- India
Parliamentary panel expresses concern over delay in data protection bill
New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has held that the delay in the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 – which was withdrawn by the government in August 2022 for further…
- Technology
New York Times loses Twitter Blue badge, receives Koo’s invite
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run Twitter on Sunday removed the Blue badge of The New York Times, barely a week after he announced a new policy for keeping verification badges. On the other…
- India
TN Assembly elections likely to be held with 2024 LS polls: Palaniswami
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary K Palansiwami (EPS) on Sunday said that there is a high possibility that Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, slated for 2026, would be held with the Lok Sabha polls…
- Middle East
Downpour, flash floods paralyze traffic in Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: Overnight flash foods set off by heavy rain here in the Yemeni capital left traffic paralyzed. The floodwaters, which started late Friday, once reached knee height in large parts of downtown…
- Middle East
Israel launches fresh attack against military sites in Syria
Damascus: Israel launched a fresh missile attack against military sites in the central Syrian province of Homs after midnight Sunday, the state TV reported. Syrian air defenses were triggered by the attack,…
- Television News
Reality Shows: Nothing real about it (IANS Column: B-Town)
There are all kinds of reality shows on various television channels. And there are a lot of aspirants for these programmes, too. There is ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, where people dream of hitting…
- World
Pakistan’s traders to launch protests against inflation
Islamabad: The traders association in Pakistan will launch protests across the country after Eidul Fitr against the rising inflation and worsening economic conditions, media reports said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference, Markazi…
- Technology
Google faces $4.2 billion advertising lawsuit
San Francisco: A new lawsuit has been filed against Google seeking 3.4 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) in compensation for publishers for lost revenue. According to the claim, made by ex-Guardian technology editor…
- India
BJP launches ‘Congress files’ to target grand-old party over corruption
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday hit out at the Congress by releasing the first episode of ‘Congress Files’, a video series alleging corruption during the grand-old party’s 70-year rule.…
- World
Mortar mine blast leaves 2 children dead in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday. The incident took place…
- World
China’s loans to Africa worries World Bank President
London: World Bank President David Malpass has said he is concerned about some of the loans China has been making to developing economies in Africa, according to a media report. David Malpass…
- India
Ram Navami: Giriraj Singh blames JDU govt for ‘anti-Hindu’ violence
Patna: After the violence in Sasaram and Nalanda districts, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that two persons died in Nalanda due to gunshots fired by either ‘police’ or ‘people of…
- Delhi
‘Sisodia is mastermind of Delhi excise policy scam’, says BJP leader
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the excise policy case and said that former deputy CM Manish…
- Kerala
Kerala: Man dies of suspected food poisoning, 4 hospitalised in Thrissur
Thiruvananthapuram: A 57-year-old man, Saseendran of Avanoor in Kerala’s Thrissur district died of suspected food poisoning, police said. His wife Geetha, mother Ambuja, and two workers, who were at his home, are…
- India
India moves one step closer to its own reusable rocket or ‘space shuttle’
Chennai: India on Sunday moved a step ahead in getting its own reusable launch vehicle or reusable rocket (simply put similar to space shuttle) with the country’s space agency successfully completing the…
