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Delhi Assembly passes resolution against Asthana's appointment

The Union home ministry announced the appointment of Asthana as the new Delhi police commissioner on Tuesday evening

Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic defeats Kei Nishikori to enter semi-finals

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics here at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday

Soon transfer chat history from iOS to Android on WhatsApp: Report

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for its users to transfer their chat histories from iOS to Android operating system.

Indian rowers Arjun Lal, Arvind Singh finish 11th overall in Tokyo Olympics

Indian rowers, Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, ended 11th over in the men's lightweight double sculls competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday

Tennis: Belinda-Marketa set up Swiss-Czech final in women's singles

Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will meet Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic for the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

Sold more than 10 mn units of PlayStation 5 gaming console globally: Sony

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that its newest generation game console, PlayStation5 (PS5), has sold through more than 10 million units globally since its launch

Samsung leads global smartphone market in Q2 despite decline: Report

Xiaomi eclipsed 50 million smartphones, becoming the world's second-largest smartphone brand for the first time.

RS adjourned after passing bill to amend Factoring Regulation Act

Earlier in the day, proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were adjourned second time on Thursday till 2 pm

China's OnePlus leads Indian premium smartphone market in Q2: Counterpoint

OnePlus has emerged as the market leader in the Indian premium smartphone segment with 34 per cent market share in the April-June quarter, according to a report by Counterpoint Research

Facebook expects significant growth slowdown for rest of 2021

The company now has 2.9 billion monthly active users (MAUs) globally and average revenue per user stands at $10.12.

Twitter shuts US offices, tech giants in huddle after new CDC rules

The microblogging platform reopened the offices just two weeks ago on July 12.

Parts of Alaska under tsunami warning after 8.2-magnitude quake

Meanwhile, a tsunami warning has also been issued for Hawaii

Tokyo Olympics: Atanu Das stuns Korean archer to reach pre-quarters

India's Atanu Das came up with a brilliant performance, scoring well under pressure to stun South Koreas 2012 gold medallist Oh Jinhyek to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage

Chinese mainland reports 24 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 24 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 20 in Jiangsu, three in Sichuan and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said

Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu promised free movie tickets for life

A multiplex chain has now announced that it will celebrate Mirabai's historic win by giving her free tickets to watch as many movies as she wishes during her lifetime

MSME credit demand surges as markets reopen in June: Report

In March 2021, commercial credit enquiries were at 32 per cent over pre-Covid-19 levels.

Mamata meets Sonia; discusses political situation, Pegasus allegations

The West Bengal Chief Minister termed the meeting as positive, saying that the results will be seen in the coming days.

Capital markets to play bigger role in funding economic growth: Sebi chief

The Sebi chief said that the regulator has been active in the efforts to strengthen the market and several reforms are in the pipeline.

If Tesla joins 'Make in India', govt will lower import duty: report

Musk recently said that his electric vehicle (EV) company wants to launch cars in India, but the country's import duties on EVs are "highest in the world by far"

Gupshup raises additional $240 mn to expand global footprint

The new funding round follows the $100 million raise from US-based investment firm Tiger Global in April at a $1.4 billion valuation.