NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar’s meeting with counterpart Wang Yi saw efforts by both sides to address each other’s concerns and interests, with Beijing agreeing to remove curbs on export of fertilisers, rare earth minerals and tunnel boring machines to cater to India’s needs. Indian authorities said these were three key concerns raised…
Apple is producing all four iPhone 17 models in India ahead of their September debut, marking the first time that all new variations, including the two Pro versions, will ship from the country from launch, according to Bloomberg sources familiar with the matter.The company has expanded iPhone production to five factories in India, including two…
KOCHI: The year M A Abdullah Maulavi was born marked the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of rapid tech transformation. Little did the now 105-year-old Kerala native know that it would take him another century and more to find his tech mojo as a “fully digi-literate” person able to use a smartphone. “I…
NEW DELHI: Keeping aside objections of Kerala and Tamil Nadu govts on the maintainability of the Presidential reference, Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would give its opinion on the President’s 14 queries if it finds these raising important questions of law on SC’s power to fix timelines for her and governors in granting, withholding…
“Tomorrow is not promised” is what YouTubers NinaUnrated and Patrick Blackwood have to say after they met an unexpected and terrifying incident while enjoying their food. A chilling video of the two food reviewers is doing rounds on social media, where they can be seen sitting in a restaurant, Piada Italian Street Food, in Tyler,…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that seeks to ban “online money game”, where users pay a fee or deposit money, proposing a maximum three years in jail or fine of up to Rs 1 crore for those involved in offering, encouraging or inducing players to participate, which also extends to banks facilitating…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has cautioned that the five guarantee schemes launched by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt are exerting considerable strain on Karnataka’s finances, wiping out the fiscal recovery achieved after the Covid-19 years and eating into capital spending.In its report on state finances…
IMPHAL: Beoncy Laishram, who broke the glass ceiling by becoming the Northeast’s first transgender doctor, won another landmark battle Tuesday when Manipur high court acknowledged her right to have all academic certificates reissued to reflect her “female” name and gender. The court directed the authorities to issue the certificates Beoncy had applied for within a…
Another incident of a hate crime against Indians has been reported, this time from UK. A shocking video has emerged, in which three teenagers were seen assaulting two Sikh men on August 15 outside a railway station in Wolverhampton. Video of the attack went viral on social media, where the victims were seen lying on…
Justice (retired) B Sudershan Reddy NEW DELHI: Opposition’s candidate for vice president post, Justice B Sudershan Reddy, on Tuesday said he accepted INDIA bloc’s candidature as an opportunity to propagate the ideals of the Constitution – equality, fraternity, liberty and dignity – which are very “dear to him for past 55 years”.Shortly after opposition announced…
