- Pakistan
Pakistan secures over $ 10.5 bn in flood pledges
Islamabad: Pakistan has managed to secure over $ 10.5 billion in flood pledges which would be materialised in three phases — short-term for up to one year, medium-term for up to three…
- India
Joshimath sinking: Demolition process of two hotels begins
Joshimath: The authorities on Tuesday started the demolition process of two hotels — Malari Inn and Mount View — which have leaned towards each other due to the sinking in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath.…
- Business
Telecom Sector Skill Council to place over 1.25 lakh youth with focus on 5G
Delhi: With the 5G rollout, India needs a ready-skilled workforce and the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) on Tuesday announced to get over 1.25 lakh candidates placed across the industry through its…
- Middle East
UNSC confirms re-authorisation of cross-border aid deliveries to Syria
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution to confirm the re-authorisation of cross-border aid deliveries into Syria for another six months till July 10. Resolution 2672 confirms Resolution…
- Middle East
Erdogan vows for turning point for defence industry in 2023
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to make 2023 a year of a turning point for the country’s indigenous defence industries. “We are determined to make 2023 a turning point…
- Middle East
Indian among 4 expats killed in Kuwait road accident
Kuwait City: An Indian was among four expatriates who died when they were hit by a speeding car on Balajat Street in Kuwait’s Salmiya city, a media report said. The victims were…
- Middle East
Israel detects 10th bird flu outbreak in 7 weeks
Tel Aviv: The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a chicken breeding farm in Israel, the 10th bird flu outbreak detected in the country in seven weeks. According to the Ministry…
- Technology
eSIM market to worth over $4 bn globally in 2023: Report
New Delhi: The eSIM market is to be worth over $4 billion globally in 2023, as Apple innovation disrupts the smartphone sector, a new report showed on Tuesday. However, the value of…
- Tollywood News
Hollywood producer Jason Blum says ‘RRR’ will win Oscar for best film
Mumbai: Hollywood producer Jason Blum is sure that Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’ will be feted with the Best Film honour at this year’s Oscar awards. The founder of Hollywood…
- India
Bhopal gas tragedy: SC grills Centre over fund distribution to victims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday grilled the Centre on how the settlement can be reopened, when Union Carbide has already paid over $ 470 million to the Bhopal gas tragedy…
- Delhi
Mehrauli murder: Delhi court extends Aaftab’s judicial custody by 14 days
New Delhi: The Saket Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, by another 14 days. Poonawala was produced before Metropolitan…
- India
UP: Woman raped, kids plead for mercy
Shamli: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in an abandoned house in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, while her two minor children, aged 2 and 10,…
- India
Delhi HC Judge recuses from hearing bail plea of UAPA accused
New Delhi: Justice Siddharth Mridul of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused from hearing the plea moved by Manzer Imam, a purported Indian Mujahideen operative. Imam is booked under anti-terror law,…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea on Joshimath sinking; denies urgent listing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea on January 16, seeking its intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster. A bench headed…
- India
House in Karnataka converted to mosque; BJP, Hindu activists raise objections
Belagavi: BJP leaders and Hindu activists have objected to the conversion of a residential house into a mosque in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The BJP and Hindu activists were alleging that a…
