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French Open: Nadal thrashes Gasquet for 17th time, enters 3rd round

Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday

Kerala Finance Minister to present maiden Budget of Vijayan govt 2.0

All eyes are on Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal as he will present the first Budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 caseload goes past 172 million

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 172 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.69 million

Chile to extend lockdown after coronavirus case tally hits 1.4 million-mark

Chile will extend lockdown measures in 16 cities, including the capital Santiago, due to the increase in Covid-19 infections, which have exceeded 1.4 million cases

Jagan Mohan proposes central management of coronavirus vaccine supply

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called for collectively urging the Central government 'to take charge and responsibility' for the vaccination drive, as was being done earlier

PM Modi dials Bengal BJP leader Mukul Roy amid buzz over his return to TMC

Sources in BJP said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Roy at around 10.30 a.m. and enquired about the health of his wife

Elon Musk attributes Tesla price hikes to 'supply chain pressure'

Musk had previously indicated in an April earnings call that Tesla was well placed to weather the global chip shortage by "pivoting extremely quickly to new microcontrollers".

Iran dampens hopes for early agreement in dispute over 2015 nuke deal

"We have come closer, but we are still far from an agreement," Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.

Supreme Court quashes FIR against veteran journalist Vinod Dua

The Bench declined to entertain Dua's prayer for setting up of a high-level committee in each state for prior vetting of sedition charges against journalists of 10-year standing.

India's active Internet population to hit 900 million by 2025: Report

The digital adoption is fast increasing in rural India with a spurt in smartphone usage, as the total active internet population is likely to touch 900 million by 2025 from 622 million last year

Apple redesigns its music website for artists with Spatial Audio details

Apple overhauled its website for artists, which is designed for those who are creating content for Apple Music

Petrol, diesel price remain unchanged as OMCs goes for a longer pause

Fuel price rise in the country went for a longer pause as OMCs kept the pump rate of petrol and diesel unchanged for the second consecutive day on Thursday

Southwest monsoon to hit Kerala today, conditions perfect, says MeT dept

The Southwest monsoon will hit Kerala on Thurday later, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said considering the favourable conditions for its onset that has already been delayed by a few days.

Why govt delayed emergency approval to coronavirus vaccine: Chidambaram

P Chidambaram accused the central government of needlessly delaying approval to Coronavirus vaccines in the country for many months except in the case of Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik V

Microsoft to showcase next generation of Windows operating sys on June 24

Microsoft has revealed that it will showcase the next generation of Windows operating system on June 24

India Covid update: 134,000 coronavirus cases, 2,887 deaths in 24 hrs

India again witnessed a slight increase in Covid numbers with 134,154 new infections reported in 24 hours and 2,887 more people succumbed to the pandemic

US firms face rising costs, labour shortages amid supply chain disruptions

US firms are facing rising costs and labour shortages amid supply chain disruptions, according to a Federal Reserve survey

Looking closely at retaliation over ransomware attack: Prez Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden said that his administration was "looking closely" at whether to retaliate against Russia for a recent ransomware attack

US reports lowest weekly increase of child Covid cases since late 2020

About 34,500 new Covid-19 child cases were reported in the US last week, marking the lowest number of new weekly cases since early October last year

Karnataka revenue minister performs mass last rites of over 1,000 bodies

After waiting for more than two months, with no relatives coming to pick even the 'asthi' Karnataka revenue minister has performed last rites of over 1,000 'Asthis' in triveni sangama