- World
Rishi Sunak passes first Commons test
London: Rishi Sunak on his second day in office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom passed his first major test in the House of Commons, albeit not with flying colours.…
- Delhi
Delhi: Woman killed, youth injured in blast while making firecrackers
New Delhi: A 62-year-old woman died while a youth suffered injuries after an explosion at a house in North-East Delhi’s Welcome area. The incident occured on Monday when the youth was making…
- World
‘Xi’s 3rd term will likely mean more suffering for ethnic minority groups’
Beijing: Xi Jinping’s third term in office as Chinese Communist Party supreme leader will likely mean more suffering for ethnic minority groups in China, exiled activists warned in recent forums and interviews,…
- World
Russia reports 7,518 new Covid cases
Moscow: Russia registered 7,518 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 21,394,360, the official monitoring and response centre said on Wednesday. The centre said the nationwide…
- India
UAE minister impressed by Jaishankar, says ‘I see his speeches’
New Delhi: UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Omar Sultan Al Olama, on Wednesday applauded External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for his finesse of projecting India’s foreign policy globally. In a…
- Technology
Turkey fines Meta $18.63 mn for violating competition law
Ankara: Turkey’s Competition Authority announced on Wednesday that it has fined Meta Platforms Inc. 346.72 million liras ($18.63 million) for violating competition law. The company merged the data collected from its three…
- India
Nayanthara-Vignesh surrogacy issue: Notice sent to TN hospital
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Health Department has issued a notice to a private hospital for not retaining the medical documents of southern actress Nayanthara, her husband — director Vignesh Sivan, and the…
- Technology
Ethereum’s dominance in crypto market up 20% after the ‘Merge’
New Delhi: The dominance of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, is up 20 per cent in the global crypto market following the ‘Merge’, a report shpowed on Wednesday. The historic…
- World
Russia recruiting Afghan commandos trained by US to fight in Ukraine
London: Afghan commandos who had been trained by Allied forces to fight the Taliban are now being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, a media report said. Up to 30,000 members…
- World
Putin oversees retaliatory nuclear strike drills
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen military drills enacting a retaliatory nuclear strike, a media report said. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu described the aim of the drills as testing “Russia’s strategic…
- Entertainment
Katrina’s wake-up call for hubby Vicky is every bit hilarious
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal had a rather terrifying wake-up call just two days after Diwali. It so happened that Vicky was woken from his peaceful slumber by an alarm tone on…
- Television News
‘Bigg Boss 16’: Shalin says he survived pandemic because of a dog he rescued
Mumbai: Actor Shalin Bhanot in ‘Bigg Boss 16’ revealed that if it hadn’t been for his dog, whom he had rescued during the pandemic, he wouldn’t be alive today. In the footage,…
- Delhi
BJP conspiring to stop free yoga classes in Delhi, says Sisodia
New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party has hatched a conspiracy to stop the ‘Dilli ki Yogshala’ programme from November 1, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. “They (BJP) are…
- India
Gehlot govt sanctions Rs 13.10 cr for smart classes in 500 madrasas
Jaipur: The Ashok Gehlot government on Wednesday allotted Rs 13.10 crore to ensure that 500 madrasas of the state, approved by state Madarsa Board, have smart classrooms. As per officials, funds worth…
- Business
Walmart reportedly raising up to $3 bn for Flipkart to expand India biz
New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart is reportedly raising up to $3 billion for its e-commerce giant Flipkart to further expand its operations in the country. With new funds, Flipkart’s valuation is set…
