- Middle East
Syrian refugees cost Lebanon over $40bn since 2011: FM
Beirut: The displacement of Syrians has cost Lebanon more than $40 billion since the civil war broke out in the Arab nation in 2011, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said. The…
- Technology
WhatsApp brings native beta for macOS
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has made a native beta application for macOS which is now available for download. Users can install the native application by downloading the dmg file from…
- World
Japan power company seeks to raise household electricity prices by 30%
Tokyo: The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) said that it has applied to the government to raise its regulated electricity rates for households by around 30 percent from June in…
- Sports
Indian women’s hockey team lose 1-3 to Netherlands
Cape Town: After a strong outing against home team South Africa in a four-match series which the Indian women’s hockey team won 3-0, the Savita-led side lost 1-3 to World No.1 Netherlands…
- Technology
iOS 16.3 adds support for Apple ID security keys
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has released iOS 16.3, the third major update to the iOS 16 operating system (OS), which features security keys for Apple ID, new HomePod support, bug fixes,…
- Bangalore
Marriage before 18 years cannot be annulled: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the marriage of a woman that has taken place before her attaining 18 years of age cannot be annulled. The bench also quashed the…
- World
7 dead in 2nd California shooting within days
San Francisco: At least seven people were shot dead by a gunman in California, just two days after one of the deadliest mass shooting incident in the US state just two days…
- World
‘Poland would request authorisation from Germany to send tanks to Ukraine’
Warsaw: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that his government would request authorisation from Germany to send the Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. But he also said that Poland would send the…
- Andhra Pradesh
CBI summons Jagan’s MP cousin in Vivekananda murder case
Amaravati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy for questioning in his uncle and former Andhra Pradesh minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case. Avinash Reddy, a…
- World
Police beat African-American man like ‘human pinata’: Lawyers
Washington: A 29-year-old African-American man, who died on January 10 of unspecified injuries just three days after he was stopped by police in Memphis for reckless driving, was beaten like a “human…
- World
Biden nominates new special envoy for N.Korean human rights
Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated a state department official as a new special envoy for North Korean human rights, the White House said. Julie Turner, director of East Asia and…
- World
Canada to commercialise world’s first photonic-based quantum computer
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment to build and commercialise the world’s first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer. According to a news release from the Prime Minster’s…
- World
2 students dead, adult hurt in US school shooting
Des Moines: Two students were killed and an adult employee was injured in a “targeted shooting” at a Des Moines school in US’ Iowa state, the police said. Three suspects have been…
- India
RBI extends deadline for locker agreements renewal till Dec 31
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday extended the deadline for renewal of locker agreements between customers and banks till December 31, 2023. The extension was given by the…
- India
AAP vs BJP: Delhi may get a new Mayor on Tuesday
New Delhi: After three weeks when the first meeting of the newly-elected Councillors were adjourned because of the heated argument over the oath of Aldermen, the Councillors will meet again at the…
