- Middle East
Senior Hezbollah leader’s son killed in Israeli drone strike
Tel Aviv: The Hezbollah on Saturday said Hassan Ali Dakdouk, the son of Ali Mussa Dakdouk, who is reportedly in charge of the organisation’s operations in southern Syria, was killed, reportedly in…
- Mumbai
Mumbai US consulate issues record Visitor Visas to Indians
Mumbai: The US Consulate-General in Mumbai set a new record for issuing Visitor Visas with reduced waiting time and a ‘special Saturday’ of interviews for a staggering 2,023 applicants, an official said…
- Middle East
COP28: Close to USD 7 tn invested globally in nature-negative activities, says UNEP
Dubai: Close to $7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have a direct negative impact on nature from both public and private sector sources –equivalent to roughly seven per…
- Television News
Nitin Mukesh gives special gift to ‘Indian Idol 14’ contestant
Mumbai: Singer Nitin Mukesh Mathur, who will make a special appearance in the singing reality show ‘Indian Idol Season 14’, will be seen presenting contestant Dipan Mitra with his late father and…
- Technology
Fresh details emerge in Sam Altman’s surprise ouster from OpenAI
San Francisco: The ouster of Sam Altman by the previous OpenAI board was the culmination of several issues around Altman’s strategic manoeuvring and a “perceived lack of transparency” in his communications with…
- India
2 teachers suspended for sexually harassing students in Karnataka
Shivamogga: The Karnataka Education department on Saturday suspended two teachers on charges of sexually harassing girl students in a school in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district. The suspended teachers are identified as head master…
- Bangalore
Ex-BJP MLA reiterates he faced insult for being Dalit in Nagpur
Bengaluru: Former BJP MLA Goolihatti Shekar has reiterated that he faced an insult for being a Dalit when he visited Hedgewar’s memorial in Nagpur. An audio of Sheakar challenging BJP leaders and…
- Business
Amazon sues scammers for stealing millions of dollars via fake returns
San Francisco: Amazon has sued an enterprising group called REKK, which is responsible for stealing millions of dollars of products from Amazon’s online stores through systematic refund abuse. Through the lawsuit, Amazon…
- Technology
US judge allows 9K women employees to sue Disney for pay discrimination
San Francisco: A US judge has allowed 9,000 women to sue entertainment giant Disney via a class-action lawsuit that alleged pay disparity. The lawsuit includes female Disney employees who worked for the…
- World
US blocks UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the UAE and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support…
- Middle East
Six killed as confrontation continues on Lebanese-Israeli border
Beirut: Four Hezbollah fighters and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement were killed in confrontations on the Lebanese-Israeli borders, Lebanese military sources told the media. The sources, who spoke…
- Middle East
Iraq: At least 14 dead in building fire in Erbil province
Baghdad: Fourteen people were killed and 18 others injured in a fire that broke out at a residential building in the town of Soran in Erbil province in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.…
- Middle East
Four killed in Israeli drone attack in Syria
Damascus: Four people were killed when an Israeli drone attack hit a taxi in Syria’s southern province of Quneitra, a war monitor reported. Charred bodies of the victims, who were reportedly working…
- India
India’s forex reserves rise to 4-month high
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose to an over four-month high of $604.04 billion as of December 1, according to the latest data released by the RBI on Friday. During the week…
- India
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of fresh violence that left 13 dead in Manipur
Imphal: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that at least 13 people were killed in a gunfight in Manipur, and issued notices to the…
