- Middle East
Iraq’s new parliamentary bloc nominates presidential, PM candidates
Baghdad: A new parliamentary bloc led by Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist Movement announced the nomination of Rebar Ahmed Khalid and Jaafar al-Sadr for the posts of President and Prime Minister, respectively.…
- India
Post-polls, BJP unleashes ‘monster’ of fuel price hikes: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Attacking the Centre over the spiralling inflation, Shiv Sena on Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party has unleashed the ‘monster’ of fuel prices hike to bulldoze the common masses after the Assembly…
- India
Bar on Muslim traders near temples, Hindu fairs, says Karnataka govt
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka quoted the rule book on Wednesday to blunt the opposition attack over the calls to ban Muslim traders from Hindu temple premises and religious fairs in…
- Technology
Samsung may launch third foldable this year
Seoul: Samsung already has two foldable smartphones lineup: Galaxy Z Fold as Galaxy Z Flip and now a new report has claimed that there might be a third foldable in the pipeline.…
- Technology
Meta appoints new India head for auto, D2C vertical
New Delhi: Meta on Thursday announced the appointment of Saugato Bhowmik as the Director of CPG, Auto and D2C industry vertical in India to lead the strategy and solutioning that is focused…
- India
BJP MP pushes for ‘One nation, One election’ in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Pitching for ‘One nation, One election’, BJP MP Dr D.P Vats on Thursday demanded that all the elections be held at the same time to prevent the national resources from…
- Technology
itel unveils Vision 3, India’s first smartphone with 18W fast charging in below 8K
New Delhi: itel, India’s most trusted brand and a dominant leader in the sub 7K, on Thursday launched its game-changer smartphone, the itel Vision 3, under its flagship Vision series that comes…
- Middle East
Israel’s hotel revenue doubles in 2021: Report
Tel Aviv: The total revenue of tourist hotels in Israel doubled in 2021, an official report said. The annual report released by the Central Bureau of Statistics said the revenue of tourist…
- Technology
Twitter’s DM search to finally help users find conversations
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its Direct Message (DM) search feature has received an upgrade as it can now search through the content of your conversations and return specific…
- Technology
Bolt installs 10k EV charging points in India
New Delhi: EV infrastructure provider Bolt on Thursday announced that it has installed 10,000 EV charging stations in India in six months. Bolt is on track to deploy 1,00,000 charging points in…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 475.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 475.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.10 million and vaccinations to over 10.83 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
- India
Umar Khalid bail plea rejected in Delhi riots conspiracy case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of former JNU student-activist Umar Khalid in a case related to the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the Delhi riots. Additional Sessions…
- Middle East
Car bombing hit security checkpoint in Yemen’s Aden
Aden: A massive explosion caused by a booby-trapped vehicle hit a security checkpoint in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, killing and injuring a number of security members, a security official told Xinhua…
- Sports
FINA bans Russian & Belarusian athletes from competing at 2022 Worlds
Lausanne: After Olympic champion, Evgeny Rylov announced his withdrawal from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, FINA, the world body of swimming sport, officially announced on Wednesday that all Russian and Belarusian…
- Middle East
Syrian President, Iranian FM discuss nuclear deal
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Assad discussed the developments of talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA…
