- Middle East
Russian strikes on Syria’s Idlib province kill 120 rebels
Damascus: Russian airstrikes on positions of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in northwestern Syria has reportedly killed 120 rebels. The Russian warplanes attacked a Nusra Front training camp in the Sheikh Youssef area…
- Technology
Google slammed for allowing only fantasy sports, rummy apps on Play Store in India
New Delhi: As Google announced to start a pilot to allow fantasy sports and rummy apps on Play Store in India, industry experts said on Thursday that the tech giant’s approach is…
- India
Karnataka: Ex-speaker’s remarks on farmer suicide goes viral
Haveri: Controversial remarks made by K.B. Koliwad, former Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, in connection with a farmer committing suicide has gone viral, causing widespread outrage. Koliwad, a five-term Congress MLA, made…
- India
Centre bans rice export
New Delhi: The Central government has banned the export of broken rice with effect from Friday. The decision comes immediately after a 20 per cent export duty was levied on various grades…
- World
Zelensky, Blinken meet on US assistance for Ukraine
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here to discuss American assistance for the war-torn nation. In a statement, Ukraine’s presidential press service said that during…
- Food
Chocolate-based coffee recipes that you must try
New Delhi: What a better way to start your day than with a cup of coffee that contains chocolate? Spend some time alone indulging in delicious coffee drinks with chocolate as the…
- World
Kim Jong-un vows not to give up nukes
Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong-un publicly expressed his determination not to give up the country’s nuclear weapons, accusing the US of seeking the collapse of his regime, not just denuclearization, state…
- Health
Dietary drinks can up heart disease risk: Study
London: A new study has found a link between consumption of artificial sweetener, generally found in dietary beverages, and increased cardiovascular disease risk like stroke. Artificial sweeteners like aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and…
- India
Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: RSS leader withdraws appeal in SC
New Delhi: RSS leader Rajesh Kunte on Thursday withdrew his appeal filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court order, which declined to entertain his plea seeking a transcript of…
- World
UN experts call for action on findings of Uyghur abuse in China
Geneva: A collection of human rights officials said the international community must not ignore the systematic abuses allegedly perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…
- Delhi
Delhi University to digitise 500 higher education institutions via AWS
New Delhi: University of Delhi is using AWS Cloud to enable the adoption of Samarth eGov — an open-source automation e-governance platform — across Indias universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) and…
- Pakistan
Pakistan drops 7 places in Human Development Index
Islamabad: Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report. According to the report, titled…
- India
SC stays demolition of iconic Curlies in Goa, where Sonali Phogat was drugged
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the demolition of Curlies restaurant on Goa’s Anjuna beach, which has recently been linked to the death of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat. The…
- India
Criminals to turn police informers in UP’s Saharanpur
Saharanpur: In a novel experiment, the Saharanpur police in Uttar Pradesh have urged over 900 history-sheeters to turn police informers. The initiative is a part of the Sankalp scheme that seeks to…
- India
Gujarat: Congress calls for bandh on Saturday, appeals traders to support
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress has given a symbolic bandh call in the state on Saturday to protest against inflation and unemployment. The Congress has appealed to the traders and other businesses to pull…
