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Microsoft profits up 21%, giving cushion for gaming push
washington (TIP)- Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21% as the pandemic continued to keep many office workers at least partly at home. The Redmond, Washington company […]
WhatsApp to allow transfer of chats from Android to iPhone
Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the possibility of allowing users to migrate chats from their Android device to an iPhone. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on an “import chat history” feature that will let […]
I would be more dangerous if forced to step down, Pak PM Imran Khan warns Opposition
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday warned the Opposition parties that he would be more dangerous if they forced him to step down as he ruled out granting any concession to them. […]
Free 56 Indian fishermen: Lanka court
Colombo (TIP): A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of 56 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s territorial waters on January 25, a verdict that sets free all the […]
42 people dead due to heavy snowfall in Afghanistan
Kabul (TIP): Since the last 20 days, at least 42 people have died and 118 other injured as heavy snowfall has lashed 15 provinces of Afghanistan, officials said. Meanwhile, over 2,000 houses have also been […]
Pakistan slips on Corruption Perceptions Index, ranks 140 out of 180 countries
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan has dropped 16 spots on the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021 and is ranked 140th out of 180 countries, Transparency International said in a report on January 25, in a major […]
Sara gets minor scare as light bulb explodes during her makeup session
Sara Ali Khan had a rather eventful start to her day on Sunday as the actor received a minor scare with a light bulb exploding in her vanity while she was getting her make-up done. […]
Lara says she took a break from films as she was tired of ‘playing hero’s wife’
Actor Lara Dutta says she decided to momentarily step away from acting because she felt ‘jaded’ being slotted in roles which required her to be either the ‘girlfriend or wife’ of the leading men. After […]
Shaurya Chakra: 2 Army men killed fighting infiltrators in J&K, CRPF officer among 12 to receive honour
New Delhi (TIP)- TWO SOLDIERS who were killed fighting infiltrators along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K and a Rifleman who chased two insurgents into the jungles and killed them during an operation in […]
Tricolour found upside-down as Kerala Minister unfurls flag; probe ordered
Thiruvananthapuram (TIP)- A probe has been ordered after the national flag was found upside-down when unfurled by Kerala Minister Ahamed Devarkovil on Republic Day in in Kasaragod district Wednesday, January 26. The minister, who holds […]
Bhattacharjee is latest among those who’ve refused Padma honors
New Delhi (TIP)- Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday, Jan 25, declined to accept the Padma Bhushan award shortly after the Union ministry of home affairs released the list of the Padma […]
India ranks 85 in Transparency International’s corruption index
New Delhi (TIP)-Underlining that some of the mechanisms that could help reign in corruption are weakening, Transparency International ranked India at 85 among 180 countries in its Corruption Perception Index report released on Tuesday, Jan […]
UK police to investigate alleged lockdown breaches at PM’s residence
London (TIP): British police will investigate alleged lockdown breaches at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street residence after receiving evidence from an internal government probe into a series of gatherings. Johnson is fighting for his […]
Moscow adds Navalny to terrorist list
Moscow (TIP): Russian authorities have added imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and some of his top allies to the registry of terrorists and extremists, the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on opposition supporters, independent […]
Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition in UK Supreme Court
London (TIP): WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange was on January 24 granted permission from the Supreme Court to appeal against his extradition order to the US. The 50-year-old is wanted in America over the leak of […]