- India
Gujarat: Hardik deletes messages saying he was threatened
Ahmedabad: Minutes after claiming to have received threats, Hardik Patel, the newly anointed BJP leader, on Monday suddenly retracted his statement. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader had claimed that he was…
- Middle East
Jordan underlines importance for UN to support Palestinian refugees
Amman: Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has highlighted the importance for the United Nations to continue its full mandate of a body to provide essential services to Palestinian…
- Technology
Musk aims to build Starships akin to Noah’s Ark to transport life to Mars
San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars. The Tesla CEO stated that making life multiplanetary will…
- Technology
MacBook Air refresh could ship 7 mn units by end of 2022: Kuo
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s update to the MacBook Air could ship between 6 and 7 million units in the second half of 2022, media reports say. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offered shipment…
- Middle East
Lebanon warns Israel against gas production in disputed waters
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has warned that any drilling activities by Israel in the territorial disputed area with Lebanon “constitute a provocation and a hostile act”. In a statement released by…
- India
India logs 4,518 fresh Covid cases, 9 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi: India saw a marginal uptick in Covid-19 cases with 4,518 infections being reported in last 24 hours, against previous day’s 4,270 count, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. In…
- World
Kazakhstan holds referendum on constitutional amendments
Nur-Sultan: Kazakhstan is holding a nationwide referendum on amendments to its constitution, according to local media. The amendments include a transition from a super-presidential form of government to a presidential one with a…
- Bangalore
Bangalore: Cop booked for sexually exploiting step-daughter, sister-in-law
Bengaluru: A sub-inspector in Karnataka has been booked for the alleged sexual exploitation of his 13-year-old step-daughter and his wife’s sister. The second wife of the accused lodged a complaint against him in…
- India
Money laundering case: ED raids Satyendar Jain’s premises
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday was conducting raids at multiple locations belonging to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain days after his arrest in a money laundering case. Jain is currently…
- World
UK to send first long-range missiles to Ukraine
London: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced that the UK will send its first long-range missiles to Ukraine despite a threat by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the West against the delivery of…
- India
‘Peaceful’ kar seva from June 15, says ex-mahant of KVT
Varanasi: Former Mahant of Kashi Vishwanath temple, Kuldeep Tiwari, has called for kar seva for Gyanvapi mosque dispute. Tiwari told reporters that after June 15, kar seva will be started on boats from…
- Sports
Focus is not on Akhtar’s fastest delivery record: Umran Malik
New Delhi: India’s speed sensation Umran Malik has made it clear that he is not focusing on breaking Shoaib Akhtar’s fastest delivery record of 161 kph, and said that his plan is…
- Technology
Microsoft Teams for Windows 11 now significantly faster, claims company
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has claimed that Teams for Windows 11 is now significantly faster due to improvements in the code. The company said that when users scroll over the chat…
- India
Thiruvananthapuram girl enters India Book of Records for Warli paintings
Thiruvananthapuram: Najiya Navas, a graduate from Thiruvananthapuram, has entered the India Book of Records by drawing pictures in the technique of Warli painting, an art form unique to the tribal community of…
- Politics
‘Sham attempt at damage control’, Congress comes down heavily on BJP
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday came down heavily on the BJP on its action against party spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, calling it “blatantly counterfeit pretence, which is evidently farce”.…
