- World
‘Ukraine’s top general seriously injured in Russian strike, unlikely to resume command’
Moscow: Ukrainian armed forces’ commander in chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, who has not been seen publicly for some time now, was seriously wounded some weeks ago in a Russian strike near Kherson,…
- World
Indian-origin hacker gets 51 months jail for computer fraud in US
New York: A 38-year-old Indian-origin hacker from Virginia was sentenced to more than four years in prison for hacking into computers and stealing customer credit card numbers. Chirag Patel from Norfolk pleaded…
- India
Heavy rain, hailstorm in Jaipur bring relief from heatwave
Jaipur: Heavy rain and hailstorm lashed Jaipur on Wednesday leading to a dip in the temperature and bringing relief to the people who were reeling under a heatwave for the last two…
- India
Karnataka: BJP, Bajrang Dal workers attacked with swords
Dakshina Kannada: A group of miscreants attacked a BJP worker and a Bajrang Dal activist with swords in the communally-sensitive Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday. The two injured persons have been identified…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad to get India’s largest stem cell manufacturing lab
Hyderabad: Hyderabad, which is emerging as the knowledge capital of the world’s life sciences industry, has grabbed another big-ticket investment in the sector. US-based StemCures is slated to establish a manufacturing lab…
- Middle East
Turkey gears up for presidential runoff
Ankara: Turkey’s recent presidential election is heading for a runoff on May 28, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan predicted to have a clearer edge in the upcoming showdown against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, after…
- Business
All-electric Uber Green service arrives in India as firm inks EV partnerships
New Delhi: Ride-hailing major Uber on Wednesday announced the launch of its global flagship service Uber Green in India from June, starting with Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Uber Green is the most…
- Technology
73% of Indian firms now report being a ransomware victim
New Delhi: The rate of ransomware attacks has increased in India, with 73 percent of organisations reporting they were a victim of ransomware in 2023, up from 57 percent the previous year,…
- India
‘I am a free speech absolutist’: Author Anand Ranganathan in contempt case
New Delhi: In a suo motu criminal contempt case, author Anand Ranganathan on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that he is a “free speech absolutist” and that he did not comment or…
- Middle East
50 Syrian refugees from Lebanon reach Syria’s refugee camps
Damascus: A total of 50 Syrian refugees from Lebanon have reached the refugee camps in Syria’s northern Raqqa province controlled by the Kurdish-led militias, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for…
- Pakistan
Pakistan government considering ban on Imran Khan’s PTI
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s political crisis deepens, the incumbent government is mulling a possible ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday, in light of the May 9 protests…
- Technology
Audio streaming platform SoundCloud sacks 8% of workforce
San Francisco: Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has reportedly laid off 8 percent of its workforce as it seeks profitability amid global macroeconomic conditions. The decision mainly affects employees in the US, reports…
- India
Karnataka government all set to overturn hijab ban
Bengaluru: The new Congress government in Karnataka is all set to remove the ban on hijab in the state, sources said on Wednesday. The new government is waiting to settle down and…
- Middle East
Thousands of Israelis rally against govt’s state budget
Jerusalem: Thousands of Israelis rallied outside the Knesset (parliament) building in Jerusalem as lawmakers gathered for marathon votes on a contested state budget. The demonstrators’ leadership criticised in a statement on Tuesday…
- Technology
Govt’s IT spending in India to reach $11.6 bn in 2023
New Delhi: The government’s IT spending in India is likely to reach $11.6 billion in 2023, an increase of 10.3 per cent from 2022, a report showed on Wednesday. The government will…
