- Chennai
Chennai man set himself ablaze in protest against evictions, critical
Chennai: A 60-year-old man set himself ablaze on Sunday to protest the evictions being carried out in Chennai’s Govindswamy Nagar, despite the matter slated to be heard by the Supreme Court on…
- World
New Zealand reports 1st Omicron BA.5 variant
Wellington: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. A person who has travelled from South Africa…
- Kerala
Aam Aadmi Party not to contest Kerala bypolls
Thiruvananthapuram: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that it will not contest the Thirikkakara by-election to be held on May 31. State convenor of the party P.C. Cyriac, who is a…
- Business
Jeff Bezos donates nearly $120 mn to nonprofit: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos has donated $118 million to a nonprofit, but it is unclear to which nonprofit he donated, media report said. According to a Securities and…
- Mumbai
Mumbai Police crackdown on 2 mosques for pre-dawn ‘azan’ on loudspeakers
Mumbai: Cracking down, the Mumbai Police have lodged first information reports against two mosques for allegedly flouting noise pollution rules and many more are under a scanner, officials said. The Noorani Masjid,…
- Hyderabad
After two years, international patients flock to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad, the city of pearls, has always been a favoured destination for healthcare seekers from Middle East, Africa, and South Asian nations. Though the number of patients coming to the city…
- Middle East
Jordanian tourism witnesses sign of recovery for Q1 in 2022
Amman: Jordan’s pandemic-hit tourism industry has shown signs of recovery for the first quarter of 2022 and the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, following massive campaigns to promote the kingdom’s tourism profile and the eased…
- India
Jahangirpuri riot accused held press meet with police, video surfaces
New Delhi: A video of Tabrez Khan, an accused held in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, has surfaced in which he can be seen…
- World
Parag Agrawal’s wife Vineeta linked with Musk’s Twitter takeover
New Delhi: Vineeta Agarwala, the wife of Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, is now making headlines amid Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal. Her role as general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) —…
- Sports
The defeat to SRH still at the back of our mind, concedes RCB’s Mike Hesson
Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) director of cricket operations Mike Hesson conceded on Sunday that the 68-run thrashing at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad the last time they played this season will…
- Technology
Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies in free fall after interest rate hikes
New Delhi: Bitcoin on Sunday witnessed another round of free fall, slipping below $35,000 per coin, as the global crypto market went through a massive slump of over 4.5 per cent in…
- Sports
Preparations for 2023 Hockey World Cup going on ‘smoothly’: Amit Rohidas
Bhubaneswar: With exactly 250 days to go for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India’s hockey stalwart Amit Rohidas has said that the team’s preparations were going…
- Technology
Some BMWs shipping without Android Auto, CarPlay amid chip shortage
San Francisco: Due to the current chip shortage, luxury automobile manufacturer BMW is reportedly shipping some of its cars without Android Auto and CarPlay. Starting in 2019 and expanding in 2020, nearly…
- World
John Lee elected as new Hong Kong Chief Executive
Hong Kong: John Lee, a former security chief, was elected on Sunday as the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The announcement was made after voting for the sixth-term Chief Executive ended,…
- Technology
Musk says Twitter staff may face ‘extreme’ workloads if he takes over
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned that Twitter staff may face ‘extreme’ workloads if he takes over the micro-blogging platform. While replying to an earlier tweet he shared about his…
