- World
UN chief welcomes cease-fire announcement in Colombia
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a six-month cease-fire between the Colombian government and five armed groups. Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on New Year’s Eve bilateral…
- Sports
Irfan Pathan warns selectors on making Hardik Pandya permanent India captain in T20Is
Mumbai: Hardik Pandya will be leading India in the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka and with his captaincy in the recent series, there are talks that he should be given captaincy…
- Business
Data breach reported by Toyota Kirloskar Motor
New Delhi: A data breach has been reported by Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Sunday. The extent of the intrusion in its system is still being evaluated, according to the leading automotive player.…
- Middle East
Police seize 246 kg of opium in Tehran: Media
Tehran: Iran’s police seized 246 kilogram of opium in two separate operations in the Iranian capital of Tehran, local media reported. In one of the operations, the police forces smashed a drug…
- World
Ukrainian capital under air attacks, no casualties
Kiev: The Ukrainian capital came under air attacks carried out by the Russian forces, with explosions being reported in several districts of the city, local authorities said. The Kiev City Military Administration…
- Middle East
Food reform to reduce regulation takes effect in Israel
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has announced the entry into force of a national food reform for facilitating imports, and reducing food prices while protecting public health. The reform is based on…
- Middle East
Israeli PM, Egyptian Prez discuss promoting bilateral ties over phone
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi have discussed boosting bilateral ties and promoting regional security by phone. According to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s…
- World
EU chief visits Croatia to mark entry into eurozone, Schengen
Zagreb: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, visited Croatia on New Year’s day to mark the country’s entry into the eurozone and the border-free Schengen area. Various activities were…
- World
Sri Lanka’s central bank chief to reduce interest rates in 2023
Colombo: Steps will be taken in 2023 to reduce key interest rates in Sri Lanka, said Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Nandalal Weerasinghe. Weerasinghe told media on Sunday that inflation…
- World
Drone attacks hit Kiev, eastern Ukraine
Kiev: Kiev and parts of eastern Ukraine came under Russian drone attacks, the latest in the series of strikes that have continued for several days over the New Year period. Late Sunday…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of Guntur stampede victims
Amaravathi: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expressed shock over stampede at Guntur in which three persons died and announced Rs 5 lakh each to the families of…
- World
Third of global economy will be in recession this year: IMF
Washington: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned that a third of the global economy will be in recession this year and 2023 will be “tougher” than 2022 as the…
- Middle East
Iran blacklists 60 US officials for top commander’s assassination
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that nearly 60 US officials have been blacklisted by Tehran for their involvement in the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, semi-official Mehr…
- Technology
Twitter sued for not paying rent of San Francisco office
San Francisco: Twitter Inc. has reportedly been sued as it failed to pay $136,250 rent for its office space in San Francisco. The landlord, Columbia Reit – 650 California LLC, said that…
- Technology
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to enter ‘not guilty’ plea
San Francisco: Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is reportedly set to enter a plea of ‘not guilty’ when he appears before the court on January 3. Bankman-Fried,…
