- Middle East
Boat carrying 60 people sinks off Lebanese coast
Beirut: The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) announced in a tweet that a boat carrying 60 people has capsized in the waters off the northern city of Tripoli. The organisation on Saturday evening…
- Middle East
Israel PM discusses Israeli-Palestinian tensions with UN chief
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a phone conversation with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the recent development of Israeli-Palestinian tensions, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Bennett on Saturday…
- India
India’s edible oil prices may rise due to Indonesia’s export ban on palm oil
New Delhi: The already high prices for edible oil since the Ukraine-Russia war broke out will get an added fuel as Indonesia — world’s largest producer and supplier of palm oil —…
- Middle East
Al Qaeda commander killed in operation in Yemen
Aden: A senior commander of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda branch was killed in a shootout with local security forces in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official told Xinhua. The gun battle…
- Tollywood News
Title song of Mahesh Babu-starrer ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ released
Chennai: The team of director Parasuram Petla’s much-awaited action entertainer ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’, featuring Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu in the lead, on Saturday released the title song of the film, much to…
- Sports
India to play five-match T20I series vs South Africa from June 9
Mumbai: India will play a five-match T20 International series against South Africa at home less than a fortnight after the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League, with the opening match scheduled…
- Middle East
Iraq launches operation to hunt down IS militants
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have launched an operation to hunt down the Islamic State (IS) militants in the western part of the country, the Iraqi military said. The Iraqi army, border guards,…
- Technology
Jack Dorsey is now Block’s Head, drops CEO title
San Francisco: Jack Dorsey is no longer the financial services firm Block’s CEO, instead, now, the executive is choosing to call himself “Block Head”. Dorsey co-founded Square in 2009, and the company…
- Andhra Pradesh
Construction work resumes in Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati
Amaravati: More than one-and-half month after Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered its verdict on the state capital, the work on some pending projects in Amaravati resumed on Saturday. Officials resumed the activity…
- Technology
App Store to likely remove outdated apps
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is likely cracking down on apps that no longer receive updates. In an email sent to affected developers titled “App Improvement Notice”, Apple warned it will remove…
- Entertainment
Trailer of Mammootty’s ‘CBI 5: The Brain’ hits 2.4 million views in a day!
Chennai: The trailer of the fifth film in the immensely popular CBI franchise, ‘CBI 5 – The Brain’, featuring Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the lead, has garnered a whopping 2.4 million views…
- Hollywood
After Oscars slapgate, Will Smith to meet Sadhguru
Mumbai: Hollywood star Will Smith was spotted at the Mumbai airport on Saturday. Reports say Smith is in India to meet spiritual leader Sadhguru, following the incident at the Oscars where he…
- World
Russian forces hit logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa
Moscow: Russia’s forces have destroyed a logistics terminal at a military airfield near Ukraine’s Odessa, where foreign weapons were stored, said the Russian Defence Ministry. “This afternoon, high-precision, long-range air-based missiles fired…