- Middle East
Dubai launches USD 136 million VC fund to finance tech startups
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) on Friday launched a venture capital (VC) fund worth $136 million designed to finance technology startups. The fund launched under the patronage of…
- News
Sam Altman takes a jibe at Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot, users react
New Delhi: ChatGPT creator Sam Altman on Friday shared a post taking a jibe at Elon Musk’s new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot “Grok” on his own microblogging platform X, saying “GPTs can…
- World
US jobless claims drop
Washington: Initial jobless claims in the US fell to 217,000 last week, after rising in the previous two weeks amid a slowing economy, the Labor Department reported. In the week ending November…
- India
Gold has given positive returns of 21% in last one year
New Delhi: Gold has given positive returns of 21.84 per cent in the past one year, while returns on Silver has been 21.05 per cent, as per a report by Motilal Oswal…
- Hollywood
Watch: Harry Styles looks unrecognizable with shaved head
Los Angeles: Following reports that Harry Styles shaved his head because of the lyrics on Taylor Swift’s new song ‘Now That We Don’t Talk’, a new video emerged showing the singer with…
- World
Jaishankar discusses Israel-Hamas war, Indo-Pacific issues with Blinken
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held “an open and productive discussion” with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Friday on strengthening strategic New Delhi-Washington ties, the fallout…
- Business
ED attaches three properties of Hero Motocorp CMD, Chairman Pawan Munjal
New Delhi: In a massive action against the Hero Moto Corp CMD and Chairman, Pawan Munjal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has attached three immovable properties located in…
- World
Media outlets deny having prior knowledge of Oct 7 Hamas attack
Washington: After the Israeli government demanded answers from four major news outlets about having prior knowledge of the October 7 Hamas attack, the organisations have denied that they knew of the massive…
- Middle East
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim missile attack on Israeli city
Sanaa: Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility of launching a batch of long-range ballistic missiles on the southern Israeli city of Eilat in retaliation to the continued bombardment in the…
- India
Karnataka: Minor girl gang raped, blackmailed over video
Mandya: A minor girl was blackmailed and gang raped over a video in Karnataka’s Mandya district, police said on Friday, adding that three accused persons have been arrested. The incident took place…
- Middle East
Palestine’s poverty rate to soar by 34% if Gaza war continues: UN
United Nations: A UN report has warned that the poverty rate in Palestine will soar by 34 per cent, thrusting nearly half a million additional people into poverty, if the war in…
- India
‘Publicity…’: SC dismisses plea for protection of Hinduism
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking directions from the apex court for protection of the Hindu religion which is purportedly in “danger”. A bench of Justices S.K.…
- India
Gang rape section added to BHU molestation case
Varanasi: The Varanasi police has added Sections 376 (D) (gang rape) and 509 (uttering any word or making any gesture with intent to outrage modesty of women) of the Indian Penal Code…
- Bollywood
Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and their first-ever Diwali release
Mumbai: Stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are all set for their first Diwali release with ‘Tiger 3’ and the two said that it would be a humbling feeling if they give…
- Middle East
US forces in Iraq & Syria attacked 46 times since Oct 17
Washington: Amid the raging Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, US and coalition forces stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 46 times since October 17, ten days after the conflict…
