- Technology
Instagram expands ‘Notes’ feature to Europe, Japan
San Francisco: Social media platform Instagram has expanded its ‘Notes’ feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan. The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, made the announcement…
- Sports
Women’s T20 Tri-series: Deepti Sharma helps dominant India thrash West Indies
East London: Spinner Deepti Sharma’s three-fer and Pooja Vastrakar’s two-wicket haul restricted West Indies to 94 for 6 as India won the last match of the Women’s T20I Tri-series by eight wickets…
- Technology
Online marketplace OLX Group to slash over 1,500 jobs globally
New Delhi: Joining the mass layoff season, online marketplace OLX Group is slashing 15 per cent of its workforce, or more than 1,500 employees, globally including in India as part of restructuring…
- World
New Zealand PM to meet Australian counterpart
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will travel to Canberra next Tuesday for an in-person meeting day trip with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “The trans-Tasman relationship is New Zealand’s closest…
- World
Joe Biden says ‘no’ to sending fighter jets to Ukraine
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he won’t approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. “No,” Biden said on Monday in response to a question about the possibility of such…
- Bangalore
Taaraka Ratna continues to be in critical state at B’luru hospital
Bengaluru: Telugu actor and politician Nandamuri Taaraka Ratna continued to be in a critical state on ventilatory and other support in Bengaluru’s Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences (Narayana Hrudayalaya) on Monday, the…
- World
3 injured in Brussels metro knife attack
Brussels: Three people were injured in a knife attack on Monday evening in the Brussels-Schuman station, the federal police said. Of the injured, one was hurt seriously, the other two slightly. The…
- World
Russia warns new US ambassador of consequences of confrontational policy
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with new US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy, who presented copies of her credentials. During the conversation with Tracy on the sharply worsened Russia-US…
- World
331 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
Tripoli: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said that 331 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of January 22-28, 2023, 331 migrants were…
- World
Croatian Prez criticises NATO chief’s visit to S. Korea, Japan
Zagreb: Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has criticized the visit to South Korea and Japan by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and condemned the Western decision to send battle tanks to Ukraine. “I…
- Middle East
Israeli citizen arrested after crossing into Lebanon
Jerusalem: An Israeli citizen crossed over to Lebanon and was detained by Lebanese security forces, according to a statement by Israel’s Army. The incident took place on Monday morning, the Army said…
- India
Indian economy remains a ‘bright spot’: IMF
Washington: India’s economy has retained the crown of “a bright spot” in the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook report released on Monday and it is slated to account for half…
- Politics
Yediyurappa announces retirement from electoral politics
Belagavi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday announced his retirement from electoral politics. Yediyurappa, who is also a member of the BJP’s Central Parliamentary Committee, however, clarified that he will…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits nine accused
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday acquitted nine persons accused of rioting, arson and other offences during the 2020 Delhi riots, granting the benefit of doubt, which includes delay by the…
- Middle East
Egyptian Prez, US state secretary discuss Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has discussed with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the ongoing escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. Al-Sisi on…
