- Middle East
10 released in Saudi-mediated Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has mediated the release of 10 foreigners who were caught fighting for Ukraine during its conflict with Russia, the country’s foreign ministry said. The move came as part of…
- India
Pune girl who self-made it to the India rich list
Chennai: Indian-American Neha Narkhede, co-Founder of Confluent, a streaming data technology company, now figures in the India’s rich list 2022. According to IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List, the 37-year-old Narkhede is…
- Technology
Microsoft set to launch 2 new Surface laptops in Oct
New Delhi: Microsoft is geared up to launch its next line-up of Surface laptops next month, including a new 2-in-1 device called the Surface Pro 9 as well as Surface Laptop 5.…
- World
Canada confirms 1,379 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: Canada has confirmed 1,379 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said. Of the confirmed cases, 667 are from Ontario, 515 from Quebec, 150 from British…
- World
US Fed delivers another big interest rate hike
Washington: The US Federal Reserve announced another interest rate hike to fight inflation amidst growing concerns that the central bank could end up slowing down the economy. The 0.75 hike was the fourth…
- Technology
Early R&D on 6G crucial for India to take pole position in world: Experts
New Delhi: As India prepares for the 5G roll out next month, industry experts on Wednesday said the research and development on 6G is crucial for India at this stage to gain…
- Technology
Sony unveils new noise cancelling headphone in India
New Delhi: Sony India on Wednesday launched a new noise cancelling headphones — WH-1000XM5 — that comes with the Integrated Processor V1 for Indian consumers. With the help of the Integrated Processor…
- Technology
NVIDIA unveils new RTX 40-series graphics cards for gamers
San Francisco: Graphics chip giant NVIDIA has unveiled the GeForce RTX 40 Series of GPUs designed to deliver revolutionary performance for gamers and creators, led by its new flagship — RTX 4090…
- World
US reiterates support for India getting UNSC permanent seat
United Nations: President Joe Biden on Wednesday reiterated the US’ commitment to India getting a permanent seat on the Security Council to ensure it remains credible. Addressing the high-level meeting of the…
- Delhi
Plea in Delhi HC challenges blanket ban on firecrackers
New Delhi: A petition was on Wednesday moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) order completely banning the manufacturing, storage, sale, and use of all kinds…
- India
Amanatullah Khan sent to 5 more days of police custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to five more days of police custody in connection with a case pertaining to alleged financial misappropriation and other irregularities…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Anti-Conversion Bill all set to be implemented
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is all set to implement the controversial Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 popularly known as the anti-conversion bill in the state. The bill,…
- India
Restriction only in classroom, not outside: Karnataka to SC on hijab row
New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab on the school campus, and it is only restricted in the classroom while…
- Politics
‘Unprecedented things happening in Kerala’: Vijayan slams Guv for praising RSS
Thiruvananthapuram: In a point to point rejoinder to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday night slammed him for turning the Raj Bhavan into a hub of political…
- India
Gehlot meets Sonia ahead of Cong president’s poll notification
New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi. The meeting lasted for two hours, and after the meeting he is leaving for Kerala to join…
