The government is said to be considering removal of the requirement for international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report to the government's Air Suvidha portal. Global passengers may soon be able to simply fill up a self-declaration, which is currently mandatory in addition to the uploading of the document on the portal, tha...

Gilead is a leading producer of therapies to treat HIV. The company said it is also evaluating whether any of its treatments or experimental drug candidates could be effective against monkeypox.

Several high-flying startups are being brought down to earth, as a recent carnage in global equity markets and lackluster demand for new listings force companies to raise funds at a substantial...

Gaming software company AppLovin Corp on Tuesday made an offer to buy peer Unity Software Inc in a $17.54 billion all-stock deal, looking to tap into growing demand for three-dimensional gaming.

The government has asked airlines to share all international passengers' details, including contact and payment information, with customs authorities 24 hours prior to the departure of flights.

Boult Audio FXCharge earphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The neckband-style Bluetooth earphones come with IPX5-rated sweat- and water resistance and Bluetooth V5.2 connectivity. They also support Google Assistant and Siri, and are claimed to offer 32 hours of music playback.

Oppo Watch 3 series pre-booking has begun in China. The wearable will be launched on August 10 at an event scheduled for 7pm local time (4.30pm IST).

Crossbeats Ignite S4 Max smartwatch has been launched in India. It is equipped with a blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) sensor and heart-rate tracker. The wearable is offered in two shades and is certified to be dust- and water-resistant with an IP68 rating.

OnePlus Nord Watch price in India and renders have been leaked. The smartwatch may come in two models with a total of variants and they are said to be priced around Rs. 5,000.

Redmi 11 Prime 5G may launch in India soon as the handset has been spotted on the IMEI database, according to a report. The smartphone was reportedly spotted with the model number 1219I. The report added that it could be a rebranded version of the recently launched smartphone, Redmi Note 11E.

Vivo V23e 5G and Vivo Y21T have received a price cut in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has reduced the prices for the aforementioned Vivo V-series and Y-series handsets by Rs. 1,000. The Vivo V23e 5G is powered by octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, while the Vivo Y21T packs Snapdragon 680 SoC under the hood.

WhatsApp will now allow users to delete wrongly sent messages within two days after transmitting it. Previously, this limit was over one-hour to delete messages.

Netflix has unveiled first looks at Indian reality TV series Social Currency (featuring the likes of Roshni Rai and Mridul Madhok) and IRL In Real Love (from Roadies creator Raghu Ram). Alongside, we have new looks at Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, and Neelam Kothari Soni in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives season 2; and the full cast of Indian Matchm...

All four public sector insurers incurred losses of Rs 26,364 crore in the health insurance portfolio for the last five years due to higher claims in group policies, a CAG report said.

Indias privacy debate has seen major changes in the last few years. The government has recently scraped the personal data protection bill, and decided to replace it with a comprehensive legal framework. This may bring little cheer to Big Tech if the replacement turns out to be even more draconian. Twitter and Metas WhatsApp have already initiated legal pro...

WhatsApp has announced three new privacy features today that include the ability to control your online presence, leave groups silently, and screenshot blocking for view once messages.

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes.

Netflix has unveiled three Indian documentary films and series for 2022, including Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld from the team behind Crime Stories: India Detectives, Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer from India Today, and Nayanthara wedding documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale from Gautham Vasudev Menon.

Australia's central bank on Tuesday said it was launching a one-year research programme into the case for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia, focusing on what potential economic...

Snap Inc, owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, is in early stages of planning layoffs, the Verge reported on Monday.

Moto G32 was launched in India on Tuesday at a price of Rs. 12,999. It sports a 6.5-inch display with 90Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 680 SoC, a triple rear camera setup with 50-megapixel main sensor, and a 5,000mAh battery. It comes in two colour options.

HP has expanded its range of All-in-One (AiO) PCs by launching the Envy 34-inch and Pavilion 31.5-inch in India. Both AiO PCs offer support for Windows 11 and support wireless charging.

Moto G62 India launch is set on August 11. Motorola has announced that the smartphone will pack the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, sport a 120Hz display, and will retail on Flipkart.

Xiaomi, Realme and Vivo occupy the top three positions in the Indian smartphone market in the April-June quarter, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Quarterly report. Meanwhile, Samsung slipped to fourth spot in terms of volume. The overall smartphone market in India grew by 3 percent to 35 million units in the April-June quarter.

