- World
Pak to launch international appeal to help cope with flood crisis
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to launch an international appeal to help cope with the disastrous flood situation in the country which was triggered by incessant rainfall in July and has…
- Technology
Musk’s Twitter friend Pranay Pathole says he is ‘down-to-earth’
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter buddy from Pune Pranay Pathole, who recently met him, referred to the tech billionaire as “super genuine” and “down-to-earth,” media reports say. “He…
- Bangalore
Court seeks case papers in Karnataka contractor’s suicide
Bengaluru: The Special Court for Peoples Representatives in Bengaluru on Wednesday asked the Karnataka police to submit all documents pertaining to the contractor’s suicide case in which ex-minister K S Eshwarappa is…
- Automobile
Hyundai Motor chief visits US amid new EV tax break law
Seoul: Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday that its Chairman Chung Euisun was visiting the US amid growing concerns over a new law excluding electric vehicles (EVs) built outside the country from tax…
- News
NASA’s Webb telescope captures Jupiter’s faint rings, Great Red Spot
New Delhi: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new stunning images of Jupiter that will give scientists even more clues to the planet’s inner life. With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras,…
- India
WBSSC recruitment scam: CBI raids residences of Bengal’s top educationist
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths, probing the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam, on Wednesday conducted raid and search operations at the residences and office of…
- India
Transgender citizens to get healthcare services under Ayushman Bharat
New Delhi: In a landmark decision on Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Union Health Ministry and the Department of Social Justice…
- Technology
Google hit by privacy complaint in EU for inserting ads in Gmail
London: Google on Wednesday was hit by a fresh privacy complaint in Europe, this time for allegedly inserting ads in Gmail without users’ consent. Privacy advocacy group noyb filed the complaint with…
- Technology
Twitter merges misinformation, spam prevention teams amid battle over bots
New Delhi: As the Twitter-Elon Musk legal battle gets murkier, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly merging its spam and misinformation teams to better tackle the spread of fake and harmful posts on…
- India
Goa govt to issue order to remove ‘Tiranga’ from houses
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that district collectors will issue orders appealing people to remove ‘Tiranga’ from their houses wherever they are displayed. To mark the 75th anniversary…
- India
SC to hear journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail plea on Aug 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan on Friday (August 26). Kappan along with three others were arrested on October 5,…
- India
Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari to run Bihar Assembly till Speaker is elected
Patna: After the resignation of Vijay Kumar Sinha from the post of Speaker on Wednesday, the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha will be conducted by Deputy Speaker, Maheshwar Hazari. Such a situation arose…
- Sports
AIFF hopeful FIFA can lift ban on India in the coming days
New Delhi: Despite the turmoil in the All India Football Federation (AIFF), it is hopeful the international football federation (FIFA) could lift the ban from India in the coming days and clear…
- World
Confusion in Nepal over recruitment in Gorkha regiments due to Agnipath scheme
Kathmandu: The Nepal government is in a fix on whether to allow the Indian Army to recruit Nepali youths under the Narendra Modi governments newly launched Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into…
- Technology
Contractual workers protest at Meta HQ against layoffs
San Francisco: As Meta (formerly Facebook) begins to steadily reduce headcount growth, hundreds of contractual workers organised a protest at the company’s headquarters in the US, asking for responsible, fair contracts from…
