- Technology
Microsoft to raise Xbox first-party game prices in 2023
San Francisco: Microsoft will reportedly raise its first-party Xbox game prices from $59.99 to $69.99 next year. The new full-priced Xbox Game Studios games, including Redfall, Starfield and Forza Motorsport, will be…
- India
UP: Two teachers held for eloping with girl students
Ballia: In separate incidents, the Ballia police have arrested two teachers for eloping with their girl students. The police later rescued two girls in the Bairiyia area of the district. Both the…
- World
Sweden’s extradition of PKK member shows goodwill: Turkey
Ankara: Sweden’s extradition of an alleged member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) shows “goodwill”, and Ankara expects more of such moves during the process of the Nordic country’s NATO bid,…
- World
33 killed in Colombia landslide
Bogota: At least 33 people were killed due to a landslide that buried vehicles along a highway in Colombia, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said. The landslide that occured on Sunday buried a…
- India
UP: Mother of two kids addicted to gambling loses herself to landlord in betting
Pratapgarh: In what seems to be a replay of Mahabharat, a woman put herself at stake while playing Ludo and then lost to her landlord. The woman, Renu, used to gamble with…
- World
Ukraine hit by 8th wave of Russian strikes
Kiev: Ukraine has been hit by the latest barrage of Russian missiles, marking the eighth time since the strikes first began on October 10. In his nightly video address to the nation,…
- World
Indian-origin Sikh jailed, fined for multiple frauds in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin Sikh and former CFO of Singapore-based technology company was given 11 months’ jail and fined SGD 20,000 for falsifying accounts, forgery, and not disclosing interested party transactions. Gurcharan Singh…
- World
UK university honors Indian-origin woman engineer
London: An Indian-origin structural engineer, who designed London’s tallest building – The Shard, has been awarded an honorary degree by Northumbria University in England. Roma Agrawal, 39, was conferred the degree of…
- World
Russian leader rebukes US for ‘containing’ others
Moscow: The world should be multi-polar, but the US attempts to restrain the development of other countries to maintain its hegemony, said Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma. “Washington and…
- Sports
Amitabh Bachchan’s portrait finds way into World’s largest-ever canvas painting to be launched in Doha
Doha: Versatile Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan’s portrait features prominently among a host of luminaries on the world’s largest-ever canvas painting, which is bidding to get into the Guinness book of records. Besides…
- Business
Deliberations on key issues commence at G2O Sherpa meeting in Udaipur
Delhi: A range of issues are being discussed in the ongoing four-day Sherpa meeting of India’s G20 presidency, which began in Udaipur on December 4 and is expected to continue till December…
- World
Covid-19 hospitalisations rise again in US
Los Angeles: The daily average of Covid-19 hospitalisations rose again in the US amid winter surge, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s 17th century stepwell restored to its pristine glory
Hyderabad: Restoration of Hyderabad’s rich heritage received a big boost with the unveiling of the restored stepwell in Bansilalpet area of Secunderabad here on Monday. The Telangana government completed restoration of the…
- Sports
Women’s IPL will help bridge gap between international, domestic cricket: Harmanpreet
New Delhi: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur feels the upcoming Women’s IPL, scheduled to begin in March next year, will be a major boost for women’s cricket in India, adding that the tournament…
- India
PM Modi to attend World Ayurveda Congress in Goa
Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the valedictory session of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress to be held in Goa on December 11. The four-day event will commence on December 8…
