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Kunchacko Boban featured in K'taka textbook as postman; has priceless reaction

Malayalam actor Kunchacko Boban gets "govt job" in K'taka with a hilarious twist [details]

Boban's post has gone viral, more so his hilarious response that went with the picture. The actor jokingly wrote he "finally managed to get a govt job in Karnataka."

Jan 31, 2022

This Delhi startup is behind dazzling drone show at Beating Retreat Ceremony [details]

Over 1,000 drones, dazzling in different colours, lit up the sky over the Lutyens' Delhi on Saturday during the Beating Retreat Ceremony and here's all you need to know about the company behind it.

Jan 30, 2022

Consumers lost $770 mn in social media scams in 2021: Report

Scamsters on prowl: US consumers lost $770 mn in social media scams in 2021

More than 95,000 people reported about $770 million in losses to fraud initiated on social media platforms in 2021, according to a new report.

Jan 29, 2022

Kapil Sharma's PM Modi video made Rahul Gandhi fans attack him: Was even abused in Italian [details]

"Was even abused in Italian": When Kapil Sharma's PM Modi video made Rahul Gandhi fans attack him.

Jan 28, 2022

Google acquires 1.28% stake in Airtel; invests up to $1 billion [details]

The $700 million equity investment in Bharti Airtel is at a price per share of Rs 734, while $300 million will go towards investments in scaling Airtel's offerings that covers a range of devices to consumers.

Jan 28, 2022

BHU develops onboard chargers for e-vehicles

Researchers at the department of electrical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) have developed a new technology for onboard chargers for vehicles.

Jan 27, 2022

Buying AK-47 as easy as getting pizza delivered in Pakistan; citizen shares experience [details]

Think about things you can get delivered at home after ordering online and certainly weapons wouldn't be one of them. But this is not the case in Pakistan.

Jan 26, 2022

Nine Padma awards for industry doyens, including vaccine pioneers; see awardees [details]

Of the total 128 Padma awardees announced on the eve of Republic Day on Tuesday, nine are from the field of 'trade and industry', including the Founder of Serum Institute of India, Cryus Poonwalla, and Krishna Ella and his wife Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech, the pioneers of Covid vaccines in India.

Jan 26, 2022

Go First Twitter account hacked; airlines working to restore control [details]

Go First airlines confirmed that the account had been compromised and that it is working with Twitter to restore and gain control.

Jan 25, 2022

Made-in-India diagnostic kit for Omicron a boon amid pandemic; reduces cost, TAT [details]

'Om', an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, is likely to be launched in the second week of February, after it receives a nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The kit will cost around Rs 150 and give the test result in around two hours.

Jan 24, 2022

RT-PCR for ₹300, RAT test for ₹100; Delhi caps prices of COVID tests by private labs [details]

The order further stated that all labs and hospitals will display the revised rates at a prominent place latest within 24 hours of this order.

Jan 20, 2022

Budget 2022: Countdown to budget session begins, salaried tax payers expect major relief [key points]

The budget session of Parliament will commence on January 31 with the address of President Ram Nath Kovind to both the houses. While the first half of the session will run from January 31 to February 11, it will reassemble on March 14 and sit until April 8

Jan 20, 2022

BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover takes voluntary leave amid controversy [details]

Ashneer Grover's decision to take a voluntary leave came after he allegedly used inappropriate language against Kotak Group staffers and an ongoing tussle with the bank.

Jan 19, 2022

Texas synagogue crisis exposes how Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism [details]

A gunman identified as Muhammad Siddiqui entered a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, and held the rabbi and three others hostage in an hours-long standoff. And he demanded to release his sister Aafia Siddiqui.

Jan 16, 2022

"People are suffering"; Assam CM reprimands Deputy Commissioner for halting traffic

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who earlier urged everyone including BJP leaders to move away from the Personal Security Officer culture and also drastically cut his security strength, on Saturday publicly reprimanded the Deputy Commissioner of Nagaon district for blocking the traffic on highway during his visit and directed not to repeat the same during the chief minister's movement.