India

LeT terrorist apprehended by Reasi villagers formerly led BJP Jammu's IT cell; party responds [details]

BJP leader-turned-terrorist masterminded blasts in different areas of Jammu province. He was trying to revive terrorism in the Rajouri district of J&K.

Jul 3, 2022

BJP's Rahul Narwekar is new Speaker of Maha Legislative Assembly

As anticipated, the new ruling alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA, Advocate Rahul Narwekar was elected the new Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, here on Sunday.

Jul 3, 2022

K'taka teacher forced student's mother for physical relation, suspended

In a shocking incident, a teacher forced the mother of his student for physical relation and circulated video of the act in Raichur district of Karnataka.

Jul 3, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo asks to leave Manchester United: Report

The Portuguese superstar's decision is said to be driven by a desire to play in the Champions League for the remainder of his career.

Jul 3, 2022

5 job portals to help you in finding the right job in 2022.

Over 22K techies lose jobs in US; more than 12K in Indian startups [details]

As the tech and startup sector gets hammered by economic meltdown, more that 22,000 workers in the sector have lost jobs in 2022, along with more than 12,000 in the Indian startup ecosystem.

Jul 3, 2022

Extreme drought conditions persist in California

The latest data released by the US Drought Monitor (USDM) showed that California remained mired in extreme drought conditions when the most populous state in the US entered its tenth month of the 2022 water year.

Jul 3, 2022

Bitter divisions in Congress pushing Rajasthan towards distress [details]

That the Rajasthan Congress is divided into two camps is an open secret now, however, the worrying fact is that the split is affecting governance too.

Jul 3, 2022

Successive adverse court rulings leave Mamata fuming against petitioners

Earlier, the word "conspiracy" was hurled at the Union government or the BJP in case of any central agency probe into any matter in West Bengal. Although that still continues, of late Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has found a new target on this issue.

Jul 3, 2022

Meta to end digital wallet service Novi by September 1; here's why [details]

Meta, formerly Facebook, is all set to shut down the pilot for its digital wallet service Novi and the company wants users to withdraw their balance before it is no longer available, which is September 1.

Jul 3, 2022

Crypto broker Voyager suspends all trading, withdrawals, deposits

Cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital (VYGVF) has suspended all trading, deposits withdrawals and loyalty rewards, as top crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) filed for bankruptcy in the US, in which Voyager has made significant investments.

Jul 3, 2022

WhatsApp to soon let users hide online status from everyone [details]

Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will give iOS users the ability to hide their online status from everyone.

Jul 3, 2022

India records 16,103 new Covid cases, 231 deaths

India reported 16,103 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal decline from the previous day's count of 17,092, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.

Jul 3, 2022

Devotees can perform virtual Pooja at cave shrine of Amarnath [Price Details]

SASB starts an integrated online facility for virtual Darshan, Pooja, and Hawan for devotees

Jul 2, 2022

Mumbai's Aarey car shed row intensifies: Environment issue turns into proxy battle between Shiv Sena and BJP [Timeline]

The dispute over the construction of a metro car shed at Aarey goes back to 2014, with Thackeray government's decision to move the car shed to Kanjurmarg being a bone of contention between two former allies

Jul 2, 2022