December 9

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  Turkey Says Over 175,000 Syrians Return Home Since December

  A total of 175,512 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their country from Turkey since December 9 last year, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

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  Google Is Rolling Out Veo 2 Video Generation AI Model to Gemini Advanced Users

  Google announced the rollout of the Veo 2 artificial intelligence (AI) model to Gemini chatbot on Tuesday. Currently, the AI model will only be accessible to the paid subscribers of Gemini. With this AI model, eligible users can generate eight-second-long videos with text or image-based prompts. The Mountain View-based tech giant first introduced V...

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  Kumkum Bhagya Star Mugdha Chaphekar And Ravish Desai Announce Their Divorce After 9 Years Of Marriage

  Ravish and Mugdha got married on December 16, 2016

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  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 Release Date Will Reportedly Be Announced on March 24

  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s release date on the PS5 will reportedly be announced on Monday. The action-adventure title from Bethesda launched on PC and Xbox Series S/X in December 2024, with a PS5 launch slated for 2025.

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  Infinix Smart 9 HD With 90Hz Display, Helio G50 Chipset Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  Infinix Smart 9 HD was launched in India on Tuesday. It is the first smartphone in the company’s new Smart 9 lineup and arrives as the successor to the Smart 8 HD which debuted in December 2023. The phone boasts a 6.7-inch HD+ screen with 90Hz refresh rate, dual stereo speakers, and DTS audio processing. Infinix Smart 9 HD gets an IP54-rated buil...

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  Infinix Smart 9 HD India Launch Date Leaked Alongside Design, Colour Options and Specifications

  Infinix Smart 9 HD could arrive as a successor to the Infinix Smart 8 HD, which was unveiled in India in December 2023. A recent report has suggested a new launch date for the upcoming smartphone. It has suggested the expected colour options and the possible key features of the phone. The probable design of the handset has surfaced online as well.

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  Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 for Pixel Devices With Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements Rolls Out

  After rolling out Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 last month, Google has now released the Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 update. It is available for download on the Google Pixel 9 series and several other older models running Android 15. It builds upon the initial release of Android 15 and Android 15 QPR2 by rolling out fixes for issues related to connectivity, cu...

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  Infinix Smart 9 HD Design, Key Features Leaked; Said to Launch in India on January 17

  Infinix Smart 9 HD may launch in India soon as a successor to the Infinix Smart 8 HD, which was launched in the country in December 2023. The purported handset has yet to be confirmed by the company but details about it have surfaced online. The expected design as well as the probable launch date of the Infinix Smart 9 HD have been leaked.

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  UGC NET December 2024: Admit Card For January 9 Exam, Check Detail

  UGC NET 2024: The total duration of the exam is 3 hours (180 minutes) without any break, and all questions are compulsory.

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  Sugarcane Documentary Now Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar: What You Need to Know

  The documentary Sugarcane premiered on National Geographic on December 9 and streams on Disney+ and Hulu starting December 10, 2024. It delves into the abuse and unmarked graves of children at Indian residential schools in North America, coinciding with President Biden’s recent apology for the U.S. boarding school policies. Directed by Julian Bra...

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  SpaceX Calls off Falcon 9 Launch of Four MicroGEO Satellites at Last Second

  SpaceX’s planned launch of four MicroGEO satellites was halted at the final second on December 21, 2024. The Falcon 9 rocket, set to lift off from Cape Canaveral, was forced into a scrub after the engines ignited at T-0 seconds due to an unspecified technical issue. The satellites, developed by Astranis, were intended to provide broadband service...

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  Public Sector Hydropower Company Hiring For 118 Vacancies, Salary Up To Rs 1.80 Lakh

  NHPC Limited Recruitment 2024: The recruitment drive aims to fill 118 vacancies. The application period commenced on December 9 with a deadline set for December 30.

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  Atul Subhash's Mother Goes To Supreme Court For 4-Year-Old Grandson's Custody

  The mother of Atul Subhash, the Bengaluru engineer who died by suicide on December 9, has approached the Supreme Court seeking custody of her four-year-old grandson.

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  SpaceX Launches Two SES Communication Satellites on December 17 with Successful Recovery

  On December 17, SpaceX successfully launched two communication satellites for SES, marking the second mission of the day. The O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites were deployed into medium Earth orbit (MEO) approximately 5,000 miles above Earth. The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage successfully returned to Earth after launch, landing on the Just Read the I...

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  SpaceX Successfully Launches Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 Mission from Florida

  SpaceX successfully launched the Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 mission from Cape Canaveral on December 16, 2024, marking a major military milestone. The satellite was sent into medium Earth orbit and may connect with the GPS III network, improving navigation systems. Despite weather delays and speculation over its payload, the Falcon 9 rocket’s fi...