Science And Technology

India's new customs rules for 2026 raise the duty-free limit to Rs 75,000, making it easier and cheaper to bring an iPhone or other gadgets from abroad.

In todays News18 Daily Digest: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's record ninth Union Budget triggers sharp backlash from Opposition-ruled states, with Kerala flagging resource and allocation concerns even as the Centre focuses on shielding key sectors from global tariff pressures. Mamata Banerjee intensifies her standoff with the Election Commission with legal and political moves in Delhi, while the Sabarimala gold theft probe faces setbacks as the prime accused heads toward bail. In other developments, outrage erupts in Bangladesh after Jamaat-e-Islami chief's remarks on women in politics, Mumbai Police arrest suspects in the firing outside Rohit Shetty's residence, the Equestrian Federation defends sending a harassment-accused coach abroad, and Ram Charan's hospital visit sparks crowd chaos. Plus, India halves budgetary allocation for Bangladesh, and Carlos Alcaraz scripts history with a record-breaking Australian Open win. Tune in for the day's biggest stories and sharp updates from India and around the world.

Stranger Things, the series has ended, but Netflix is not quite done with the Hawkins universe. The streaming service dropped the new teaser for its upcoming animated series, which features all your beloved characters from Eleven to Steve Harrington, who are back with a whole new thrilling adventure this year., Web Series, Times Now

The internet is full of covers of the 2024 song 'Die With A Smile'; after all, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars did do a great job with such a heart-touching song. However, despite thousands of covers by rather talented singers, the one that stole the spotlight is THIS one! A video was recently shared online, which showed a young girl singing her heart out. What made the post further admirable was the fact that the performance also displayed 'confidence', as the young one was singing it on a stage. Based on the banner behind her, the event was a Christmas and New Year celebration, only the video was seemingly shared much later. With her eyes closed- the young talent did not shy away even from hitting high notes, as she covered every bit of the song wonderfully. The video's comment section soon began to garner major praise from netizens, further encouraging the young one to keep on singing. "Singing happy at level 100. Just a kid and my favourite song. Thank you," the post read. Times Now could not confirm the details of the post. Image Source: jeniece__paul06/ Instagram, Viral Videos, Times Now

It's very easy to detect which of your voice activities Google has saved.

A LinkedIn study shows 74% of recruiters in India are struggling to find skilled candidates as AI-generated job applications rise and hiring remains strong.

In an exclusive chat with Zoom, actress Rakul Preet Singh revealed if socialising, networking or attending Bollywood parties could actually enhance the posibility for an actor to land a role in a film or not. The De De Pyaar De 2 actress shared that they won't possibly even remember the next day and it doesn't really help., Bollywood, Times Now

The Forbes 355 Surround 360deg Air Purifier is a practical, easy-to-use device that works quietly in a corner to lower indoor pollution.

The easiest and most defeatist thing we can do today is to see these as moments from another time and space dimension -- a realm of goodness to which we now have little or no access. To succumb to this would be self-destructive

OpenAI's push to find faster inference chips tests Nvidia's dominance as competition shifts from training to real-time AI responses.