- Business
GDP growth projected to spike to four-quarter high 13.0% in Q1 FY2023: ICRA
Mumbai: GDP growth is expected to expand in double digits at 13 per cent in Q1FY23 due to low base and robust recovery in the contact-intensive sectors following the widening vaccination coverage,…
- World
South Korea’s total fertility rate hits record low in 2021
Seoul: South Korea’s total fertility rate hit a record low in 2021 as the number of childbirths continued to fall, data revealed on Wednesday, underscoring the country’s gloomy demographic situation. The country’s…
- Bollywood
Nawazuddin pushes creative envelope, dresses up as a woman for ‘Haddi’
Mumbai: Trust Nawazuddin Siddiqui to bowl the audience over with his work and dedication to his character. Keeping up with the legacy, the actor has left the audience gasping in disbelief with…
- Bollywood
Big B tests positive for Covid-19, may disrupt ‘KBC’ schedule
Mumbai: Even as Mumbai reported a spike in Covid-19 cases, mega star Amitabh Bachchan announced late on Tuesday night that he had tested positive and urged “all those that have been in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to hold Global AI Summit in September
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will organise the second edition of the Global AI Summit in September. Under the theme “Artificial Intelligence for the Good of Humanity”, the upcoming event will attract experts and…
- Business
Amazon opens new delivery station in UP
Lucknow: Amazon India on Tuesday announced the launch of a new delivery station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Spread across 22,000 square feet, the new station will enable Amazon to further strengthen its…
- India
Man booked for thrashing Dalit girl for not wearing uniform
Bhadohi: A former village head in Uttar Pradesh Bhadohi district has been booked for allegedly assaulting a Dalit girl and subjecting her to casteist slurs. Girija Shankar Yadav, in-charge of the Chauri…
- World
Support for Ukraine must continue until Putin withdraws: Johnson
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to repeat the annexation of Crimea in other parts of Ukraine, UK’s outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders. Johnson said allies…
- Pakistan
Another case filed against Imran Khan for flouting ban on public gathering
Islamabad: Pakistan police has registered another case against former prime minister Imran Khan and top leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party for flouting a ban on public gatherings in the national capital,…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP seeks Governor’s intervention after its padyatra is stopped
Hyderabad: The BJP in Telangana on Tuesday sought Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan’s intervention after the state police directed the party to immediately stop its Praja Sangrama Yatra. A delegation of BJP leaders called…
- World
Indian-American woman swept away by floods found dead
New York: The Indian-American woman who had been swept away by a flash flood at a national park has been found dead after four days of searches, according to park spokesperson Jonathan…
- Business
Rupee ends flat at 79.86 against US dollar
Mumbai: The Indian rupee ended flat, at 79.86, against the US dollar on Tuesday as the central bank’s intervention and foreign investors flows kept the dollar demand well filled. At the interbank…
- World
Germany: 16 police officers in hospital after hazardous leak
Berlin: At least 16 German police officers were taken to hospital after a toxic fluid began leaking at an industrial site in the western German city of Mannheim. The officers are being…
- World
US reports over 15,000 monkeypox cases
Los Angeles: The US has confirmed over 15,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 15,433 known monkeypox cases…