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Karsten Warholm breaks 29-year-old world record in 400m hurdles

Norwegian star Warholm clocked 46.70 seconds in men's 400 metres hurdles to smash Kevin Young's long-standing world record of 46.78 secs at the Bislett Games, which is also the fourth Diamond League

Tech giant Apple preparing for expansion of mmWave iPhone 13 models

The 5G mmWave technology debuted in the iPhone 12, and compared to traditional sub-6Ghz, mmWave offers significantly faster speeds but is limited in distance.

Europe expected to be 'Delta dominant' by August as cases rise, warns WHO

WHO)has warned that Europe is expected to be "Delta dominant" by August, adding that increased mixing, travel, gatherings, and easing of social restrictions have ended a 10-week decline new cases

Notices to two ex-BSP ministers in Rs 4,200 crore UP memorial scam

The vigilance department in Uttar Pradesh has served notices to former Bahujan Samaj Party ministers, Naseemuddin Siddiqui and Babu Singh Kushwaha, in connection with the Rs 4,200-crore scam

Facebook Cloud gaming sees 1.5 mn users a month, expanding to more regions

Over 1.5 million people are playing cloud-streamed games on Facebook Gaming every month and the social network has announced to roll out Cloud gaming in Canada and Mexico

Twitter planning 'trusted friends' feature similar to Instagram: Report

Twitter has revealed two concepts for upcoming features, including 'trusted friends, that would allow users to target tweets toward specific audiences

LG Electronics set to post strong Q2 earnings on home appliance biz

LG Electronics is likely to report strong second-quarter earnings, analysts said on Friday, as its mainstay home appliance business continued to rack up solid results

India agrees to landmark global tax framework on taxing multinationals

India has agreed to a pathbreaking international framework with 129 other countries for taxing multinationals that could impact its ability to tax them

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 182.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.95 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 182.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.95 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global coronavirus update: Chinese mainland reports 18 imported Covid cases

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 18 imported Covid-19 cases but no new locally transmitted cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday

Trump Organisation CFO Allen Weisselberg surrenders to New York prosecutors

Trump Organisation's chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg has surrendered to Manhattan District Attorney's Office as he faces criminal charges on alleged tax crimes

WTC final: India didn't show the patience required in a Test, says Gavaskar

Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has said that India 'just didn't show the patience required in a Test' to take on the New Zealand challenge in the WTC final at Southampton recently

Discus thrower Seema Punia books Tokyo Olympics 2021 berth

Discus thrower Seema Punia booked her ticket for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a gold medal-winning throw of a 63.72m meters on the concluding day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships

Suresh Prabhu calls for greater role of startups in core sectors

Prabhu added that the Indian economy's rate of growth would get accelerated with India's vaccination drive picking up pace, which will revive businesses and, in turn the overall economy

Personal loan offtake rose in fiscal year 2021, industrial loans contracts

The bank credit scenario in the country witnessed a sharp contrast in terms of sectoral credit offtake in FY21

Amitabh Kant gets another one-year extension as NITI Aayog CEO

This is the third extension since he took charge of the public policy think tank in 2016.

Karnataka mulls reopening temples in phased manner after July 5

Among the government's notified 34,558 temples, there are only a select few which fall in 'A' grade category which attract huge devotees.

Can't tweak rules, or give undue relaxation due to Covid: SC on CA exams

The exams are set to start from July 5.

Fuel prices rise by Rs 8.50 per litre in last 2 months during peak of Covid

The fuel bill silently increased by about 10 per cent in the past two months during the peak of the second Covid wave that disrupted millions of lives in the country.

Zoom acquires German startup for ML-based translation capabilities

To bring real-time machine-learning-based translation to the platform, video conferencing app Zoom has signed a definitive agreement to acquire German startup Kites