- World
Teenage pregnancy in Philippines declines in past 5 yrs
Manila: Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 percent in 2022 from 8.6 percent in 2017, according to official data. The data from the Philippine…
- Technology
Waited 6 months to join Google: Sacked Indian-origin techie
New Delhi: As Google started laying off its 12,000 employees, affected employees are beginning to look for new jobs on LinkedIn, and among those affected is an Indian-origin worker who says “he…
- Hyderabad
Che Guevara’s daughter Aleida, felicitated in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Legendary Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto Che Guevara’s daughter Aleida Guevara on Sunday called for carrying forward his ideals when she was speaking at an all-party function organised in Hyderabad to felicitate…
- Kashmir
After WBBSE, question on ‘Azad Kashmir’ figures in ABTA test paper
Kolkata: Controversy over a question on “Azad Kashmir” in the test paper of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBBSE) is yet to be over and a fresh row has started in the…
- Technology
Techies earning up to $1 mn a year laid off at Big Tech firms
San Francisco: As Big Tech layoffs dominate headlines, more details have emerged on which verticals and senior executives earning up to $1 million annually bore the maximum brunt at Google, Microsoft, and…
- Technology
HP launches new Envy x360 15 laptops for content creators in India
New Delhi: PC and printer major HP Inc on Monday introduced a new range of Envy x360 15 laptops made for content creators in the country. The laptops, offering a 15.6-inch OLED…
- Middle East
Saudi project clears 1,045 mines within week in Yemen
Sanaa: The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced they have cleared 1,045 mines in the war-ravaged Arab nation in the third week of January. Masam said in a statement…
- Middle East
Indian drunk driver jailed for injuring pedestrian in Dubai
Dubai: An 39-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to one month in jail in Dubai and fined Dh10,000 after he drove over a woman’s legs, leaving her seriously injured. The Dubai Court…
- Business
Spotify to lay off employees amid deepening slowdown
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is expected to lay off employees this week amid the deepening economic slowdown, the media reported on Monday. The number of workers to be fired…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s mobile phone imports decline 66% in 1st half of FY 2023
Islamabad: Pakistan’s mobile phone imports declined by 66 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year 2022-2023, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, according to official…
- World
81 bird species in Sri Lanka at risk of extinction
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity Secretariat said that 81 of the country’s bird species are at risk of extinction. Director of the Biodiversity Secretariat R.H.M.P. Abeykoon told local media that Sri Lanka is…
- Sports
Unbeaten Indian women’s hockey team holds hosts South Africa 2-2
Cape Town: The Indian women’s hockey team remained unbeaten on their South Africa tour thus far as they registered a 2-2 draw against the hosts in its fourth match against them, here…
- World
Canadian govt announces agreement to settle lawsuit over residential schools
Ottawa: The Canadian federal government has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two British Columbia First Nations for the loss of language and culture caused by residential schools for Indigenous…
- Bangalore
Cong to stage protests during peak traffic hours in Bangalore, police deny permission
Bengaluru: The Congress on Monday will stage silent protests during the peak traffic hours at 300 locations across the state capital to demand the eradication of corruption to ‘save’ Bengaluru. The police…
- World
Bangladesh to hold presidential election by Feb 23: Poll body
Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold the presidential election by February 23, the country’s poll body announced. The announcement was made by the Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Jahangir Alam at a news conference…
