- Middle East
Iranian Foreign Minister speaks to Saudi counterpart in Jordan
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that he spoke to his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, one day before, marking the highest-level engagement reported between the two…
- Middle East
1,200 migrants rescued off Tunisian coast
Tunis: Tunisia’s Maritime Guard rescued about 1,200 irregular migrants off the country’s eastern coast in the past 48 hours, Tunisian National Guard announced on Wednesday. The rescue operations took place during the…
- Delhi
Delhi acid attack: Police questions Flipkart officials
Delhi: Days after a 17-year-old girl was attacked with acid by two men in Dwarka, the investigators questioned Flipkart officials as the acid thrown on the girl was purchased from the e-commerce…
- Kerala
Kerala HC allows 17-yr-old to donate part of her liver to ailing father
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted permission to a 17-year-old girl to donate a portion of her liver to her ailing father. The High Court took the decision even taken…
- Middle East
Int’l Red Cross visits over 3,400 Yemeni war prisoners in 2022
Sanaa: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that it had visited this year more than 3,400 Yemeni war prisoners detained in both Yemen and Saudi Arabia. “Earlier December, the…
- India
Over 6 in 10 Indian job seekers depressed over layoffs, not giving 100% in current jobs
Bengaluru: About 65 per cent of jobseekers (more than 6 in 10) in India feel that the ongoing layoffs may hinder their willingness to go the extra mile in their jobs, a…
- Business
Meta purges 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Nov
New Delhi: Meta on Thursday said it took down over 19.52 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.39 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram…
- Business
Samsung Galaxy S23 series may feature overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip
San Francisco: Tech giant Samsung’s upcoming flagship smartphone series, Galaxy S23, will reportedly feature an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip. Earlier, it was rumoured that only the Galaxy…
- World
UN calls for restoration of university rights for Afghan women
United Nations: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous has called for the restoration of Afghan women’s right to higher education after the Taliban-run administration banned female students from university. “It is as…
- World
Biden approves more military aid as Zelensky visits Washington
Washington: US President Joe Biden pledged to his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to offer military aid, mentioning in particular the Patriot surface-to-air missile battery he just approved for Ukraine in a…
- Business
NASA’s humanoid robot will help do laundry at home, explore space
San Francisco: NASA is reportedly working on a project to develop a humanoid robot that will help humans travel to new celestial bodies and may even help with laundry at home. Apptronik,…
- India
Under fire, Piyush Goyal forced to withdraw ‘Inka bas chale, toh desh Bihar hi bana de’ remark
New Delhi: After the Opposition members from Bihar protested against his “objectionable” remark on their state, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal on Thursday was forced to withdraw his…
- India
Ex-Tihar jail DG Sandeep Goel suspended in conman Sukesh case
New Delhi: Former Tihar Jail Director General Sandeep Goel has been placed under suspension in connection with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar matter. An inquiry had been initiated by the Central government into the…
- India
Karnataka seer’s deadline on reservation ends today
Belagavi: The Karnataka Police were on alert as the deadline given by Lingayat seer Basava Jayamrutynjaya Swamiji to the ruling BJP government to declare reservation was ending on Thursday. Taking no chances,…
- Bollywood
‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’ out, SRK grooves with Deepika in latest party anthem
Mumbai: ‘King Khan’ has arrived with yet another song that will make us ‘jhoom’ all day long. ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’, the second track from the upcoming action-thriller film ‘Pathaan’ is finally out…
