's "two-step verification" system by the end of this year

Short-form video consumption to reach 650 mn users in India by 2025

India's online video user base has scaled to more than 350 million people, growing 24 per cent over 2018 to 2020, nearly twice as fast as markets such as China and Indonesia.

Indian BPO market to hit $8.8 bn by 2025 amid liberalised regime

In November 2020, the government had simplified BPO and ITES guidelines to ease the compliance burden on service providers and establish the 'Work-From-Home' and 'Work-From-Anywhere' framework.

Rahul Gandhi to visit UP along with Punjab & Chhattisgarh CMs

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he will visit Lucknow and Lakhimpur Kheri along with Chief Ministers of Punjab and Chhattisgarh despite being denied permission by the administration

Robert Vadra says stopped at Delhi airport from going to Lucknow

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, Robert Vadra on Wednesday alleged that he was stopped at the Delhi airport from going to Lucknow to meet his wife, who is lodged in UP's Sitapur temporary jail

Snapchat launches portal to encourage users toward political campaigns

Popular social media app Snapchat has announced a new "Run for Office" in-app tool to encourage young adults to run for local office in the US

Apple to launch iPad Pro with low-power LTPO OLED display in 2023: Report

Cupertino based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch two new iPad Pro models with low-power LTPO OLED displays for release in 2023 or 2024.

Senators call on Biden to expel Russian diplomats over embassy dispute

Democratic and Republican senators called on President Joe Biden to expel Russian diplomats if Moscow does not issue more visas to US diplomats.

Rahul-led delegation denied permission to visit Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri

The UP govt, late on Tuesday night, denied permission to a Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi to visit Lakhimpur Kheri as Section 144 has been enforced there after Sunday's violence

'Buck stops with Mark': Whistleblower blasts Facebook 'metrics-led culture'

"Facebook's products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy," the whistleblower said

Tesla to pay $137 mn to ex-employee in racial discrimination lawsuit

Tesla has been ordered by a federal court to pay nearly $137 million as damages to a former employee who allegedly encountered racist abuse, discrimination and harassment at the company's plant

Kerala coronavirus update: Covid positivity rate drops to 10.44%

The daily Covid test positivity rate in Kerala on Tuesday came down to 10.44 per cent with 9,735 persons testing positive for virus after 93,202 samples were tested in past 24 hours, said a statement