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Google Maps gets 10 new updates in India | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Google on Thursday (November 6, 2025) announced 10 new updates for the Google Maps in India which includes conversational Gemini integration, proactive alerts and easier travel management. These new updates to the Maps will be available for both Android and iOS users.With the Gemini’s integration into the Maps, riders can converse with Gemini while driving, and ask about hotels/restaurants on the route, their ratings. Gemini will also summarise the info for them for an easy access on the go. Riders can also ask questions and get reply…

Amazon Web Services (AWS), on Thursday, November 6, announced the expansion of its AWS Marketplace in India. This move allows Indian customers to purchase software and services from local technology providers directly in Indian Rupees. The company said that the expansion aims to simplify procurement, streamline compliance, and promote innovation in India’s growing digital economy. The new setup lets India-based Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), consulting partners, and other technology providers list and sell their offerings in INR. This essentially allows them to benefit from local invoicing and simplified tax compliance. It also means that customers can now access software and…

More often than not, top drives are set along picturesque coasts or around mountains. But while it doesn’t boast pine-scented forests or salty aromas lifting off the ocean, Route 66 is nonetheless the most scenic drive in America. The journey, spanning 2,400 miles and traveling through eight states, earned the ranking from Tripadvisor, which looked at Instagram hashtag data. To determine its results, which the booking company shared with Travel + Leisure, Tripadvisor partnered with vehicle performance data site 0-60specs.com. “Route 66, with its legendary pop culture status and rich history, tops the ranking with over two million Instagram posts, demonstrating how…

Elon Musk arrives at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla shareholders vote Thursday on a pay package that could award Musk a trillion dollars’ worth of Tesla stock if he meets certain targets. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images On Thursday afternoon, Tesla shareholders will vote on a proposed pay package of extraordinary proportions for Elon Musk. That package is conditional: Musk would earn no salary, but would unlock Tesla stock worth about a trillion dollars if…

One is a Kathmandu-born centre-back. The other is a winger born and raised in Perth. One has had a journeyman career, covering South America, Europe and Africa. The other stayed put in the UK for a decade, playing for the likes of Portsmouth and Fulham, before making an appearance for Australia. One currently plies his trade in the Bolivian league. The other, in India.Both will now play for India. In a move that points to what the future could look like for Indian football, 27-year-old Abneet Bharti and Ryan Williams, 32, will join the national team training camp in Bengaluru…

For the past few months, a shadowy company called Dumb and Co. has been convincing people in Washington, DC, to ditch their smartphones for a month. It’s part of a project called Month Offline, where participants get a flip phone and access to a support group to talk about algorithms, doomscrolling, and why smartphones make us feel so lonely.This isn’t just another digital detox retreat. To me, it sounds more like a hip social club. The home base is a bar called Hush Harbor, the first phone-free bar in DC, and early on, the experience of joining involved calling a…

It’s no secret that the best bars in Seville, Spain, double as some of the best old-world tavernas in Europe. Usually decked out in azulejos tiles, these lively watering holes peddle small glasses (cañas) of local beer at breakneck speed to chattering locals. Cruzcampo is symbolic of Sevillano culture in itself.Still, dotted amongst Seville’s rustic bars, lining the Andalucían capital’s snaking cobblestone streets, are rooftop bars with knockout cathedral views, intimate flamenco venues, and haunting late-night religious bars doling out Blood of Christ cocktails as a prefix to Sunday service. If nothing else, it’s a good idea to dip between…

The top bosses of the first ed-tech company to hit the primary market, Physicswallah Ltd.(PW), do not want any comparison with the industry’s early entrant Byju’s. The company’s attention to reputation and low pricing is what differentiates them from “the early players “, chief executive officer (CEO) Alakh Pandey told the media while responding to questions about differences between the two companies. Physicswallah(PW) has fixed the price band for its ₹3,480 crore initial public offering, between ₹103 and ₹109 and can be bid in lots of 137 shares and multiples thereof. Mr. Pandey stressed he did not want PW and…

President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Suzanne Plunkett/AP/Pool REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Suzanne Plunkett/AP/Pool REUTERS MIAMI — FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognize exceptional actions for peace,” soccer’s governing body said Wednesday. But FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump, would not tip his hand Wednesday…

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, and French-owned Amundi India Holding are jointly divesting 10 per cent of equity stake in the mutual fund venture SBI Funds Management Ltd (SBIFML) – the largest mutual fund venture in the country — and list its shares on the stock exchanges through an in initial public offering (IPO). SBI has decided to divest 3.20 crore shares, being equivalent to 6.30 per cent of total equity capital of SBI Funds Management through the IPO, subject to regulatory approvals. Amundi India Holding, the other promoter of SBIFML, will divest 1.88 crore equity…