London, April 26 In a significant move, the UK market regulator on Wednesday announced it was blocking Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the developer behind hugely-popular Call of Duty (CoD) franchise. The final decision to prevent the deal comes after Microsoft’s proposed solution failed to effectively address the concerns in […]
Washington, April 25 Riding on the success of “Squid Game” and “The Glory”, streaming giant Netflix said it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and scripted shows. The US streaming service announced the plan following a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk […]
Ahmedabad, April 25 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday filed an appeal in the Gujarat High Court, seeking a stay on his conviction by a magistrate’s court in a criminal defamation case. The appeal will be heard by a single-judge bench in due course. On April 20, a sessions court in Surat dismissed Gandhi’s plea […]
International cricketing greats Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar have joined Sir Donald Bradman, Alan Davidson and Arthur Morris by having a set of gates named in their honour at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The gates, used to access the field of play, were unveiled to mark Tendulkar’s 50th birthday and 30 years since Lara’s innings of […]
New Delhi, April 23 Ahead of the meeting of the Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Delhi this week, India and China on Sunday held the 18th Corps Commanders-level talks — nearly five months after the last round in December last year. At the meeting at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point in the […]
New Delhi, April 23 Most parents are concerned about potential long-term risks from the Covid-19 vaccine for their children and some fear they’ll be held responsible if their child gets ill after the jab, a study has revealed. Despite efforts to increase the vaccination rate among children, many remain unvaccinated due to parental concerns about […]
New Delhi, April 22 Delhi Police said on Saturday that they neither arrested nor detained former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik after several messages were seen circulating on social media claiming his alleged detention. However, a total of 24 persons, including some farmer leaders from Haryana, were detained before they were released after […]
New Delhi, April 21 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has called former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, seeking more information in an alleged corruption case. The case pertains to a health insurance scheme that he was allegedly pushed to pass but had cancelled when he was the Governor of the erstwhile […]
New Delhi, April 20 Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday shared a video, shot on a ‘Make in India’ iPhone, where he is seen explaining to Apple CEO Tim Cook how the country is transforming the way people travel. The minister showed Cook the image of a bridge, which is taller than […]
Adipurush making the world its stage at New York’s Tribeca Festival 2023 A huge feat for director Om Raut, producer Bhushan Kumar and actor Prabhas, as the move propels Indian cinema at a prestigious global stage. The magnum opus Adipurush is about to release in a few months and audiences are very excited to see the national award-winning director, Om Raut’s […]