- World
‘Invisible’ Rishi Sunak surfaces with New Year Resolutions
London: Rishi Sunak, described as the “invisible” Prime Minister, emerged from the bunker on Wednesday with a public speech on the multiple crises facing the UK, amid the country staring at the…
- India
‘Rozgar Ka Raj’ in Bihar, not ‘Jungle Raj’, says Tej Pratap Yadav
Patna: A day after BJP President J.P. Nadda claimed that ‘Jungle Raj’ has returned to Bihar, state Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Tej Pratap Yadav retaliated on Wednesday, saying Bihar is…
- India
Reshuffle in Gujarat AAP, Isudan made state unit chief
Ahmedabad: The Aam Aadmi Party has gone in for a reshuffle post the assembly elections. The state unit president Gopal Italia has been made the national joint secretary and joint in-charge of…
- Business
TikTok owner ByteDance slashes thousands of jobs
Beijing: TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of workers across multiple departments, the media reported. The layoffs affected employees at Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok with 600 million daily…
- Technology
Windows 7, 8.1 to stop getting critical security updates
San Francisco: Microsoft will be cutting off Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 from security updates and technical support on January 10. Support for WebView2, the tool that allows developers to embed web-based…
- Technology
Apple AR headset may auto-adjust lenses for perfect images
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s upcoming augmented reality (AR)-mixed reality (MR) headset will reportedly use motors to automatically adjust lenses for perfect images. Many quality-of-life improvements over the existing augmented reality and…
- Business
boAt to showcase next-gen hearable products at CES 2023
New Delhi: Homegrown audio brand boAt on Wednesday announced that it will be showcasing next-generation hearables developed through its ‘boAt Labs’ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. ‘boAt Labs’ has co-engineered…
- Sports
Haryana: Coach, who accused ex-sports minister of sexual harassment records statement
Chandigarh: The junior athletics coach, who has accused former Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh of sexual harassment, on Wednesday recorded her statement before the magistrate here under Section 164 of the CrPC.…
- Delhi
Mehrauli murder: DNA report of hair, bone matches with Shraddha’s father
Delhi: The brutality involved in Shraddha Walkar’s murder by her live-in partner, Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, was officially confirmed after the mitochondrial DNA report had confirmed hair and bone samples matched with her…
- Telangana
Telangana: Farmer ends life over losing land for industrial zone
Hyderabad: Worried over losing his land for an industrial zone, a farmer in Telangana’s Kamareddy district died by suicide, triggering protest by farmers demanding the authorities to withdraw the plan. The 36-year-old…
- India
Air India pax on New York-Delhi flight banned for 30 days for urinating on woman
New Delhi: Air India has banned a passenger for 30 days who behaved in an inappropriate and undignified manner on the New York-Delhi flight. An Air India spokesperson on Wednesday said, “Air…
- Television News
‘Bigg Boss 16’: MC Stan almost slaps Archana Gautam
Mumbai: In the upcoming episode of ‘Bigg Boss 16’, MC Stan’s fight with Archana Gautam will reach its peak as the rapper decides to slap her and make an exit the show.…
- Middle East
Israel detects bird flu outbreaks at two more turkey farms
Jerusalem: Israel said that it has detected pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at two more turkey farms in the country. The first outbreak occurred among 25,000 turkeys in three coop structures at…
- Middle East
Saudi-led coalition launches 5 drone strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia claimed that the Saudi-led coalition launched five drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The attacks on Tuesday night targeted Houthi military positions in Hays…