WhatsApp rolls out new catalog feature

WhatsApp working on a new feature

Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups. In a screenshot, it is shown that when users want to exit a WhatsApp group, other people will not be notified in the chat. Only group admins will be able to see who exits the group, but others do not. This feature is under development so i...


Airtel launches new broadband plans

Bharti Airtel Q4 revenue jumps 22% riding on tariff hike

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd. said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit beat estimates and revenue jumped 22.3 percent, boosted by a recent tariff hike.

Its average revenue per user (ARPU), a key performance indicator in the telecom industry, came in at Rs. 178 for the quarter,...


Alankrita Shrivastava to helm film on Pak social media star

Alankrita Shrivastava to helm film on Pak social media star

Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava is set to direct a film on the late Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, the makers announced on Tuesday.

Producers Vikas Sharma and Sunny Khanna, along with Shrivastava have acquired the rights to the book ‘The Sensational Life and Death of...


India aims to roll out 6G telecom network by decade end: PM Modi

India aims to roll out 6G telecom network by decade end: PM Modi

India is targeting the rollout of 6G telecom network, which will provide ultra-high speed internet connectivity, by the end of the decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. India currently has 3G and 4G telecom networks and companies are gearing up to launch 5G over the next few months. Speaking at ...


Netflix sets premiere date for ‘Jersey’

Netflix sets premiere date for ‘Jersey’

Shahid Kapoor-starrer ‘Jersey’ is heading to Netflix for its digital release on May 20, the streaming platform announced Tuesday. A Hindi remake of the National Award-winning Telugu sports drama of the same name ‘Jersey’ was theatrically released on April 22 after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Netflix Indi...


Prasar Bharati to air Women’s NBA, NBA G on DD Sports

Prasar Bharati to air Women’s NBA, NBA G on DD Sports

Prasar Bharati, the public service broadcaster, on Tuesday announced the addition of WNBA and NBA G League programming to its daily offering on Doordarshan (DD) Sports, its free-to-air sports channel. The WNBA and NBA G League programming will be added to DD Sports’ twice daily basketball slots in the morning and evening. In addition to th...