- World
Putin scraps annual year-end news conference
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual year-end news conference will not take place for the first time in 10 years, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed. Addressing media persons here on Monday,…
- World
Australia biz operator fined $30k for not paying Indian worker
Melbourne: A vehicle repair business operator in Australia has been fined AU$30,000 for not paying back-pay entitlements to a worker from India, the court said. The Federal Circuit and Family Court imposed…
- Technology
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas
San Francisco: Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas, as he was expected to testify online before the US House Financial Services…
- Sports
FIFA World Cup: Messi will continue to appear for Argentina much after Qatar 2022, hopes coach Scaloni
Doha: Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni is pinning hopes that Lionel Messi will continue to play for Argentina much after the FIFA World Cup is over. The Argentinian superstar had announced at the…
- Business
Centre committed to paying GST compensation, says Finance Minister
Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured the Parliament that the government is committed to paying GST compensation to states. Replying to a slew of questions by MPs cutting across party…
- India
Allahabad HC stays proceedings in criminal case against Arvind Kejriwal
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has stayed the further proceedings in a criminal case filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Sultanpur district court. Justice D.K. Singh passed…
- Business
Mounting losses, seller woes spell trouble for Flipkart, India’s highest cash-burning startup
New Delhi: As recent reports claim how Walmart-backed Flipkart processed more orders than any of its rivals during the festive sales, these figures conceal the enormous financial loss that Flipkart has sustained,…
- Sports
FIFA World Cup: Moroccan unity the key to best World Cup defense since Italy in 2006
Doha: Morocco are the revelation of the Qatar World Cup, becoming the first African side ever to reach the semifinals of the World Cup thanks to performances brimming with passion and defensive…
- India
Liquor ban will remain in Bihar, says CM Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has once again said that the liquor ban will continue in the state in the larger interest of society. The statement of Nitish Kumar came at…
- India
Assam MP demands ‘national drink’ status for tea
New Delhi: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Assam, Pabitra Margherita on Monday urged the Central government to declare tea as the national drink of India. During Zero Hour of Rajya Sabha, Margherita…
- Sports
FIFA World Cup: Semifinalists show that possession is not everything in Qatar 2022
Doha: They are numbers that would make a football ‘purist’ such as Pep Guardiola break out into a cold sweat, or have former Spain coach, Luis Enrique trembling in his bed, but…
- India
Kharge discusses roadmap for elections with Karnataka leaders
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday discussed the roadmap for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections with party’s state leaders. The discussions were on largely on how corner the BJP in…
- India
Two girls among three held for dancing on elevated road
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad police on Monday arrested three persons, including two girls, for allegedly dancing on an elevated road in the city. The police swung into action after a video of the…
- India
Maha BJP Minister has ‘lost mental balance’, alleges Congress
Mumbai: Distancing itself from the “ink attack” on Maharashtra Higher & Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Saturday, the state’s opposition Maharashtra Congress on Monday claimed that the BJP leader has lost…
- India
New India-Bangladesh rly line along NE to be operational in June 2023
Agartala: The much expected new railway line between India and Bangladesh along Tripura would be operational in June next year, officials said here on Monday quoting Bangladesh Railway Minister Md. Nurul Islam…
