- World
UN chief calls for end to slavery’s legacy of racism
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, racism. The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was instrumental in shaping modern conceptions…
- Bangalore
Death of student appearing for SSLC exam triggers debate in Karnataka
Mysuru: The death of a student appearing for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC, Class 10) examination due to heart attack has triggered a debate in Karnataka over the ‘inhuman’ and ‘negligent’…
- Sports
Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna knocked out of Miami Open
Miami: India’s ace doubles player Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza crashed out of the Miami Open after contrasting quarterfinal defeats in their respective doubles events on Wednesday (IST). Wesley Koolhof of Netherlands…
- Business
Indices extend gains for 3rd straight session, Sensex up 740 pts
New Delhi: India’s key equity indices — Sensex and Nifty — extended their gains for the third consecutive session. Global equity markets too rose positively to Russia’s assurance to scale down its…
- Automobile
Hyundai, Saudi Aramco to jointly develop eco-friendly vehicle engine
Seoul: Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday it will collaborate with Saudi Aramco and a Saudi Arabian university to jointly develop an environment-friendly fuel and engine for vehicles. Hyundai, Aramco, and King…
- Technology
Visa enters the world of NFTs, to help digital-first creators
Mumbai: Digital payments leader Visa on Wednesday launched a new programme to help creators such as digital-first artists, musicians, fashion designers, and filmmakers accelerate their small businesses through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Called…
- Technology
Chrome version 100 arrives with refreshed logo in tow
San Francisco: Google’s Chrome browser has been updated to version 100, almost 14 years after it introduced the world to its clean design and all-encompassing “omnibox” in 2008. For most of its…
- Featured News
Lucknow’s 183-year-old Nawabi kitchen gears up for Ramzan
Lucknow: More than 600 families in Lucknow will now get an Iftar spread from Saturday when Ramzan begins. Owing to the pandemic, the 183-year-old Nawabi kitchen at Chhota Imambara was shut for…
- India
Congress wooing Patidar leader, talking to PK for Gujarat polls
New Delhi: The Congress is wooing Naresh Patel, an influential Patidar leader and political strategist Prashant Kishor simultaneously for Gujarat assembly polls which are slated at the end of the year, sources…
- World
Oman: Seven Pakistani miners killed, four missing after rockslide
Muscat: At least seven Pakistani miners were killed in a tragic mine accident that occurred in the city of Ibri in Oman. Four other workers are missing, Express Tribune reported. The accident…
- Middle East
Respect rights of Muslims to worship at al-Aqsa: Jordan king
Amman: Jordanian King Abdullah II told visiting Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz that maintaining calm requires respecting the rights of Muslims to worship at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. During the meeting with…
- Sports
Amit Rohidas to lead in Hockey Pro League games against England
New Delhi: Defender Amit Rohidas will lead the Indian hockey team, while Harmanpreet Singh will be his deputy for the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League double-header against England at the Kalinga Stadium…
- Telangana
TSRTC launch 100 mini buses to Yadadri temple from Uppal
Hyderabad: State-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) will operate over 100 mini buses from Hyderabad to Yadadri temple. TSRTC chairman Bajireddy Goverdhan and managing director V. C. Sajjanar on Wednesday flagged…
- Middle East
Jordan, Saudi sign agreements to boost trade cooperation
Amman: Jordan and Saudi Arabia signed cooperation agreements in the fields of trade, financial markets and transportation, said Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade Spokesperson Yanal Barmawi. The deals, in addition to…
- Middle East
Palestinian President condemns killing in Tel Aviv
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the shooting in the Bnei Brak neighbourhood of Tel Aviv that killed at least five Israelis. In a press statement on Tuesday, Abbas warned that killing…
