- Middle East
Turkey revises tourism targets amid strong activity
Ankara: As tourist inflows beat consensus, Turkey has revised its annual tourism targets upward, counting on the industry to deliver $44 billion in revenues to keep the economy growing. The uptick came…
- India
Azam Khan disqualification: SC directs EC to defer notification for Rampur by-election
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to defer issuing a gazette notification for Rampur Assembly by-election till November 11, which would allow Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan…
- Middle East
Iran issues death threats to UK-based journalists
London: Two British-Iranian journalists for the UK-based Persian TV channel ‘Iran International’ have been warned of a possible risk to their lives, a UK law enforcement source has confirmed, according to a…
- Middle East
Lebanon launches cholera vaccine campaign as outbreak under control
Beirut: Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Tuesday that the country will launch a first-phase vaccination campaign against cholera on Saturday as the outbreak is now under control. “There was a…
- India
Qatar: 72 days since arrest, 8 ex-Indian Navy men languish amid MEA efforts
New Delhi: Eight former Indian Navy men have continued to languish in a Qatar jail for the past 72 days despite New Delhi sending a senior official to help secure their release.…
- India
West Bengal: 2 women stripped, tortured on suspicion of being lesbians, 1 held
Kolkata: A man was arrested in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for allegedly assaulting two women and burning the private parts of one of them after accusing them of being in a same-sex relationship,…
- Middle East
Sweden pledges to meet Turkey’s demands to join NATO
Ankara: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson promised to meet Turkish security demands in an effort to get Ankara’s approval of his country’s bid to join the NATO. “We will fully implement the…
- World
Hyderabad-born Aruna Miller elected Maryland’s Lt Governor
New York: Indian-American Aruna Miller has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in the midterm elections in which the Democrats wrested the top spots in the state from the Republicans. She and…
- World
Major polluters India, China must pay for climate fund: Small island nations
New Delhi: Small island nations during the ongoing UN COP27 summit, have said that highly polluting nations like India and China should contribute to a climate compensation fund to help countries rebuild…
- World
Taliban crackdown on Afghan universities to curb women’s protests
Kabul: Afghanistan’s universities have become a hotbed of resistance to the Taliban, with female students staging protests against the militant group’s sweeping restrictions on women. In response, the Taliban has cracked down on…
- Telangana
IT, ED searches at granite firms in Telangana, minister Gangula Kamalakar’s company in list
Hyderabad: Officials of the Income Tax department and the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted joint searches at the offices and residence of owners of granite firms including Telangana minister Gangula Kamalakar. The…
- Technology
New iPad makes work and play more fun in hybrid era
New Delhi: Hybrid work and play is now the “new normal” and those who want to have a great mix of both in their lives, Apple has introduced the new iPad (10th…
- Technology
Nintendo partners with DeNA to strengthen digital games, services
San Francisco: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has announced a joint venture with mobile company DeNA to establish a new firm called Nintendo Systems Co., Ltd, which is set to launch in April…
- India
‘Very embarrassing’, SC adjourns demonetisation hearing as Centre fails to file affidavit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned until November 24 the scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the 2016 demonetisation policy as Centre failed to affidavit, saying “it is very embarrassing”.…
- Technology
Apple may begin mass production of AR headset in March next year
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to start mass production of its AR (augmented reality)-MR (mixed reality) headsets from March next year. The iPhone maker is “moving forward on development” of its…
