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Washington: A day after the US exempted electronics imports, including semiconductors, from reciprocal tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Sunday said that the country is set to launch "separate tariffs" for imports of smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other components in the next one to two months....

New Delhi: Export of iPhones, smartphones, tablets, laptops from India to the US will be cheaper by 20 per cent compared to those shipped from China following the exemptions given by the Trump administration, industry body ICEA said Sunday. The US government Saturday amended its...

New Delhi: Meta-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp Saturday went down for users in India, who were unable to send messages and upload status. According to app outage tracking platform Down Detector, at least 81 per cent users reported problems with sending messages, while 16 per...

New Delhi: Digital payments via Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service suffered a nationwide outage Saturday which affected millions of users. Digital services on several online payment platforms were disrupted, hindering local shopping, bill payments and business transactions. According to the outage tracking platform Down Detector,...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, IAF and the industry for successful development trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’ from the Su-30 MKI aircraft, an official said Friday. The Minister said the development of LRGB will further enhance the capabilities of...

New Delhi: Bengaluru-based space sector start-up Bellatrix Aerospace Friday announced the expansion of operations to the US and unveiled plans to set up a propulsion systems manufacturing unit in Delaware to cater to the US market. Bellatrix has hired Chris MacDonald, a founder of a...

Cape Canaveral: Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported Wednesday. They, however, cautioned more samples are needed for a clearer picture. A better understanding of the abundance of...

New Delhi: A team of US researchers has developed a simple blood test that can predict preeclampsia- a serious pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure. Preeclampsia, which occurs usually after 20 weeks of gestation, is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality as...

Moscow: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates launched successfully to the International Space Station Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the...

WhatsApp is now letting users add music to their status updates — a feature already popular on Instagram and Facebook. The Meta-owned messaging app is gradually introducing a new update that allows users to insert music into their photo or video statuses. This move brings...