- Sports
Sushant Mishra joins Sunrisers Hyderabad as replacement for Saurabh Dubey
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed Sushant Mishra as replacement for medium pacer Saurabh Dubey for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Dubey has a back injury and has been ruled out…
- World
European Union proposes Russian oil ban
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has proposed its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects, BBC reported. European Commission President Ursula…
- Middle East
UAE comes up with new visa rules, residence scheme to attract talent
New Delhi: The UAE has introduced new liberalised visa rules and residence scheme aimed to attract global talent and boost the Emirate’s economy by supporting its competitiveness. It has updated and simplified…
- Hyderabad
Another drug haul at Hyderabad Airport, heroin worth Rs 11.53 cr seized
Hyderabad: In yet another major drug haul at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Customs officials seized heroin worth Rs 11.53 crore from a Tanzanian national. The Customs officials said 1,389 kg of…
- World
NATO transport with weapons for Ukraine will be destroyed: Russian Minister
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that NATO vehicles arriving in Ukraine with weapons and ammunition for Ukrainian troops would be destroyed, RT reported. Shoigu stressed that the US and…
- India
RBI hikes repo rate on inflation worries, equities plunge
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank, in an off-cycle meeting, hiked the repo rate by 40…
- Andhra Pradesh
Accused hangs self in Andhra police station
Vijayawada: A man allegedly committed suicide in a police station in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district on Wednesday. Appa Rao (38), who was arrested in a theft case three days ago, was found…
- Middle East
Iran vows to continue diplomatic path until reaching deal in Vienna talks
Tehran: Iran will continue the path of diplomacy until achieving a final agreement in the Vienna nuke talks, the Iranian Foreign Minister has said. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone…
- India
Maha peaceful as MNS starts ‘anti-loudspeaker’ campaign
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers launched their campaign to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside certain mosques in Mumbai and other parts of the state where ‘azan’ was relayed on loudspeakers, here on…
- Bangalore
Acid attacker still elusive after six days in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Six days after a woman was attacked with acid, the Karnataka police has been unable to get any lead in the case. The shocking incident had taken place on April 28…
- Middle East
Palestine calls on UNSC to stop Israeli activists’ planned incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque
Ramallah: Palestine on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from escalating tensions against Palestinians after Jewish activists reportedly decided to break into a holy mosque in East…
- Afghanistan
UNSC condemns continued attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan
United Nations: The UN Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” the continued heinous terrorist attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan. The council issued a press statement to condemn the terrorist attacks,…
- World
China to further rein in domestic tech giants to revive Internet sector
Beijing: Alarmed at the slowing tech and internet sector, China is now planning to further shift its policies to control domestic tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent, as the country battles Covid-19…
- India
SC denies bail to Dawood’s nephew, asks trial court to frame charges within 6 months
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Mohammad Ibrahim Kaskar, nephew of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in a 2019 case for allegedly issuing threats to a builder. A…
- Technology
Instagram testing TikTok-like fullscreen feed
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo sharing platform Instagram is experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. In a video posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the test and said that…
