Woman gives birth to baby with no legs and arms
A 28-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl without arms and legs last Friday, June 26 in Madhya Pradesh, India.
View ArticleMillions switch to ‘local TikToks’ after India bans Chinese apps
Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbors, industry officials...
View ArticleMillions switch to ‘local TikToks’ after India bans Chinese apps
NEW DELHI–Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbors, industry...
View ArticleGoogle announces $10 billion ‘digitization’ fund for India
NEW DELHI — U.S. tech giant Google is investing in a $10 billion fund to help accelerate India’s transition to a digital economy in the next five to seven years. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc’s...
View ArticleLOOK: Photographer captures rare image of leopard and black panther couple in...
A photographer managed to take a rare photo of a leopard and black panther walking together in a forest in Karnataka, India.
View ArticleWorld tiger population grows but SE Asia threats ‘critical’— WWF
Tiger populations in five countries are making a comeback but the endangered species still faces major threats such as poaching, conservation group World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Indian...
View ArticleSamsung, Apple to boost cellphone manufacturing in India
NEW DELHI-— Three contract manufacturers for Apple iPhones and South Korea’s Samsung have applied for large-scale electronics manufacturing rights in India under a $6.5 billion incentive scheme...
View ArticleYouTube ‘doctor’ leads anti-maskers in India
BANGALORE — As India’s tally of Covid-19 cases crosses 3.2 million and the country enters the seventh month of mobility restrictions, small but loud groups of Covid deniers and anti-maskers have...
View ArticleFacebook bans India ruling party politician over hate speech
New Delhi, India — Facebook has banned an outspoken right-wing Indian politician for spreading hate speech about Muslims as the social media giant battles accusations of bias over its handling of rival...
View ArticleYouTube tests TikTok rival in India
YouTube began testing a TikTok rival in India, saying it would refine its short video format and roll it out in more countries.
View ArticleTech group offers 5-day online course to help Filipinos find jobs amid COVID-19
While many have lost jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a tech solutions provider is offering an online course to help them find work again.
View ArticleTwo-headed baby shark caught by fisherman
A six-inch baby shark with two heads was caught by a fisherman along the Maharashtra coast in Palghar, India.
View ArticleNo bull: India claims cow dung chip protects against radiation
An Indian government unit has developed a cow dung "chip" it claims can protect people from cellphone radiation.
View ArticleAir pollution killed 500,000 newborns in 2019 — global study
Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study.
View ArticleIndia’s broadcasting ministry to regulate streaming services, online content
NEW DELHI— India’s federal government will regulate content on video streaming platforms including global services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disney’s Hotstar as part of new rules...
View ArticleIn Asia, numerous local initiatives help seniors go digital
Several non-government organizations in Asia are helping senior citizens who don't feel comfortable using new technologies.
View ArticleRussia lifts UK telecom satellites into orbit
Moscow, Russia — A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Friday, putting into orbit 36 UK telecommunications and internet satellites, the Roscosmos space agency...
View ArticleAir pollution the cause of 1.67 million deaths in India in 2019
Globally, India is the country where air pollution kills the most people per year, revealed a study in the Lancet Planetary Health journal.
View ArticleTiger cub abandoned by its mother rescued, transferred to zoo
A royal Bengal tiger cub that was abandoned by its mother was rescued from the Kaziranga national park in Assam, India.
View ArticleIndia to impose permanent ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok — Indian...
BENGALURU — India’s ministry of electronics and information technology has issued fresh notices to make permanent a ban imposed on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps in June, Indian media...
View ArticleYouTube Shorts eyes TikTok competition with 3.5 bn daily views in India
NEW YORK — YouTube Shorts — the video-sharing website’s quick clips meant to compete with TikTok — are racking up 3.5 billion views a day during beta testing in India, the platform’s head said Tuesday....
View ArticleFacebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed
Facebook Inc said on Monday it was testing a feature on Instagram that allows some content creators in India to share short video clips, known as reels, on their Facebook accounts. In the test, some...
View ArticleIndia likely to block China’s Huawei over security fears – officials
NEW DELHI — India is likely to block its mobile carriers from using telecom equipment made by China’s Huawei, two government officials said, under procurement rules due to come into force in June. New...
View ArticleIndia authorizes 5G trials without Huawei, ZTE
NEW DELHI — India has authorized trials of super-fast 5G wireless technology, giving access to international companies with the notable absence of Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE amid lingering...
View ArticleLightning strike may have killed 18 wild elephants in India, officials say
A herd of eighteen wild Asiatic elephants were found dead in India’s eastern state of Assam, possibly because of a massive lightning strike, local officials said on Friday. Fourteen adult elephants...
View ArticleWhatsApp sues India gov’t, says new media rules mean end to privacy — sources
WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit...
View ArticleBangladesh trafficking gang lured girls using TikTok–police
DHAKA — At least 11 people have been arrested for being suspected members of a Bangladesh trafficking gang that lured girls and women into India’s sex trade using the social media platform TikTok,...
View ArticleIndia seeks tougher action from US tech giants on fake news
NEW DELHI — Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter, and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms, sources told Reuters, the...
View ArticleStudent in India develops AI model that turns sign language to English
DHAKA — A third-year engineering student from India’s Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Priyanjali Gupta, has developed a remarkable artificial intelligence model capable of translating American...
View ArticleIndia censors social media posts on declining internet freedom
New Delhi, India — India directed Twitter to locally censor accounts and dozens of posts, including some referencing a report that mentioned the country’s declining internet freedoms, the social media...
View ArticleTwitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content — source
NEW DELHI — Twitter asked an Indian court on Tuesday to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge...
View ArticleFacebook’s growth woes in India: too much nudity, not enough women
NEW DELHI — On Feb. 2, when Meta Platforms reported Facebook’s first-ever quarterly drop in daily users, its finance chief identified higher mobile data costs as a unique obstacle slowing growth in...
View ArticleFrom stubs to soft toys, an Indian factory reprocesses cigarette ends
NEW DELHI — Sitting on the floor of a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, women smile and chat as they fill brightly colored toy bears with white stuffing made from a product more commonly found in a...
View ArticleIndia Makes USB Type-C Charging Mandatory For All Device Makers
The European Union is mandating USB-C chargers for all electronics in its regions. In response, India implemented a similar standard for its citizens. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) formalized...
View ArticleGoogle challenges Android antitrust ruling in India’s Supreme Court
NEW DELHI — Google has filed a legal challenge in India’s Supreme Court to block a ruling by the country’s antitrust watchdog that will force the U.S. company to change how it markets its Android...
View ArticleIndia plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed...
NEW DELHI — India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two...
View ArticleFrom fast food to autos, India’s digitally connected users lure investors
MUMBAI — Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. He spends about 30,000 rupees ($364) a month buying necessities like groceries, clothes and gadgets, all by...
View ArticleIndia shares Moon landing video proof
The India Space Research Organization posted footage of its historical Moon landing on the X social platform. Many people doubted the country’s scientific breakthrough, so ISRO posted a photo of its...
View ArticleIndia launches spacecraft to study sun after successful landing near moon’s...
NEW DELHI — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, September 2, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon. The...
View ArticleIndia boosts AI in weather forecasts as floods, droughts increase
MUMBAI — India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods, and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top...
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