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IShowSpeed donates 50,000 USD to Palestine relief
Famous YouTuber “IShowSpeed” has reportedly donated 50,000 US dollars to Palestine Relief after winning a recent Wipeout challenge with fellow YouTuber KSI and MrBeast. The young internet sensation, whose real name is…
- Technology
Affordable internet service Starlink now available in Fiji: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that affordable satellite internet service Starlink is now available in Fiji, a day after the billionaire launched the service in Indonesia. Musk said…
- Business
Will Musk announce affordable Starlink internet service during India visit?
New Delhi: Starlink, an affordable satellite-based internet service offered by Elon Musk-run aerospace company SpaceX, has transformed the way people access the web in remote and inaccessible parts of the world. Will…
- Business
707 mn Indian Internet users avail of OTT entertainment services: Report
Mumbai: About 86 per cent of Internet users or 707 million people in India enjoy OTT audio and video services, making it the top use-case for Internet in the country, according to…
- India
Internet suspension extended to 20 police stations in Punjab’s seven districts
Chandigarh: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has expanded the Internet suspension to 20 police stations in seven districts from earlier 11 police stations in three districts. The new orders will be…
- News
India secures 2nd spot in Asia for most Internet Exchange Points: Report
New Delhi: India has secured the 2nd spot in Asia last year for the most Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) per country, a new report revealed on Saturday. According to the Internet Society…
- World
Sri Lanka faces nationwide power outage, disruption of internet
Sri Lanka is facing a nationwide power outage owing to a system malfunction. Disruptions to the internet were also reported from several places in the island country. According to news agency Reuters,…
- Technology
Google to start deleting personal accounts inactive for 2 years this week
New Delhi: Google will start deleting those personal accounts, which have been inactive for two years, from this week. The tech giant announced this policy in May, saying, the company will purge…
- Technology
Nearly 95% of Internet users now on social media platforms globally
New Delhi: Nearly 95 per cent of all Internet users are now on various social media platforms, 4 per cent more than last year, a report showed on Wednesday. As of October,…
- Technology
India’s most common password in 2023 revealed
New Delhi: In 2023, ‘123456’ was the most common password among Indians and worldwide, a new report said on Thursday. According to the password management solution company NordPass, people used the weakest…
- Middle East
Rafah crossing opens for 1st time since Israel-Hamas war; death toll at 10461
As the ground operations by the Israeli army intensify in Gaza, the Rafah crossing to Egypt has opened for the first time since the war began on October 7. Qatar has brokered…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone services gradually being restored in Gaza
Internet and phone services are gradually being restored in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, October 29, after a complete interruption of service that lasted approximately 36 hours. Taking to X, on Sunday,…
- Business
Reliance Jio launches India’s 1st satellite-based Internet to connect inaccessible areas
Delhi: Reliance Jio on Friday successfully demonstrated India’s first satellite-based giga-fibre service to provide high-speed, affordable Internet services in inaccessible areas across the country. Called JioSpaceFiber, it was showcased on the first…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: 10gm gold, Rs 1L to eligible brides likely in Cong manifesto
Hyderabad: Ten grams of gold to eligible women at the time of marriage, besides Rs one lakh cash and free internet to students are some of the promises that are likely to…
- Middle East
UAE’s telecom authority denies rumours of global internet disruption on Oct 11
United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has denied rumours about a “possible worldwide internet service interruption” on October 11 and termed the news ‘a hoax’. There were some…
