- India
TN fishermen block roads, demand release of 24 fishers detained by SL Navy
Chennai: A couple of days after the Sri Lankan Navy detained 24 Indian fishers, the mechanised boat fishermen of Jagadapattinam coastal village in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district on Wednesday staged a protest…
- Television News
‘BB 16’: Housemates can now reclaim Rs 25 lakh they lost from prize money
Mumbai: In the upcoming episode of ‘Bigg Boss 16’, housemates are going to test their luck and see if they can win back the Rs 25 lakh of the prize money they…
- India
India to take over UNSC presidency at time of acute crisis
United Nations: India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN’s…
- Technology
Twitter stops enforcing Covid misleading information policy
New Delhi: Twitter has paused support for enforcing Covid-19 misleading information policy on its platform. As per an update on the company’s blog, “Twitter is no longer enforcing the Covid-19 misleading information…
- Telangana
Telangana governor anguished over manner of Sharmila’s arrest
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has termed “disturbing” the visuals of YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y. S. Sharmila’s car being towed away while she was inside. The governor expressed concern over…
- Technology
Apple iPhone 14 Pro shipments may drop by 20 mn in Q4
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro models’ shipments will reportedly drop by 20 million in the fourth quarter (Q4). According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the shipments of iPhone 14…
- Pakistan
10 terrorists killed in Pakistan military operation
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement issued by the army’s media wing…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu outfit files complaint against religious conversion
Ramnagar: Hindu Jagarana Vedike and villagers on Wednesday lodged a police complaint against alleged forced religious conversions at a farm house in this district of the state. They demanded vacating of the…
- Business
Alibaba to sell shares worth $200 mn in Zomato: Report
New Delhi: Chinese behemoth Alibaba is set to sell its shares worth $200 million in Zomato via a block deal on Wednesday, the media reported. According to CNBC Awaaz, citing sources, Ant…
- World
Ex-Australian PM censured in Parliament over secret portfolios
Canberra: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on Wednesday officially censured by Parliament for secretly appointing himself to five ministerial portfolios while in office. Censure motions are Parliament’s way of formally…
- Technology
Musk delays paid verification launch to avoid Apple’s 30% cut
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reportedly delayed the launch of the Blue paid verification service to avoid Apple’s 30 per cent cut of App Store purchases. Twitter employees have been…
- World
Ukraine’s ‘surrender hotline’ for Russian soldiers gets 100 enquiries a day
Kiev: A scheme set up by the Ukraine government which under which Russian soldiers can call a hotline or enter details through messenger apps if they want to surrender, is getting about…
- World
Putin is failing in his brutal war of aggression: NATO chief
Bucharest: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “failing in his brutal war of aggression” in Ukraine and is “responding with more brutality”. He made the statement…
- World
‘US working to improve early warning system against N.Korean missile launches’
Washington: The US is working to further improve its missile warning system, the commander of US Space Command has said, following a barrage of North Korean missile tests that included multiple intercontinental…
- World
UN welcomes first shipment of blocked Russian fertiliser
United Nations: The United Nations welcomes the first shipment of Russian-made fertiliser previously stranded in European ports and warehouses, said a UN spokesman on Tuesday. The first shipment of 20,000 tons of…
