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Bigger screens and PC-like features fuel tablet demand, with 12GB models jumping 835% year-on-year in Q1 NEW DELHI: As laptop prices rise, tablet makers are making a stronger play for everyday computing, armed with bigger screens, more memory, keyboards and increasingly PC-like multitasking capabilities.The shift is showing up in what Indians are buying. Research agency CMR said India’s tablet market grew 37% year-on-year during Jan-March 2026, with devices priced above Rs 20,000 accounting for 86% of shipments and growing 92%. Tablets with screens larger than 10 inches made up nearly 90% of market. Demand is also moving towards higher specifications.…

In its statement on Wednesday, the IDF said the presence of an armed guard with the convoy had not been flagged to it before the convoy set off, and that he was falsely identified as a Hamas fighter. It also accused the convoy of deviating from the route co-ordinated with the military.Notwithstanding “serious failures” in the process that led to the killings, “the decisions of the commanders did not raise reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct,” the IDF said.Prior to the statement by the three countries, Australia summoned Hillel Newman. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her country was “outraged” by…

Two injured in stabbing attack at Canada gurdwara Two people were injured in a stabbing at a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, on Friday morning, with police arresting a 27-year-old man who had been released from prison a day earlier after serving a sentence for assaulting a peace officer.Acting Insp. Eric Stewart of the Edmonton Police Service said the suspect had an extensive history of violent attacks dating back to 2015. He was released from a federal prison in Alberta on Thursday but failed to report to his designated halfway house in Edmonton.The attack took place at the Nanaksar Gurdwara at…

Navi Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone bench (Pune), has slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Thane collector for failing to file a reply on the problem of heaps of debris found dumped at several locations, including at coastal regulation zone (CRZ) sites, in the district. The NGT called the collector “incorrigible”.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh and environment expert Sujit Kumar Bajpayee said in a recent order that the district collector would have to deposit the Rs 1 lakh in the account of NGT Bar Association (western zone) and also appear in person…

New Delhi: A 31-year-old software engineer was allegedly beaten to death by his wife’s family following a matrimonial dispute in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar Friday.Police have detained four people.The engineer, Vinay Gupta, was a resident of Laxmi Park. He had married a 31-year-old woman from Budh Vihar about three-and-a-half years ago. The couple has twins — a boy and a girl — who are about four months old.Police said the dispute between the couple started Friday morning. The woman called her family over. They reached Gupta’s residence in Nihal Vihar. They allegedly assaulted him severely.Gupta suffered serious injuries and later…

Hoskote police have prohibited dum biryani eateries located along the service road near Lanco toll plaza on NH-75 from opening before sunrise, citing road safety concerns Bengaluru: For years, the aroma of freshly cooked dum biryani has been drawing Bengaluru’s food lovers to Hoskote long before the sun rises. But the city’s famous pre-dawn biryani runs are now hitting a roadblock.Hoskote police have prohibited dum biryani eateries located along the service road near Lanco toll plaza on NH-75 from opening before sunrise, citing road safety concerns. The move follows repeated complaints of traffic congestion, accidents, reckless parking, and fights involving…

HC reserves verdict on Danam disqualification pleas, Sept 16 judgment date set Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Friday reserved its verdict on two petitions challenging the assembly speaker’s ruling in the disqualification proceedings involving Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, setting Sept 16 for pronouncement of judgment.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin reserved orders after hearing detailed arguments from counsel representing all parties.The petitions were filed by BJP MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy and BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy, who had earlier approached the speaker seeking Nagender’s disqualification. They contended that Nagender, elected to the assembly…

Chennai: Leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin questioned chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s shift in his stand on delimitation, resulting in an intense debate in the state assembly on Friday. TVK ministers maintained that the party has not changed its position.Udhayanidhi flagged the issue, citing Vijay’s speech in Southern Zone Council meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday at Mamallapuram. He said the assembly resolution passed on Aug 12 sought a “freeze” on the total number of Lok Sabha seats at 543, but the demand was not mentioned in the chief minister’s speech at the SZC meeting.…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Parthivrajsinh Kathavadiya has alleged that Gujarat University (GU) has destroyed its historic botanical garden for other projects.Addressing a news conference at GU, Kathavadiya claimed that the botanical garden, which had been maintained since 1960, has disappeared along with several natural wetlands on the campus. He alleged that decisions related to major projects and tenders have changed with successive vice-chancellors.He said that during the tenure of former vice-chancellor Himanshu Pandya, a tender worth Rs 999.5 crore was issued for an arboretum project, which was supposed to be completed within 18 months. Kathavadiya alleged that the…

Officials were told to issue notices and conduct hearings simultaneously Gurgaon: With the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls entering the crucial stage of notices and hearings, divisional commissioner Ravi Prakash Gupta has directed officials to ensure there is no unnecessary delay in scrutinising claims and objections, verifying documents and deciding cases.At a review meeting, Gupta also asked political parties to assist booth level officers (BLOs) through their booth level agents, while deputy commissioner Uttam Singh directed the education department to identify eligible first-time voters and facilitate their registration.For voters who have received notices under the SIR exercise, the…