Top Stories

Omicron: NCBS monitoring Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, New Delhi -- top 4 cities reporting Covid variant

After 2 cases of the Omicron Variant were detected in Bengaluru, the National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has started monitoring the...

Global Covid caseload tops 264.89 mn; UK reports 50K new cases

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 264.89 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.24 million and vaccination to over 8.11...

AP former CM Rosaiah passes away; Condolences pour in

Former CM of undivided Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah passed away on Saturday morning

Explore mediation, courts should be last resort: CJI to business community

CJI Ramana suggested the business community to keep courts as a last resort while settling disputes

Vinod Dua passes away aged 67; daughter pens emotional message [details]

His wife passed away after contracting Covid and Dua's health deteriorated after recovering from Covid which also led to him being hospitalised a few...

Biden signs short-term funding bill to avoid govt shutdown

The US President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill that will keep the federal government running through February 18, 2022, avoiding a...

How to book Uber on WhatsApp; India first to get novel feature [details]

WhatsApp users can book an Uber ride through three simple ways: messaging to Uber's business account number; scanning a QR code; or clicking a link...

China uses Twitter for its propaganda; gets busted: Over 2K accounts removed [details]

It's not a secret that China uses various platforms for its propaganda, but its ill-intended moves got busted by Twitter when it tried to shift the...

These are Apple's best apps, games on App Store in 2021; see where your favourite app ranks [details]

The App Store Awards honour the best apps and games at the end of each year. Here's a list of the best ones this year.

Gateway of India turns colourful as Indian Navy celebrates; History and Significance of the Navy Day

The Gateway of India hosts a Beating Retreat and Tattoo Ceremony to commemorate Indian Navy Day. Several events, such as marathons and quizzes, are...

Suspects in notorious robbery on pretext of giving Omicron vaccine in Bengaluru held

Karnataka police have taken two persons into custody in connection with a theft, in which robbers entered the house on pretext of administering jab...

Pakistan hacker attacked Afghan govt ministries, shared data

A Pakistani threat actor successfully socially engineered a number of ministries in Afghanistan and shared government computer in India to steal...

More than half of Omicron cases in UK were of those double vaccinated

More than half of those infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant in England were double jabbed, health officials have said, as the number of...

iPhones of 11 US diplomats in Uganda hacked by infamous Pegasus spyware [Report]

At least 11 US State Department officials' iPhones have been hacked by Israel-based NSO Group which is the seller of infamous Pegasus spyware to the...

Ajaz Patel creates history, picks 10 wickets in an innings against India

Ajaz Patel picked 10 wickets by conceding 119 runs in the first innings of the test match

In a first, India revokes Pepsico's patent on potato

The Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority on Friday revoked the registration the multinational company had. Even at the...