The first employee of BitMEX pleaded guilty on Monday to violating US bank secrecy laws by failing to establish an anti-money laundering program, following guilty pleas to the same charge by...

India's work and workspace landscape has evolved significantly over the last two years, WeWork India offers a range of products and services.

Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2022 sale is now live for everyone. We've handpicked the best tech deals available on the first day of the sale out of hundreds of deals that are live today. Great Freedom Festival 2022 sale will continue until August 10.

The equated monthly installments (EMIs) and borrowing costs on loans will get costlier as major Indian banks have raised their lending rates or will do so soon.

Stocks with certain red flags such as loan defaults, rating downgrades, selling of pledged shares, rising debt, and poor earnings, should be avoided at any cost.

Snap Inc, owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, rolled out its first parental control tools on Tuesday, which will allow parents to see who their teens are talking to, but not the substance of...

Indian financial markets will be shut today on account of Muharram, a day after mixed trading results for domestic assets

Google was down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Oil prices dipped in early trade on Tuesday on the latest progress in last-ditch talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, which would clear the way to boost its crude exports in a tight market.

8th Pay Commission: The government is not considering setting up 8th Pay Commission for central government employees, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Lok Sabha on Monday.

The in-hand salary of the employees is also going to be impacted as the new wage code stipulates that the basic salary should be at least 50% of the gross salary.

BSNL has added a new long-term recharge plan for prepaid customers. The new Rs. 2,022 prepaid recharge plan comes with 300 days validity and offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS messages per day.

Realme Watch 3 Pro India launch is set to take place soon, the Chinese smartphone brand has announced through a dedicated landing page on its website. It is teased to feature an AMOLED display. The model is expected to succeed Realme Watch 2 Pro which debuted in July last year in India.

Vivo V25 Pro India launch has been teased and the smartphone is said to come with a 64-megapixel main sensor, a 120Hz screen refresh rate, and a MediaTek Dimensity 1300 SoC.

Hyundai on Monday said that it expects the ongoing chip shortage to improve by 2023, as it currently faces production constraints. Amid competition from Tata Motors and Mahindra, Hyundai said it is sitting on a backlog of 1.3 lakh pending orders. A senior company official noted that semiconductor supplies have improved, helping its production to go up steadily in the ...

Airtel on Monday reported a 22.2 percent increase in quarterly revenue, with an average revenue per user (ARPU) of Rs. 183, up from Rs. 146 a year earlier. The ARPU of rivals Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea was Rs. 175.7 and Rs. 128 , respectively. Last year, Airtel said that mobile ARPU needed to be at 200 rupees and ultimately at 300 rupees, for a financially healthy...

Helix Metalfit 3.0 smartwatch was launched in India on Monday at an inaugural price of Rs. 2,995. It comes in four colour options and has IP67 rating for dust and water resistance.

India has won a bronze medal in the Dota 2 tournament at the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022. India defeated the team representing New Zealand by 2-0 in a best-of-three match.

Infinix Smart 6 HD has been launched in India. The handset features a waterdrop-style notch display and packs 8-megapixel rear camera. Infinix Smart 6 HD is powered by a Mediatek Helio A22 coupled with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery.

Sony Bravia Master Series A95K OLED TV has been launched in India at a price of Rs. 3,69,990. It is available at all Sony Centers, major electronic stores, and e-commerce portals in India.

Bharti Airtel, India's second biggest telecom operator, on Monday reported a 22.2% increase in quarterly revenue, boosted by subscriber additions.

Reliance Jio remained the countrys largest digital services platform with a subscriber base of 410.2 million users, including both fixed broadband and mobile services at the end of March, while the number of subscribers grew to 419.9 million by June, the company announced in its annual report.

Crypto exchange Zipmex will release Ethereum and Bitcoin tokens from this week, a spokesperson said on Monday, allowing 60 per cent of its customers to retrieve their digital assets after a suspension...

The government is said to be seeking to restrict the sale of smartphones from companies including Xiaomi in the country. Brands like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi are facing tax demands and money laundering allegations, after a close scrutiny of their finances, while companies like WeChat, TikTok and PUBG Mobile have been banned in the country over security concerns. The mov...

Reliance Industries Ltd, whose offering of rock-bottom tariffs shook up the telecom industry, is looking to repeat the feat in the green energy business, where its billionaire chairman Mukesh Ambani...

The rupee weakened sharply on Monday as the dollar extended gains from Friday after solidUS jobs data lifted expectations for more aggressive Federal Reserve policy tightening.