- 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,…
- Kashmir
Civilian injured in militant grenade attack in Srinagar
Srinagar: One civilian was injured in a militant grenade attack in Srinagar city on Sunday evening, police said. Police sources said that militants hurled a grenade at the bunker of the CRPF’s…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh CM ‘shocked’ over Guntur stampede
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday expressed shock over the stampede at Guntur which claimed lives of three women. He instructed the officials to ensure quality…
- India
Delhi: DCW steps in as woman dies after being dragged by car
New Delhi: Taking suo-moto cognisance of media reports on the death of a woman whose two-wheeler was hit by a car following which she was dragged by the car for around 7-8…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Three women die in stampede at another TDP programme
Amaravati: Three women were killed and some others injured in stampede during distribution of Sankranti gifts among poor by opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur on Sunday. The incident,…
- India
Secular forces must join together to oppose RSS, says Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday called for all the secular forces of the country to join hands together against the RSS. In his address at a public function organised…
- India
Those involved in corruption will be thrown out of Trinamool: Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Anyone in the Trinamool Congress found guilty of involvement in corruption will be immediately shown the door, party’s national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday. “In June last year at…
- World
Musk trolls Andrew Tate with pizza tweet
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk trolled influencer Andrew Tate with his pizza tweet after praising climate activist Greta Thunberg by calling her “cool” for her recent spat with Tate. Tate has…
- Politics
Punjab CM slams Badals for stalling Sangrur medical college work
Sangrur: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday slammed the Badal and Dhindsa families for joining hands to stall work on the medical college in Sangrur for their vested political interests. Interacting…
