- Technology
Musk apologizes for Twitter occupying excessive phone space
New Delhi: Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday apologised to a user for his platform eating up extra space on smartphones. Musk shared a screenshot where the Twitter app was seen…
- Middle East
Beirut museum reopens after 3-year repair from port blast
Beirut: The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art has reopened after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. The…
- World
Finland to see biggest drop in housing prices in 30 yrs
Helsinki: Housing prices in Finland are expected to have the biggest drop this year since 1993, according to a housing market review conducted by Hypo, a credit institution specialising in the sector.…
- Middle East
Iran dismisses Ukrainian Prez’s drone supply claims as baseless
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected as “baseless” the Ukrainian President’s claims about Iran supplying Russia with drones for use against Ukraine. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in a statement published…
- Pakistan
From struggling newbie to mass leader, the rise and rise of Imran Khan
Islamabad: Imran Khan, who lived a lavish life throughout his cricketing days, became one of the strongest headed captains of the Pakistan cricket team that lifted the 1992 World Cup and the…
- Bollywood
‘New abode of democracy’: Shah Rukh’s ode to ‘A New Parliament for a New India’
New Delhi: In a ringing endorsement of the new Parliament House in New Delhi, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has tweeted: “What a magnificent new home for the people who uphold our…
- Politics
After Karnataka win, Congress aims to stop BJP from repeating 2019
Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is treading cautiously while setting its eyes clear on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The grand old party could…
- India
Police deployed in Haryana to ‘prevent’ entry of protesters into Delhi
Chandigarh: To prevent protesters from reaching Delhi to support wrestlers, police authorities in Haryana on Sunday set up road barricades on borders with Punjab and deployed additional police forces to monitor and…
- World
Stop deportation of 150 Indian students: Canadian party to govt
Toronto: Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) has called on the government not to deport 150 Punjabi students who were told to leave the country as they arrived on fake college admission letters,…
- India
Indian-American named dean of top B-school in South Carolina
New York: Indian-American Rohit Verma has been named dean of University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, effective August 1. Verma joins the Moore School from VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam,…
- India
PM Modi installs ‘Sengol’ in new Parliament House
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday installed the ‘Sengol’ in the new Parliament building ahead of the inauguration. Modi arrived in Parliament premises and offered floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.…
- India
5 militants surrender in Manipur; deposit arms & ammunition
Imphal: Amid the ethnic unrest in violence hit Manipur, five hardcore militants of the banned Kangleipak Communist party (KCP) on Saturday surrendered before the security forces, and also deposited arms and ammunition.…
- India
‘BJP trying to create violence in Bengal in lines of Manipur’: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the BJP is trying to instigate violence between communities in West Bengal along the lines of Manipur. “In West Bengal, they…
- India
Thiyam seeks religious leaders’ proactive role to restore peace
Imphal: As tension and anxiety continued gripping the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state of Manipur, eminent theatre personality Ratan Thiyam has appealed to the religious leaders of the state to take up a…
- Technology
Twitter leaves EU code of practice against disinformation, regulators warn
London: Elon Musk-run Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union’s Code of Practice on online disinformation — a move which has not gone well with the regulators. EU’s internal market commissioner, Thierry…
