Sci-Tech

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked senior officials from Meta to appear before the government to explain the temporary restriction placed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post, with the meeting expected to take place within the next seven...

New Delhi: Indian travellers can now use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make online bookings for At the Top, Burj Khalifa, with the iconic attraction becoming the first in the UAE to accept the payment system for e-commerce transactions, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)...

Hong Kong: The US Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. The measures are likely to test relations with Beijing ahead of a planned US visit by Chinese...

Moscow: Russia's main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday summoned Meta's public policy head after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post of July 23 - addressing India's youth and promising stringent measures against paper leaks - was briefly restricted by the US-headquartered social media giant. IT Secretary S Krishnan said...

New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of major social media platforms, including Instagram, along with officials of the ministries of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Home Affairs, August 3 to discuss regulation of social media and digital platforms. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey,...

New Delhi: India's private SpaceTech ecosystem has raised a record $871 million across 241 funding rounds through July 2026, driven by policy reforms that opened the sector to private participation and attracted institutional capital, according to a report released Tuesday. The report by Tracxn said...

New Delhi: The government has summoned Meta's global head of public policy after the US-based social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post, in which he had addressed India's youth and promised stringent measures against paper leaks, sources said Tuesday. Sources told PTI that...

Raurkela: Researchers at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raurkela have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomous system that monitors and cleans solar panels only when required, a move expected to improve power generation while reducing maintenance costs and water consumption. The technology, developed by Assistant...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has started issuing notices to social media accounts directing them to delete "abusive" or "illegal" posts against senior leaders, including the prime minister, during the recent CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, sources said Monday. The action follows a review of content...