- Technology
Flipkart sells Cleartrip’s Middle East biz to travel marketplace Wego
Bengaluru: Online travel marketplace Wego on Monday said it is acquiring Cleartrip’s Middle East business from Flipkart Group for an undisclosed sum. The transaction also includes the sale of Flyin.com and a…
- Technology
Ex-Twitter India head’s startup to create metaverse of education
New Delhi: Invact Metaversity, founded by former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari, on Monday announced it has received $5 million in funding led by Antler India. Maheshwari said the startup will use…
- Entertainment
Justin Bieber tests positive for Covid, postpones Las Vegas concert
Los Angeles: Canadian singer Justin Bieber has tested positive for Coronavirus. The singer was all set to take the stage in Las Vegas on Sunday evening (U.S. Pacific Standard Time) as a…
- Entertainment
Sanjay Kapoor reveals a secret about ‘Raja’ song ‘Ankhiyan Milaoon’
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Kapoor, who will be seen sharing screen space with actress Madhuri Dixit in the upcoming Netflix web show ‘The Fame Game’ after over two decades, has shared an interesting…
- Technology
Galaxy Tab S8 series with dual rear cameras launched in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Monday launched all three of its variants of the Galaxy Tab S8 — Tab S8 Ultra, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 — at a starting price of Rs…
- India
Bihar: Burqa-clad girl turned away from UCO Bank in Begusarai
Patna: A burqa-clad girl in Bihar’s Begusarai district was stopped from making transactions in a nationalised bank, an official said. The girl recorded the incident and shared it on social media on…
- Sports
16-year-old Indian chess GM Praggnanandhaa shocks world No. 1 Carlsen
New Delhi: After a disastrous Day One when he lost three successive games, 16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the…
- Middle East
Israel approves former general as cybersecurity chief
Jerusalem: The Israeli Cabinet approved the appointment of the former general Gaby Portnoy as the chief of the National Cyber Directorate. A statement issued by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office said the…
- World
‘Joy Bangla’ to be national slogan of Bangladesh
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has decided to make “Joy Bangla” the national slogan of the country. The decision was taken on Sunday during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.…
- Middle East
Hamas denies progress on prisoner exchange deal with Israel
Gaza: Palestine’s Hamas has said that there has been no progress toward reaching a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. Zaher Jabarin, a member of Hamas’s politburo, said in a statement sent to…
- World
Unicef mulls payment for nearly 200k Afghan teachers: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the Unicef is considering paying an amount of $100 per month for nearly 200,000 public school teachers. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry…
- Middle East
Israel to open to unvaccinated tourists from March
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that starting from March 1 it will open borders to all tourists, including the unvaccinated. All tourists would be required to undergo two PCR tests, one prior to…
- Middle East
New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: Israel PM
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Iran may soon sign a new nuclear agreement with world powers but the new deal is “weaker” than the previous one. Referring to the…
- Kerala
Kerala: CPM, Congress unite for pension to personal staff; reject Guv suggestion
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPM-led LDF and the Congress-led Opposition UDF are in unison over the pension for the personal staff members of the ministers. Currently in Kerala, if a personal staff member completes…
- Sports
Suryakumar, Venkatesh help India to 3-0 series win over West Indies
Kolkata, Feb 21: A classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) followed by a clinical bowling effort helped India beat West Indies…
