- Bangalore
‘What’s need of new Parliament if it can’t give justice to wrestlers’, asks Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Criticising the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the way it handled the wrestlers’ protest, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday wondered “what’s the need for the new Parliament building if it…
- Middle East
Dubai free trade zone notches 25% growth in Israeli members
Tel Aviv: Ninety-seven Israeli companies are now extending their global reach through the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) free trade zone, a 25 per cent increase since January. Nearly one-third of the…
- Middle East
Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM
Kabul: Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has stressed the need to resort to dialogue to resolve issues between Kabul and Tehran in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan…
- Bollywood
PC paid her way out of a movie to escape ‘dehumanising’ director
Los Angeles: Early into Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Bollywood career, the Indian-born actress paid back a film production after she backed out of filming within days, due to the “dehumaniSing” director on site,…
- Telangana
Telangana has become centre of spirituality, says KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who will be inaugurating Telangana Brahmin Sadan here on May 31, has said the state has become the centre of spirituality. Brahmin Sadan has come…
- Middle East
Voting begins in Turkey’s first-ever presidential runoff
Ankara: Voting starts in Turkey’s presidential runoff on Sunday in which incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his leading contender Kemal Kilicdaroglu race for the presidency. The polls opened at 8 am…
- Middle East
Egypt’s Prez calls for comprehensive, sustainable cease-fire in Sudan
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the necessity of reaching a comprehensive and sustainable cease-fire in Sudan which has been going through an internal armed conflict since mid-April. Sisi made the…
- Middle East
UN warns Yemen’s food insecurity remains serious threat
Sanaa: Despite the efforts of the UN and its partners, the problem of food insecurity in Yemen remains a severe threat, warned an official of the world body. David Gressly, the UN…
- India
Parliament Inauguration: ‘Coffin’, says RJD, BJP hits back
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday likened the architecture of the new Parliament building to a coffin, drawing a sharp response from the BJP which said people will bury…
- World
ChatGPT lands US lawyer in trouble after it cites bogus cases
San Francisco: ChatGPT has fooled a lawyer into believing that citations given by the AI chatbot in a case against Colombian airline Avianca were real while they were, in fact, bogus. Lawyer…
- India
Indian expats among 15 cyclists injured in hit-and-run in Kuwait
Kuwait: Indian expats were among the 15 people who were injured in a hit-and-run accident in Kuwait’s Al Khaleej Al Arabi street, a media report said citing the country’s Ministry of Interior.…
- 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…
