- World
Kim criticises problem in early response to COVID-19 crisis
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticised officials for failing to respond properly to the COVID-19 outbreak in its early stages, state media said on Wednesday. His criticism came as the country…
- Hollywood
Deepika attends jury duty on Cannes opening day in Sabyasachi ensemble
New Delhi: Deepika Padukone wowed the world with her Boho look during the opening-day photocall of the 75th Cannes Film Festival jury on Tuesday. Very different from the formal monochromatic look of…
- Technology
Twitter executive mocks Musk’s medical condition, slams ‘free speech’
San Francisco: Amid the ongoing Elon Musk-Parag Agrawal saga over fake user accounts, a senior Twitter executive, while slamming the ‘free speech’ call, mocked the Tesla CEO for having Asperger’s syndrome that…
- Technology
Disney+ will not show ads to preschoolers on new streaming plan
San Francisco: Streaming platform Disney+ has confirmed that it will limit total ad load to an average of four minutes of commercials an hour and preschool programming will not have any commercials…
- Middle East
Jordan launches oil exploration project in southeastern region
Amman: Jordan will start an oil exploration project in the Sarhan well, southeastern of the country. Jordan’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Saleh Kharabsheh said on Tuesday that the drilling operations of…
- Middle East
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections
Beirut: Lebanon’s Interior Ministry has announced the final results of the 2022 parliamentary elections, which showed the loss of majority in the parliament by Hezbollah and its allies. The Interior Ministry declared…
- India
Gyanvapi mosque row: AIMPLB legal team to extend assistance to Muslim side
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday held an emergency meeting amid the ongoing row surrounding the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi where claims of a Shivling being…
- Technology
Musk wants US SEC to probe Parag Agrawal’s claim on Twitter users
San Francisco: Opening another front against Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe whether Twitter’s claim on the number…
- World
British govt monitoring Yasin Malik’s trial: UK Minister
London: The British government of the Conservative party told the House of Lords on Tuesday that it is monitoring the trial of Indian Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik. Responding to a question, Minister…
- India
Karnataka: BJP, Congress lock horns over arms training to Bajrang Dal activists
Bengaluru: A controversy has erupted in Karnataka over arms training organised by Bajrang Dal for more than 100 participants at a programme in Madikeri district of the state. The Opposition has slammed…
- Delhi
Delhi reports marginal rise in new Covid cases, two deaths
New Delhi: Delhi on Tuesday reported marginal rise at 393 fresh Covid cases, against 377 recorded on the previous day, as well as two new deaths, as per the state government health…
- India
Raj Thackeray won’t be allowed to enter Ayodhya till he apologises: BJP MP
New Delhi: Opposing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s proposed visit next month to Ayodhya, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday said that he will not be allowed to…
- India
Newly-married man seriously injured after wedding gift blows up
Navsari: A newly-married man and his nephew in Gujarat’s Navsari district were seriously injured in a blast on Tuesday while recharging a toy gifted in marriage, purportedly by a former suitor of…
- India
Miscreants entering Bengal with firearms from Jharkhand, Bihar: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed concern over growing incidents of miscreants from neighbouring Jharkhand and Bihar coming to West Bengal carrying firearms. Her remarks have come at…
- India
Tribal couple, minor daughter murdered in MP’s Mandla
Bhopal: A tribal couple along with their 12-year-old daughter were found dead on the rooftop of their building in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district. The incident occurred late on Monday. After getting information,…
