- Middle East
Iran rejects UK claim of seizing Iranian weapons en route to Yemen
Tehran: The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government’s claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani…
- World
China intensifies disaster relief as heavy rainfall continues
Beijing: China has intensified its efforts at flood control and disaster relief in response to heavy downpours that have triggered severe floods in parts of the country, an official said on Friday.…
- Technology
Another senior Ola executive quits amid several resignations
New Delhi: Shikharr Sood, the head of Ola’s Talent Acquisition, and in charge of talent acquisition for the entire Ola Group, is now reportedly the latest executive to leave the firm. His…
- Technology
Netflix brings spatial audio to 221 mn users on its platform
New Delhi: Netflix has partnered German audio brand Sennheiser to bring spatial audio to across its catalog for its over 221 million users across the world. Netflix said that spatial audio will…
- Hyderabad
Police on alert in Hyderabad ahead of Eid-ul-Adha
Hyderabad: With a couple of days to go for Eid-ul-Adha, police in Hyderabad went on alert to check illegal transport of cattle. Police Commissioner C.V. Anand personally visited check posts at various…
- Technology
China’s WeChat shuts Bloomberg’s financial news account
New Delhi: As China controls the internet companies under toughened laws, social media platform WeChat has shut down a Bloomberg social media account, accusing it of violating country’s regulations on online public…
- Technology
Google Play suspends KakaoTalk’s software update over payment standoff
Seoul: The latest software update for KakaoTalk, South Korea’s most popular mobile messaging app, remained suspended for a week on the Google Play Store on Thursday, following the refusal by tech giant…
- World
Massive crowd to march to Colombo demanding Sri Lankan Prez, govt to step-down
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition parties, religious groups, civil rights activists have planned a massive march to capital Colombo on Saturday demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government to step down amidst unprecedented…
- India
30 Shiv Sena ex-corporators join the Shinde group
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena suffered another setback as at least 30 ex-municipal corporators joined Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s group, here on Friday. The move has come as a jolt to the former…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru Idgah Maidan to remain playground: Cong MLA Zameer
Bengaluru: Congress former minister and MLA Zameer Ahamad Khan on Friday stated that the Idgah Maidan in Chamarajpet locality of Bengaluru will remain as a playground forever. The statements have surprised Hindu…
- Middle East
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz meet
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Israeli Minister of Defence Benny Gantz in the West Bank city of Ramallah. During the meeting at the presidential headquarters on Thursday , Gantz extended congratulations…
- Bollywood
Priyanka Chopra’s day out with daughter Malti
Mumbai: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas spent a day out with daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas as the actress and her American pop-star husband Nick Jonas are on a trip to Lake…
- Business
Ford, VW-backed startup Argo AI bids goodbye to 150 employees
San Francisco: As recession fears grow, the US-based autonomous vehicle technology startup Agro AI, backed by Ford and Volkswagen, has laid off about 150 people and slowed the pace of hiring, making…
- Business
Virgin Galactic partners with Aurora to build new motherships
San Francisco: Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic partnered with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, to design and manufacture its next generation motherships. The mothership is the air launch carrier aircraft in…
- Business
Meta Quest headsets to no longer require FB account
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality (VR) headsets without using their Facebook credentials. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that…
