- World
Sweden joins ISRO’s Venus Orbiter Mission
New Delhi: Sweden has officially joined ISRO’s Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), approved last week by the Union Cabinet. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) will reportedly provide ISRO with the Venusian…
- Middle East
Yemen reaffirms commitment to peace initiatives in meeting with UN chief
Aden: Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, reaffirmed the Yemeni government’s openness to various peace initiatives for ending the prolonged civil war, state media reported. Al-Alimi made the remarks in…
- Hollywood
‘Harry Potter’ actress Maggie Smith dies at 89
London: Oscar-winning actress Maggie Smith, best known for her impeccable performances in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, ‘Downtown Abbey’ and others passed away at the age of 89. On Friday, the veteran actress…
- Technology
Apple pulls out from OpenAI’s potential USD 6.5 billion funding round
San Francisco: As Sam Altman-run OpenAI prepares to close a potential $6.5 billion funding as early as next week, Apple has reportedly pulled out from the latest round. According to a report…
- Bollywood
Priyamani talks about ‘Jawan 2’: The highly anticipated sequel
Mumbai: Actress Priyamani, best known for her breathtaking performances in ‘The Family Man’ franchise and ‘Maidaan’ has spoken about the sequel of ‘Jawan’. During a press conference at the IIFA Utsavam 2024…
- Hyderabad
Ancient stepwells in Hyderabad to be restored, promoted for tourism
Hyderabad: Industrial houses have come forward to restore and preserve the ancient stepwells in Hyderabad and promote them as tourist spots. Telangana’s Tourism Department signed an agreement with the Confederation of Indian…
- Middle East
‘No knowledge of or participation in’ Israel’s Beirut attack: US
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said he is waiting for more information before commenting on Israel’s airstrikes in Beirut, reiterating that the US was not involved in the Israel Defense Forces…
- Middle East
Iran calls Israeli airstrike on Beirut a ‘war crime’, says US is complicit
Tehran: Iran has condemned Israel’s deadly strikes on Beirut, calling the attack a “war crime” and also claimed that the US is complicit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the strikes as a…
- Technology
Meta fined $101.5 million for 2019 breach involving Facebook passwords
London: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Friday fined Meta 91 million euros (around $101.5 million) for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords. The Irish regulator announced its…
- Middle East
UN Chief says ‘nothing can justify the collective punishment’ of Palestinians
United Nations: At the opening of a United Nations Security Council meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres made the case that “international humanitarian law is in tatters” amid the war in Gaza. He…
- Health
Breast milk at birth linked to lower asthma risk in kids, Study
New York: A team of researchers on Friday said that infants who were exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalisation at birth were 22 percent less likely to develop asthma in early…
- India
Indian hospitality sector’s revenue per available room to grow by 8-9% in FY25
New Delhi: The Indian hospitality sector is witnessing a boom and in FY25, the industry’s revenue per available room is estimated to grow by approximately 8-9 percent, a report showed on Friday,…
- India
NEET-PG exam: SC seeks Centre’s response on ‘lack of transparency’ issue
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond to a petition challenging the lack of transparency in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance (NEET)-PG 2024 examination. A bench…
- News
BJP depriving depriving Haryana farmers of MSP: Bhupinder Hooda
Karnal: Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Hooda on Friday, September 27 claimed that the state ruling the BJP “deliberately” wants to deprive farmers of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) as they are…
- World
CNS strengthens naval ties during Greece visit
New Delhi: Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who is on an official visit to Greece, met V A dm Dimitrios E Kataras, chief of the Hellenic Navy general…
