IIT Madras offers new MA programme, know how to apply

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) today announced admission in their new MA programmes. The institute has added Economics to the already existing streams of Development Studies and English Studies and offering all the three streams as two-year programmes instead of the current five-year integrated MA…

Biggest rail strike in 30 years brings UK to standstill

Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way for widespread industrial action across the economy in coming months. Some of the more than 40,000 rail workers who are due to strike on Tuesday, Thursday…

Vikram box office collection: Kamal Haasan film is set to cross another major milestone

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan’s latest blockbuster Vikram is showing no signs of slowing down at the box office. The film, which is in its third week at the box office, recorded significant occupancy across Tamil Nadu on Monday. Based on the current trend, the trade expects the movie will retain the majority of…

Sivakarthikeyan ‘blames’ Sathyaraj for postponing Prince: ‘Since Baahubali, he has changed’. Watch hilarious video

Actor Sivakarthikeyan on Tuesday released a funny sketch, which he has performed along with the cast and crew of his upcoming film, Prince. The comedy video was made to announce the release date of the movie. “The actual reason for delaying the release of Prince is Sathyaraj,” Sivakarthikeyan makes this…

Apple may launch next generation AirTag, analyst predicts

Apple is expected to launch the second generation AirTag. The Cupertino-giant launched the AirTag in 2021. It is a tracking device which is primarily used to track important belongings. Popular analyst Ming Chi Kuo has predicted that Apple is working on the second generation AirTag soon. The device has been embroiled…

Apple’s new iOS 16 feature will let you bypass annoying CAPTCHAs on websites

Apple will soon let users bypass the annoying CAPTCHA and puzzles that we encounter on several websites. The feature spotted by MacRumors and explained by Apple will roll out with iOS 16, likely after the launch of the iPhone 14 series in September or October. In a post, Apple explains that its upcoming Private Access…

South African city tries to save water as risk of ‘Day Zero’ drought comes near

In South African township of Kwanobuhle, a 49-year-old resident Morris Malambile loads his wheelbarrow full of empty plastic containers and pushes it from his home to the nearest running tap. The bumpy road makes balancing containers filled with 70 liters of water on his return a pain. Thousands of residents in…

North Korea may declare victory over Covid just a month after detecting outbreak

It’s only been a month since North Korea acknowledged having an COVID-19 outbreak, after steadfastly denying any cases for more than two years. But already it may be preparing to declare victory. According to state media, North Korea has avoided the mass deaths many expected in a nation with one of the world’s…