Sci-Tech

New Delhi: More than 80,000 employees in the technology sector have lost jobs in the first four months this year, and layoffs continue to haunt the overall startup ecosystem globally. Latest figures from layoff.fyi, a portal that tracks tech sector job cuts, 279 tech companies...

New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook Friday said the company grew strong double-digit in India, clinching a new March quarter revenue record amid an "incredibly exciting market". Describing India market as a "major focus", Cook said Apple is working on the entire ecosystem from developer...

Brussels: Germany's top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack, as NATO and European Union member countries said they will not let Russia's “malicious" behaviour in cyberspace go unanswered. Relations between Russia...

New Delhi: The Central Water Commission has underscored a notable deficit in reservoir storage nationwide, which has dipped to 28 per cent from 35 per cent of the capacity during the corresponding period last year. The CWC, which monitors live water storage in 150 water...

Beijing: China Friday launched a lunar probe mission to collect samples for the first time from the far side of the moon and bring them to Earth for scientific studies. The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and then returning samples from the moon's far...

Beijing: China is set to launch its Chang'e-6 lunar probe to the Moon's mysterious far side to Earth -- the first endeavour of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Friday. According to the CNSA, the...

Bhubaneswar: Anup Paikaray, founder of Newrup Tech Solutions, a state-supported startup that manufactures the most affordable clean energy equipment, recently got an international honour at a programme in Boston. Anup is a graduate of Odisha University of Technology and Research OUTR), with a degree in...

New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato has received a fresh goods and services tax (GST) demand and penalty order of more than Rs 2 crore from Delhi's sales tax officer. The order consists of Rs 2,22,91,376 in GST demand with interest of Rs 2,08,98,164...

New Delhi: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday announced new features for WhatsApp Communities and its groups. Now, groups belonging to a WhatsApp Community can create events, making it easier to come together in person and online. He also announced that members can now...

Balasore: India Wednesday successfully flight tested the supersonic missile-assisted release of torpedo (SMART) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, a defence official said. The system was launched around 8.30 am from the ground mobile launcher. Several state-of-the-art mechanisms such as...