- 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…
- World
British-Indian doc blames UK hospital for her suicide: Report
London: A 35-year-old British-Indian doctor, who ended her life in June last year, had blamed the hospital where she worked for her death, according to a suicide note shared by her parents.…
- India
GST consultant booked for breach of trust
Lucknow: A GST consultant has been accused of criminal breach of trust and cheating and duping an agent facilitating the deposit of GST of traders/businessmen in Indira Nagar under the Ghazipur police…
- India
Six killed as truck mows down pedestrians after hitting car in UP’s Unnao
Unnao: Six people were killed after a speeding truck rammed into a car and then crushed pedestrians on the Lucknow-Kanpur highway in Unnao district, late on Sunday night. On being informed of…
- Middle East
16 killed after building collapses in Syria
Damascus: A total of 16 civilians were killed, and four others wounded when their residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. The five-storey building, which the Interior Ministry said…
- Business
Zomato CEO says aware of fraud at delivery agents’ end, fixing it
New Delhi: After an entrepreneur complained in a LinkedIn post that a Zomato delivery agent advised him to cheat the company by paying some money directly to him and enjoy the food,…
- Middle East
5 killed in airstrike on IS militants in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: The death toll from Saturday’s airstrike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s Salahudin province rose to five, the Iraqi military said. Soldiers found the bodies of two IS militants and…
- World
Macron calls on France, Germany to become pioneers of Europe refoundation
Paris: France and Germany should together become “pioneers” in the refoundation of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Paris during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of France-Germany reconciliation. Macron on…
