Srinagar records season’s first sub-zero temperature
Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) J&K’s Srinagar city recorded a sub-zero temperature for the first time this season on Wednesday as the higher reaches continued to reel under freezing cold. The Meteorological Department officials said Srinagar city recorded a sub-zero minimum temperature of minus 0.7 degrees Celsius. The sub-zero temperature was accompanied by morning fog, making […]
PM Modi offers to share with world India’s expertise on using Digital tech, AI
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered to share with the world India’s expertise in using the power of digital technology and artificial intelligence to improve the lives of people. Speaking on Tuesday at an event organised by India at the G20 Summit on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Artificial Intelligence(AI), […]
Indian startup PierSight unveils 1st all-weather maritime surveillance satellite
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian space tech startup PierSight on Wednesday announced the Varuna satellite that will deliver 24/7 all-weather maritime surveillance. The Varuna mission that aims to redefine maritime intelligence with an in-orbit demonstration of groundbreaking imaging technology is the first step by PierSight to establish a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) […]
SpaceX aces Starship 6th test flight, fails to catch booster
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully aced the sixth test flight of its huge Starship rocket early on Wednesday. However, it failed to repeat the “booster catch”. The huge 30-foot-wide, 397-foot-tall rocket blasted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas at 5:00 p.m. EST (3.30 […]
India will strengthen global health efforts: PM Modi to WHO chief ‘Tulsi Bhai’
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India will work towards efforts to boost global health, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while pledging his support to World Health Organisation chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who he addresses as ‘Tulsi Bhai’. He said this in response to Ghebreyesus’ post on X, thanking PM Modi and others […]
Rupee resilient despite FII outflows, India’s contribution to world market cap grows
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals — robust GDP growth, controlled inflation, managed twin deficits and record foreign reserves — have kept the rupee resilient despite foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, a report showed on Wednesday. Most of the emerging markets have experienced FII outflows during October amid uncertainty around US election, geopolitical […]
Indian short-form video platforms surpasses $200 mn revenue with over 250 mn users
Bengaluru, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian short-form video (SFV) platforms have crossed $200 million in revenue, with a huge headroom for growth via monetisation including influencer marketing, video commerce and virtual tipping, a report showed on Wednesday. India’s SFV market now engages close to 250 million monthly users and since the ban of Chinese TikTok in […]
Indians lead advanced AI usage globally, early AI adoption saving them 2 hrs a day
Bengaluru, Nov 20 (IANS) Nearly half (46 per cent) of Indian knowledge workers, among those surveyed, are now advanced users of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report on Wednesday. On the advanced AI usage, Indian workers have outpaced their counterparts in regions such as the US (34 per cent), Germany (32 per cent), France […]
Share market shut for trading on account of Maharashtra election
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) The Indian stock market was shut on Wednesday due to Maharashtra assembly elections. It lost spectacular gains after witnessing a tremendous surge on Tuesday amid fresh Russia-Ukraine tensions. All segments, including equity, derivative and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) will remain closed. Apart from this, the public holidays will also be […]
Apple issues update for Mac users targeted in zero-day cyber attack
San Francisco, Nov 20 (IANS) Apple has issued a software update for bugs ‘actively exploited’ by cyber-criminals in targeting Intel-based Mac systems. In a security advisory, the tech giant said it was aware of two vulnerabilities that “may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.” These bugs are considered “zero day” vulnerabilities. To fix […]
