- World
Canada approves 2nd bivalent Covid booster targeting Omicron variants
Ottawa: Health Canada has authorised an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 sub-variants. Health Canada approved the bivalent vaccine for use as a booster dose…
- Delhi
SC agrees to hear on Nov 10 plea raising air pollution issue in Delhi
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine on November 10 a plea seeking urgent steps in connection with air pollution in Delhi. A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench…
- India
Explainer: What India can expect at COP27 climate summit in Egypt?
New Delhi: Against a backdrop of weather extremes and geopolitical crises, two upcoming UN summits — the climate change conference in Egypt and the biodiversity summit in Canada to which India is…
- Sports
I want to pick wickets or control runs as per the need, says Arshdeep Singh
Adelaide: The young pacer Arshdeep Singh said that he always tries to focus on consistency as a fast bowler cannot afford to give too many loose balls at the international level. Team…
- Technology
Amazon freezes corporate hirings amid rough economic conditions
New Delhi: Amazon has announced to freeze new hirings in its corporate workforce, with the global economy “in an uncertain place”. Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology,…
- India
Uttar Pradesh madrasa board objects to ‘interference’
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board has expressed its reservation about the interference of officers of the education department in the day-to-day working of madrasas in the state, which has led…
- Business
Digital payments firm Stripe lays off 14% of workforce
San Francisco: Global payment processing firm Stripe on Thursday announced to cut over 1,000 jobs, or 14 per cent of its staff. The payment processor cited “stubborn inflation, energy shocks, higher interest…
- Television News
Maniesh Paul takes break from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, who’s new host?
Mumbai: Popular television actor Arjun Bijlani will be seen hosting the weekend episode of ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 10’ as the show’s original host Maniesh Paul is sick. According to source close to…
- India
Coimbatore blast: TN police, NIA raids continue
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) are continuing raids across the state in connection with the Coimbatore blast. Sources in the Coimbatore city police told IANS that for…
- Technology
Musk begins laying off Twitter employees, shuts offices ‘temporarily’
San Francisco: Twitter has notified employees that it will be “reducing its global workforce” on Friday, as its new CEO Elon Musk aims to cut roughly half of its 7,600-strong workforce. Employees…
- Pakistan
Imran suspects Pak PM, Interior Min, Sr army officer behind attack
Gujranwala: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-General Asad Umar said on Thursday that party Chairman Imran Khan suspects three people — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a senior military officer…
- World
17 leaders of G20 confirm their attendance for Bali summit
Jakarta: Seventeen leaders of the G20 member nations have confirmed their attendance at the summit to be held in Bali on November 15-16, Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said. Faizasyah was…
- Hyderabad
Driver flees with ATM cash vehicle in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In a daring money heist, the driver of a cash management company fled with the vehicle containing Rs 31 lakh in Hyderabad. The incident occurred on Thursday evening in Rajendranagar when…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Vizag court rejects remand for TDP leader
Visakhapatnam: A city court on Thursday refused to remand senior TDP leader and former minister Ayyanna Patrudu on allegations of alleged encroachment and forgery. Officials of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), who…
- Business
RBI panel holds meeting to draft response to Centre on failure to check inflation
New Delhi: Having failed to keep inflation within its tolerance limit of up to 4 per cent for the past three quarters, the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of…
