Vodafone Idea launches new roaming plans for football fans: price, benefits and more

Vodafone Idea launches new roaming plans for football fans: price, benefits and more

It’s time for football and Vodafone Idea (Vi) is joining the FIFA World Cup 2023 fever with its fans. The telecom operator has announced special international roaming packs for its customers who are travelling to Qatar to witness live-action football. Vi, backed up by the global telecom operator Vodafone, has launched some exclusive International Roaming…

Over 20,000 employees leave iPhone maker Foxconn’s Chinese plant, iPhone production to be impacted

Over 20,000 employees leave iPhone maker Foxconn’s Chinese plant, iPhone production to be impacted

iPhone’s Foxconn plant in China witnessed a mass exit of close to 20,000 employees after a series of protests. As per reports, over 20,000 employees including the new hires have left the manufacturer a day after violent protests broke out at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant in China. Workers had expressed unhappiness over the working conditions, which…

Elon Musk says if Apple and Google ban Twitter, he will make his own smartphone

Elon Musk says if Apple and Google ban Twitter, he will make his own smartphone

There isn’t anything that Twitter’s new chief Elon Musk cannot do. The Tesla CEO may soon come up with an iPhone and Android rival. However, he would only think of coming up with his own phone if Apple or Google banned his newly-acquired company-Twitter- from the app stores. Twitter may get banned from Google and…

Satellite Images:  A Blacked-Out Ukraine Surrounded by Lit Neighbours

Satellite Images: A Blacked-Out Ukraine Surrounded by Lit Neighbours

The Russian military conducted a new set of “colossal” missile strikes on Ukraine’s already battered energy infrastructure to degrade the will of Ukrainians to fight and force capitulation. HARD BLOW TO UKRAINE’S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Vitaliy Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, said in his Telegram post that “70% of the capital still remains without electricity.” He…

MIT engineers design robots that can grow into bigger robots on their own

MIT engineers design robots that can grow into bigger robots on their own

As the world moves from the human-dependent workforce to robotic hands, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a unique robot that can self-assemble and build “almost anything.” The robots can help in constructing buildings, building vehicles, and even grow into bigger robots. The team is aiming to design robots that can…

Anti-hijab protesters harassed during Iran’s FIFA World Cup match against Wales in Qatar
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Anti-hijab protesters harassed during Iran’s FIFA World Cup match against Wales in Qatar

A football match between Iran and Wales during the 2020 Qatar World Cup was clouded by controversy after Iran’s supporters protesting against the country’s forced hijab law were confronted by pro-government fans before kickoff, a report said. Some protesting fans said they had flags taken away from them, while others were shouted at and harassed….

3 killed, at least 8 injured in twin school shootings in Brazil

3 killed, at least 8 injured in twin school shootings in Brazil

Three people were killed and at least eight injured on Friday when a shooter opened fire at two schools in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, local police said. The attacks happened around 10 am local time (1300 GMT) in the small town of Aracruz, located some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of state capital…

BSF shoots down Pak drone along international border in Punjab’s Amritsar
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BSF shoots down Pak drone along international border in Punjab’s Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday. The ‘quad copter’ drone was shot down at around 7.45 pm after the BSF troops heard the sound of a suspected flying object coming from the Pakistan side to the Indian side.According to an official…

Agra police recovers abducted kid in just 32 hours from Mathura

Agra police recovers abducted kid in just 32 hours from Mathura

Agra Police on Friday recovered an abducted child within 32 hours of being kidnapped from Mathura. The child, identified as Mayank, was kidnapped while playing outside his home in the Shahganj area of the city. Acting quickly, the police identified the kidnapper by circulating his pictures captured on CCTV cameras on social media. Within a…

Kanpur teacher uses drill machine on student’s hand after he fails to recite tables

Kanpur teacher uses drill machine on student’s hand after he fails to recite tables

A teacher in Kanpur allegedly used a drill machine on a student’s hand on Thursday when he failed to recite the table of two. The incident happened in Upper Primary School Model Prem Nagar in Kanpur when an instructor, affiliated with an IBT institute that works under the government and gives training lessons in different…