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"I've been so privileged and honoured to represent my country and the Australian cricket team. I'm sorry and I'm absolutely devastated," said Steve Smith. (Photo: AP)

Ball tampering: Steve Smith says sorry in an emotional press conference

I've made a big mistake by allowing this to happen. It was a huge error of judgement, said Smith.

29 Mar 2018 3:05 PM

Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone.

Alia Bhatt wants to do 'multi-heroine' film Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone

"I’ve made a pact with Katrina and Deepika that we will do films together," Alia Bhatt said.

28 Mar 2018 12:29 PM

Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

Warning: Powered by AI, fake news will just get worse

This warning comes from an AI consultant that works for the CIA.

28 Mar 2018 12:03 PM

Feminism is a movement that has to take over the world, says Kangana Ranaut

Kangana had said that a woman should be allowed to talk about sexual assault even 50 years after it happened.

27 Mar 2018 12:36 PM

Scrutiny of Facebook has intensified following reports that it failed to prevent the data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica from amassing personal information about millions of users - possibly used to aid Donald Trump's campaign - and that the social network has been collecting Android users' phone call and text message histories without notice.

Will Mark Zuckerberg be able to boldly fix Facebook crisis?

The Federal Trade Commission announced it was investigating Facebook for its privacy practices.

27 Mar 2018 10:03 AM

Arizona had been a key hub for Uber, with about half of the company’s 200 self-driving cars and a staff of hundreds.

Uber tests suspended, Mobileye calls for revalidation

The decision to block Uber Technologies Inc’s is a blow to the ride-hailing company.

27 Mar 2018 9:42 AM

Rana Daggubati played the role of Bhallaladeva in director SS Rajamouli's Baahubali.

Rana Daggubati voices Thanos in the Telugu version of Avengers

The actor has lent his voice for the Telugu version of the film, which will hit theaters next month.

26 Mar 2018 11:30 AM

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif at the Dabangg Tour.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s camaraderie at Dabangg Tour is unmissable!

Salman and Katrina last worked together in Ali Abbas Zafar’s ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ which was a Christmas release.

25 Mar 2018 8:11 PM

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja have locked in their wedding destination.

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja wedding is on; here are all the details you need to know

With Sridevi’s demise last month, there was uncertainty about the time when the marriage takes place.

24 Mar 2018 1:04 PM

According to an exclusive report by Zero Day security researcher Zack Whittaker (via ZDNet), every Indian citizen who has subscribed to Aadhaar has been leaked. According to the report, Zack says that the national ID database has been hit by yet another major security lapse.

Aadhaar system security flaw: Every Indian citizen's private details at high risk

A new report states that a major lapse in API security can leak all Aadhaar details.

24 Mar 2018 11:59 AM

Facebook pages of SpaceX and Tesla, which had millions of followers, are no longer accessible.

Daring move: Elon Musk deletes Tesla, SpaceX Facebook pages

Musk has had run-ins with Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg in the past.

24 Mar 2018 9:37 AM

Happy 31st Birthday Kangana Ranaut, but that tongue of yours...uff!

As Kangana turns 31 on Friday, we present you 5 badass moments of unapologetically sassy and witty actress.

23 Mar 2018 1:36 PM

This cap on the scholarship was imposed last year, after the Seventh Pay Commission report and impacted nearly 3,400 children of army personnel. (Photo: Representational | File)

Govt removes cap from soldier’s children education, to fully fund costs

The scheme to provide financial aid to children of martyrs was announced in Dec 1971, days after the Indian victory in the war with Pak.

22 Mar 2018 2:57 PM

The incident was reported on March 19, where her brother (Durga Prasad Oram) said that her battery was draining out and she attempted to recharge the phone whilst talking. (Photos: Metro.co.uk)

Alleged Nokia smartphone explosion kills 18-year-old Indian girl

Uma suffered injuries to her hand, leg and chest and was rushed to the local hospital. She later died in the hospital.

22 Mar 2018 10:17 AM

On Wednesday, March 21, the police released the dash cam video from the car which shows the human driver take her eyes off the road for a few seconds.

Watch: Shocking footage of self-driving Uber knocking down woman

Uber is said to be suspending all of its autonomous testings after the incident.

22 Mar 2018 9:53 AM

Officials from Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) displayed two cube-shaped vehicles built by US-based Next Future Transportation company in Italy as they spun around on a main street in Dubai.

Dubai tests autonomous pods in drive for smart city

Passersby stopped to try out the six-seat vehicles and question the Italian engineers overseeing the test.

02 Mar 2018 9:59 AM

Within a few days itself, an Australian student and developer by the name of Joshua has already built a Chrome and Firefox extension

Someone just beat Google, adds ‘View Button’ in Image Search

Google had removed the ‘View Image’ button from Google Images in view of protecting creators’ copyrights and credits.

20 Feb 2018 12:19 PM

The move came when Getty Images complained to the European Commission accusing the tech giant of anti-competitive practices.

Google images download issue was part of a 'peace deal' with Getty Images

Google removes ‘View Image’ button: Getty happy, others angry.

17 Feb 2018 10:22 AM

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApp’s service.

NPCI gives consent to WhatsApp Payments for BHIM UPI

Other digital payment wallet services broke their silence by leaning on Paytm’s claim.

17 Feb 2018 8:12 AM

The Kepler-90 system also could have a ninth planet or more, according to the researchers. It is 2,545 light-years away; a light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. Representational Photo: NASA

Eighth planet found in faraway solar system, matching ours

Our solar system had nine planets until Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.

15 Dec 2017 9:39 AM

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