- India
Bihar: CM Nitish calls all-party meet on caste census on May 27
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all party meeting to discuss caste-based census on May 27. “We have sent the proposal to all the parties for the meeting on…
- India
Japan: Modi meets industry leaders, invites their investments
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Monday on a two-day visit, met three important business leaders of Japan and invited them to invest in India. Shortly after…
- Middle East
Jordan condemns Israeli decision allowing Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: Jordan has condemned an Israeli court decision allowing “extremists” to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Haitham Abu Al-Foul said that the decision is…
- World
12 countries affected by monkeypox, a formidable challenge: WHO
Geneva: Even though the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over 100 people in…
- Middle East
Israel sentences Palestinian jailbreakers to five more years
Jerusalem: An Israeli court has sentenced six Palestinian prisoners to five more years in prison for escaping from a maximum-security prison in 2021. The court found them guilty of “escaping custody” and…
- Business
Healthtech platform mFine lays off over 50% of its workforce
New Delhi: After Healthtech platform mFine laid off over 50 per cent of its total workforce (more than 500 employees), Prime Venture Partners which is one of its existing investors said on…
- Technology
Multi-access edge computing spend to reach $23 bn globally by 2027
New Delhi: The global spending on multi-access edge computing (MEC) is likely to reach $22.7 billion by 2027, from $8.8 billion this year, a new report said on Monday. According to Juniper…
- Technology
MediaTek unveils its 1st mmWave chip for 5G smartphones
New Delhi: Taiwanese chip-maker MediaTek on Monday announced Dimensity 1050 system-on-chip, its first mmWave 5G chipset that will power the next generation of 5G smartphones. Through dual connectivity using mmWave and sub-6GHz,…
- Technology
I’m not running your Twitter account, Musk tells Pune techie
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Elon Musk may not wish to launch Tesla in India owing to high customs duty but he is fond of replying regularly to Pranay Pathole, a Pune-based…
- Bollywood
Payal Rohtagi attacks Kangana Ranaut, calls her ‘rude’
Mumbai: TV actress Payal Rohatgi, who recently took a dig at Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and unfollowed her on social media has again targeted the latter. Payal recently attended the screening of…
- Technology
OPPO joins Microsoft to empower Indian startups via ‘Elevate’ programme
New Delhi: OPPO India on Monday said it has launched the second edition of its OPPO Elevate programme in collaboration with Microsoft for Startups to further empower the startup ecosystem in the…
- World
World Health Assembly to focus on Covid-19, health and peace
Geneva: The 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) has kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, to focus on major issues including response to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic and the global health for peace initiative. Covid-19…
- Middle East
Iran’s IRGC colonel assassinated by unknown gunmen in Tehran
Tehran: One of the former members of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was assassinated by gunmen in the capital Tehran, state TV reported. The incident took place around on Sunday in…
- India
Several trains cancelled, diverted on Patna-Kolkata route after protests on tracks in Bihar
Patna: Train services were affected on the Patna-Kolkata route of the East Central Railway (ECR) zone due to agitation at the Barhiya railway station in Bihar. Many people have squatted on the tracks…
- Middle East
Israel seeks direct flights with Qatar during World Cup 2022
Jerusalem: Israel is approaching Qatar for direct flights between the two countries during the FIFA World Cup slated for later this year in Qatar, Hebrew-language Israel Hayom news website has reported. The…
