- World
Half a million UK workers strike over pay amid high inflation
London: Up to half a million teachers, university staff, train drivers and civil servants in the UK went on a strike in the largest coordinated action for years amid high inflation and…
- Middle East
Palestinian Islamic Jihad delegation heads to Egypt amid tensions
Gaza: A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militant group will head to Egypt on Thursday for dialogue on defusing the escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine, an official said. Dawood…
- Bollywood
No stopping ‘Pathaan’: Film collects Rs 634 cr gross worldwide in 7 days
Mumbai: It’s been seven days since Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Pathaan’ released and it seems it is in no mood to slow down at the box-office as the action entertainer has raked…
- Technology
WhatsApp working on feature to let users create calling shortcuts
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will allow users to create calling shortcuts. With the new feature, it will be possible to create a…
- Bangalore
‘Ameer ke saath, gareeb ka vinash’: Siddaramaiah on Union Budget
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Wednesday termed the Union budget 2023-24 as a continuation of the policy of “ameer ke saath, gareeb ka vinash” (supporting the rich, destroying the poor)…
- India
Centre to move motion of thanks on Prez address in LS today
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday will move a motion for thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha. The motion would be moved by the BJP MP C.P. Joshi.…
- Bangalore
Overall developmental, infra-oriented budget: Karnataka industrial federation
Bengaluru: The Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) President B.V. Gopala Reddy on Wednesday dubbed Union Budget 2023-24 as an overall developmental and infrastructure-oriented Budget. FKCCI welcomes several initiatives…
- World
Indian-American Nikki Haley expected to announce US Prez bid
Washington: Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley is expected to announce her bid for the 2024 US election run as she sent out invitations for a ‘special announcement’. Taking to Twitter, Haley wrote,…
- World
Sri Lanka receives over 100K tourists in January
Colombo: Sri Lanka received more than 100,000 tourists in January 2023, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. Fernando told the media on Wednesday that 82,327 tourists arrived in January last year and the…
- World
Cypriot President urges viable solution to Cyprus problem
Athens: Nicos Anastasiades, outgoing President of Cyprus, urged a functional and viable solution to the Cyprus problem during his visit here on Wednesday. Anastasiades, who is not a candidate in the presidential…
- World
Ukraine’s grain harvest to reach 49.5 mn ton this year: Forecast
Kiev: Ukraine is forecast to have a grain harvest of about 49.5 million ton this year, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported, citing a forecast by the Economy Ministry. While commenting on the…
- Business
Meta surprises analysts with good results, $40 bn stock buyback
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has surprised the market analysts with posting better-than-expected results for its quarter that ended December 31, 2022, and announcing a $40 billion stock buyback. The company reported…
- World
US Justice Department conducts ‘planned search’ of Biden’s home
Washington: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted a “planned search” of President Joe Biden’s home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday. “Today, with the President’s full support and cooperation, the DOJ…
- World
Ukrainian, Austrian presidents meet on cooperation, aid for Kiev
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with his visiting Austrian counterpart, Alexander Van der Bellen, to discuss bilateral cooperation and assistance for Kiev, the Ukrainian presidential press service said. During the…
- World
Ukrainian Defence minister meets French Prez on Kiev’s defence needs
Kiev: Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that he met French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Ukraine’s defence needs. Describing the conversation as “frank and productive,” he tweeted on Wednesday that…
