Throw away Chinese phones, Lithuania tells citizens after finding evidence of in-built censorship tools

HIGHLIGHTS Lithuania recommends people against buying Chinese phones. It urged existing users to “get rid” of the phones as soon as possible. Data security and censorship issues were found with Xiaomi and Huawei phones. As a warning to all countries with phones made by Chinese companies, Lithuania’s…

Reliance Industries shares continue to rally: Here’s what brokerages say

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) shares have been performing well on the stock market for a while and surged over 2 per cent on Thursday. This month has been particularly good for the stock as witnessed a sustained rally, supported by optimism pertaining to its retail and digital business. While there have been no…

Manika Batra-TTFI row: Delhi High Court temporarily stays federation’s rules on attending national camp

The Delhi High Court has ordered a temporary stay on the Table Tennis Federation of India’s (TTFI) rules that made it compulsory for a player to attend a national camp in order to be eligible for selection for international events after star paddler Manika Batra had filed a petition against her getting dropped…

Emraan Hashmi jets off to Austria after denying being a part of Salman, Katrina’s Tiger 3

Emraan Hashmi’s photo with a fan from Austria is going viral on social media. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are also there to shoot for their upcoming spy thriller, Tiger 3. While Emraan had denied being a part of the film, fans are happy that he jetted off to Austria and the actor’s name is now trending on Twitter…

Fantastic Beasts 3 is titled The Secrets of Dumbledore, film to release in April 2022

The highly-anticipated film, Fantastic Beasts 3, now has an official title. Based on JK Rowling’s characters, the makers of the Harry Potter spinoff revealed that the upcoming film is called The Secrets of Dumbledore. Warner Bros also announced that the film will hit the theatres globally on April 15, 2022. FANTASTIC…

YouTube for desktop could soon allow Premium users to download videos they can watch when offline

There are situations in life when you want to download shows and movies, and keep them ready for viewing, especially when you are travelling or going to a low-network region. While streaming platforms like Netflix enable users to watch shows later on their phone and laptops, YouTube only allows users to download videos…

League Cup: Chelsea beat Aston Villa on penalities, Manchester United knocked out by West Ham

Chelsea survived a scare as they beat Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties to enter the fourth round of the League Cup after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1 on Wednesday. Manchester United crashed out, however, as West Ham United avenged their Premier League loss at the weekend with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford sealed by…

Andy Murray storms into 1st ATP quarter-final since 2019 at Moselle Open

Former world number one Andy Murray reached his first ATP quarter-final in two years on Wednesday with a straight sets win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil at the Moselle Open. Murray, now ranked at 113, swept to a convincing 6-3, 6-3 victory and will face either top seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland or French player…

IPL 2021: Not surprised by David Warner’s duck, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada know how to trouble him – Kevin Pietersen

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen said that he was not surprised by SunRisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) David Warner being dismissed by Delhi Capitals’ (DC) Anrich Nortje for a duck on Wednesday in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Warner was caught at point off the third ball of the first over of the match.…

IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals all-rounder Marcus Stoinis suffers hamstring strain, confirms Cricket Australia

Delhi Capitals and Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will undergo a scan later on Thursday after pulling up with a hamstring issue during an Indian Premier League match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Stoinis hurt his left hamstring while bowling early in his second over, limping off the field and playing no further…