Mangaluru: Heavy rains accompanied by lightning and thunderstorm lashed the city on Friday evening as it was decking up the Diwali celebrations here.

Boston: Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.

New Delhi: A petition was Friday filed in the Supreme Court seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against stand-up comic artist Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the apex court.

Bengaluru: A COVID-19 RT-PCR negative test report will be mandatory for all the teachers, students, and non-teaching staff with the Karnataka Government deciding to reopen the degree, medical and engineering colleges.

Dubai: A reputed Uppinangady businessman, Ahmed Bava, recently launched an e-shopping website for the people of United Arab Emirates (UAE) named Fidaaa.com with a mission “to make shopping in the United Arab Emirates easier”.

New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday attended a special "happiness class" where students from Delhi government schools turned teachers.

Thiruvananthapuram: In a major political development in the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala ahead of the local body polls, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Friday stepped aside as secretary, the highest office within the party at the state level, days after his son was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case linked to a drugs case in Bengaluru.

Mumbai: The rupee halted its four-session losing streak on Friday, settling with a marginal 2 paise gain at 74.62 to the US dollar, as stronger Asian peers against the greenback lent support to the domestic unit.