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Peshawar: Pakistan's health ministry said Friday it has identified the first case of a new mpox variant that might be more easily transmitted, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency. The case, in a man who had...

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India Friday, successfully orbited two satellites with its new rocket – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its third and final developmental flight, the SSLV-D3 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-08 (EOS-08) weighing about 175.5 kg, and SR-0 satellite belonging to...

New Delhi: Tech giant Google Thursday celebrated India's 78th Independence Day with a doodle that showcases the country’s iconic architecture. The doodle, created by freelance art director, illustrator and animator Vrinda Zaveri features doors and windows to display India’s rich architectural heritage. The doors and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the verdict of the insolvency appellate tribunal, NCLAT, approving Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement of edtech major Byju's with the BCCI. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also stayed the NCLAT verdict setting aside the insolvency...

New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday announced the launch of 'Swiggy UPI', integrating National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) digital payments solution to deliver faster in-app experience for customers. Users can now complete UPI transactions without leaving the Swiggy app, reducing the...

New Delhi: The Competition Commission has recalled the investigation report in the case related to alleged anti-competitive practices of technology major Apple to protect the "legal rights of all parties involved". The rare move by the regulator has come amid concerns raised by Apple that...

New Delhi: All Indian salt and sugar brands, whether big or small, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics, according to a study published Tuesday. The study, titled "Microplastics in Salt and Sugar" and conducted by the environmental research organisation Toxics Link, tested 10 types of salt...

New Delhi: India's industrial production slowed to a five-month low of 4.2 per cent in June 2024, mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing sector, though power and mining sectors continue to perform well, as per official data released Monday. The factory output growth,...

Bhubaneswar: The IIT-Bhubaneswar claimed to have developed a technology to accurately predict rainfall, particularly in cases of downpours, with an adequate lead time. The technology was developed by integrating the output from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model into a deep learning (DL) model,...

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras remained on the top spot in the National Institute Ranking Framework, 2024 for the sixth consecutive year, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was ranked as the best university for the ninth year in...