- Business
Telegram raises $210 mn via bond sales amid funding crunch
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has raised $210 million from several investors via bond sales. The investors include its founder and CEO, Pavel Durov. The fund raise comes as Telegram is…
- Sports
Asia Cup: India vs Pakistan set for September 2 in Kandy, reports
New Delhi: Team India will play Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy in the 2023 Asia Cup, scheduled to start on August 30, said a report. According to ESPNcricinfo, the tournament opener…
- Technology
Microsoft introduces Bing Chat Enterprise for work
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has introduced Bing Chat Enterprise which delivers artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chat for work. Bing Chat Enterprise is rolling out in preview which means that more than 160…
- India
AIMPLB sets up panel on UCC, seeks time to meet CM Yogi
Lucknow: The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has constituted a state-level seven-member committee to take forward the Board’s initiatives against the government’s move to introduce Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The committee…
- Pakistan
Pakistan government in favour of military trial of civilians
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has defended its decision of military trials of civilians, involved in incidents of violence and vandalism targeted at military installations and government buildings, terming them as a direct…
- Tollywood News
Tollywood actor couple awarded jail term in defamation case granted bail
Hyderabad: A court has sentenced Tollywood actor couple Rajasekhar and Jeevitha to one year imprisonment in a defamation case. However, the couple was granted bail. In a judgment pronounced on Tuesday, the…
- India
Mayawati reiterates her decision to go it alone in LS polls
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has said that her party would neither go with the 26-member INDIA alliance nor the 39-member NDA alliance. She said that she would maintain equal…
- India
Bengal municipality job case: CBI seeks details of OMR sheets
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought details of the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets used in the recruitment for 14 municipalities in West Bengal. The agency is conducting a…
- India
Yamuna again flowing above danger mark in Delhi
New Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna River has once again crossed the danger mark, reaching 205.35 meters. It was recorded above the danger level at 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning.…
- World
WHO calls for urgent action as deaths from extreme heat surge in Europe
Copenhagen: With 60,000 deaths in Europe last year due to extreme heat, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official has stressed the “desperate and urgent need” to tackle the climate crisis. The…
- Politics
NDA allies adopt resolution to contest 2024 LS polls under PM Modi’s leadership
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners have adopted a resolution to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides, the allies also targeted…
- World
Bangladesh records highest single-day dengue deaths of this year
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded the highest single-day dengue deaths, taking the overall fatalities due to the disease since January this year to 127, health authorities said. According to the Directorate General of…
- India
Kanpur Mayor wants ban on Muslims buying Hindu properties
Kanpur: In a bizarre development, Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey has demanded a law that bars Muslims from buying properties owned by Hindus and vice versa. “I do not have a problem with…
- World
US lawmaker moves bill to double H1B visas
Washington: A US lawmaker has introduced legislation proposing to double the annual intake of foreign workers on H1B visas, a short-term work permit that has been a gateway for Indians to work,…
- India
India donates USD1 mn to promote Hindi at UN
United Nations: India has donated USD1 million to the UN for the promotion of Hindi. Acknowledging India’s contribution Melissa Fleming, the Global Communications under-secretary-general, tweeted on Monday: “We are grateful to @IndiaUNNewYork…
