Google offered $30bn to acquire Snap Inc in 2016: Report
San Francisco, Aug 4 (IANS) Search engine giant Google had offered $30 billion to buy Snap Inc — the parent company of popular messaging app Snapchat — in 2016 and a similar offer is still…
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US Senate confirms Trump’s ambassador picks
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) The US Senate has confirmed dozens of presidential appointments to senior positions, including three ambassadors who will be based in Europe, the media reported. Former Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of…
Nenu Kidnap Ayyanu movie censored with U
మధురం మూవీ క్రియేషన్స్ పతాకంపై, ‘కిడ్నాప్ డ్రామా నేపథ్యంలో’ దగ్గుబాటి వరుణ్ సమర్పణలో మాధవి అద్దంకి నిర్మిస్తున్న చిత్రం ‘నేను కిడ్నాప్ అయ్యాను’. ఈ చిత్రం సెన్సార్ కార్యక్రమాలు పూర్తిచేసుకుంది. సెన్సార్ సభ్యులు ఈ చిత్రాన్ని బాగా ఎంజాయ్ చేస్తూ చూసారు. బ్రహ్మానందం, పోసాని కృష్ణ మురళి మరియు…
NATO soldier, two civilans killed in Afghan blast
Kabul, Aug 4 (IANS) Three persons including a NATO-led Resolute Support soldier were killed and six injured when a suicide bombing struck a joint Afghan-Coalition patrol near here, the coalition forces said on Friday. The…
Facebook hands over its translation services to AI
San Francisco, Aug 4 (IANS) To improve the quality of translations on its platform, Facebook has infused artificial intelligence (AI) into its translation services that account for more than 2,000 translation directions and 4.5 billion…
India reach 442/5 at lunch vs Sri Lanka on day 2 of second Test
Colombo, Aug 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka struck twice to send back overnight centurions Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane even as India added 98 runs in the morning session to post 442/5 at lunch on Day…
Of peace and non-violence: This book takes Gandhi’s lessons to the classroom
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) As talk of war and violence — all that Mahatma Gandhi stood against — gains prominence with every passing day, a Gandhian scholar has urged that the…
Why are teenagers drawn to deadly The Blue Whale game?
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The shocking death of 14-year old Mumbai schoolboy Manpreet Singh Sahani, who reportedly took his own life as part of a deadly online social media game…
A.R. Rahman may perform at audio launch of ‘Mersal’
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Double Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman may perform live at the audio launch of his upcoming Tamil film “Mersal” here on August 20, a source in the know has said. “It’s going…
Safety concerns over recalled Uber cars in Singapore
Singapore, Aug 4 (IANS) Ride-hailing app Uber on Friday said it could have done more to pull unsafe cars off the road in Singapore, amid allegations it rented out faulty vehicles to drivers, the media…
‘Curbing freedom of expression is absurd, scary’
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian filmmakers are living in “absurd and scary” times, given how they don’t know what the “rules” really are, says Vikramaditya Motwane, who is one-fourth of the…
Unregulated shark fishing could drive them to extinction in India: Expert
By Vishal Gulati Cartagena (Colombia), Aug 4 (IANS) Unregulated fishing of critically endangered sharks off India’s Gujarat coast is driving them to extinction, warns a researcher. She foresees a spike in the hunting in India…
Important to continue exploration of cuisines, culture: Chef Ranveer Brar
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) For Ranveer Brar, the gastronomical story across the globe is ever-evolving, and he feels it is important to keep exploring new flavours and cuisines to stay relevant…
Murder accused policeman surrenders in Meghalaya
Shillong, Aug 4 (IANS) A Meghalaya Police constable, accused of shooting his senior in the West Jaintia Hills district, has surrendered without depositing his service rifle, police said on Friday. Constable Lusen Sangma of the…
Expert who stopped ‘WannaCrypt’ outbreak held in cyber fraud in US
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Ironic as it may read but a cybersecurity researcher who was hailed as a hero after he discovered a ‘kill switch’ that put brakes on the fast-spreading ‘WannaCry” ransomware in…
Video of actor Balakrishna slapping assistant goes viral
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) A video featuring actor Nandamuri Balakrishna slapping his assistant and making him tie his shoe laces on the sets of his new yet-untitled Telugu film, has gone viral. Balakrishna’s 102nd film…
Six killed in Rajasthan road accident
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) Six women were killed and seven other persons injured when a jeep hit a truck near Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district on Friday, police said. The accident occurred around 6 a.m. The speeding…
Heavy rains force closure of Patna schools
Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) All public and private schools here were closed on Friday after heavy rains lashed the Bihar capital, inundating most of the low lying areas and leaving roads waterlogged, officials said. “Patna…
Justice Department issues grand jury subpoenas over Trump Jr. meeting
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued grand jury subpoenas related to Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer, the media reported. The subpoena seeks both documents and…
NIA raids Kerala engineer’s home on suspicion of IS links
Alappuzha (Kerala), Aug 4 (IANS) A National Investigation Agency team has raided a Kerala engineer’s home near here while pursuing a terror trail with Islamic State (IS) links, a top intelligence official said on Friday….