- Pakistan
Parachinar becomes Pakistan’s new conflict hotspot amid Shia-Sunni clashes
New Delhi: The death toll in deadly clashes between Sunni and Shia tribes in Parachinar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 11 with the injured at 67. Clashes erupted five days…
- Bangalore
Traning aircraft makes emergency landing in Bengaluru after technical glitch
Bengaluru: A training aircraft made an emergency landing with its nose in an upward position at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport after developing a technical snag. There were two pilots in…
- Middle East
Iranian speaker calls on Asian countries to use complementary advantages in int’l affairs
Tehran: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has urged Asian countries to complement each other en route to the centre of the global political and economic arena in the coming years of…
- India
Dalai Lama saddened over deaths in Himachal torrential rain
Leh: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday wrote to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister to tell him how deeply saddened he is to learn of the torrential rain that has triggered…
- Technology
Microsoft, KPMG expands partnership to reshape professional services via AI
London: Microsoft and the global consulting firm KPMG have announced a significant expansion of their global relationship, which will reshape professional services in a number of business-critical areas such as workforce modernisation,…
- India
Rahul may shift to former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit’s residence
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who vacated his official residence on April 22 following his disqualification as an MP in the ‘Modi surname’ remarks case, is all set to shift to…
- Technology
China launches methane-powered rocket ahead of SpaceX
New Delhi: China on Wednesday became the first country to successfully launch a new methane-powered carrier rocket into space, beating Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Chinese private aerospace company LandSpace’s Zhuque-2 carrier rocket blasted…
- India
Jamiat to hold special prayers on Friday over UCC issue
Agra: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind is planning to hold ‘yaum-e-dua’ (prayer day) on Friday peace and unity over the UCC issue. Local community groups, clerics and imams of mosques have been asked to…
- Technology
Meta introduces real-time avatar calls for Instagram, Messenger
San Francisco: Meta has announced that it is rolling out real-time avatar calls on Instagram and Messenger. This feature will be helpful when users don’t want to show their real faces during…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: SC adjourns Umar Khalid’s bail plea hearing for July 24
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid, who was arrested and charged under the Unlawful Activities Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with…
- Middle East
Iran threatens to pound ‘terrorists’ in Iraq
Tehran: A top Iranian military official has urged Iraq to disarm the anti-Iran “terrorist groups” along the common border as promised, saying otherwise Iran will resume military operations against them. Mohammad Baqeri,…
- Technology
Tesla board ‘probed’ Musk’s plan to build lavish glass house for himself
San Francisco: Elon Musk once planned a lavish glass house for himself near Tesla headquarters in Austin, Texas, worth millions of dollars which prompted an internal investigation by the electriccar-maker’s board over…
- Business
CapFort Ventures launches Rs 200 cr India tech fund, to invest in 40 startups
New Delhi: Micro-VC fund CapFort Ventures on Wednesday launched a Rs 200 crore India-focused tech fund that plans to invest in more than 40 startups in the next two years. With a…
- Hyderabad
KTR hits out at Congress, BJP over free power, communalism
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday asked farmers of Telangana to decide whether they want three crops promised by BRS or Congress’s three-hour power or…
- Business
Microsoft turns to UK after win in US over $68.7 bn Activision Blizzard acquisition
San Francisco: After securing a big win in a US court against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, Microsoft said it has agreed…
