- World
Sweden suspends funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Stockholm: Sweden has said it has temporarily halted funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel’s allegations that its staff participated in the Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on…
- Middle East
UN launches Rs 13,296 crore humanitarian plan for Somalia
United Nations: The UN has launched the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, seeking 1.6 billion dollars (Rs 1,32,96,40,00,000) to aid 5.2 million Somalians in need, a spokesman said. The world body…
- Bollywood
A. R. Rahman uses AI to recreate voices of late singers
Mumbai: Oscar-winning music composer A. R. Rahman, who used the artificial intelligence for recreating the voices of late playback singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed for the song titled ‘Thimiri Yezhuda’ from…
- India
Man arrested for gang rape, forced conversion of woman in UP
Lucknow: Lucknow police have arrested a 24-year-old man, who allegedly gang-raped a 21-year-old woman and recorded her objectionable videos with the help of his friends, after spiking her ice-cream and extorting Rs…
- Middle East
Hamas delegation to visit Egypt on Gaza truce: Source
Gaza: A Hamas delegation will visit Egypt on Wednesday to discuss the framework agreement on a truce in the Gaza Strip issued by the recent Paris meeting, a Palestinian source said. The…
- Middle East
Israeli attempt to control Egypt-Gaza border ‘unacceptable’: Egyptian official
Cairo: Any Israeli attempt to control the Philadelphi Corridor along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is “unacceptable,” an Egyptian high-ranking official said. “No new arrangements have been discussed with…
- India
FTC orders unsealing of ASI’s Gyanvapi report
Varanasi: The Fast Track Court (FTC) of Civil Judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh in Varanasi has issued an order to unseal the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Gyanvapi survey report. The…
- India
IMF forecasts ‘soft landing’ for global economy, upgrades India
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast a “soft landing” for the global economy hammered in recent years by a deadly pandemic, skyrocketing inflation and high interest rates, and protracted…
- India
Rajya Sabha Chairman revokes suspension of 11 members
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar has revoked the suspension of 11 members on Tuesday, January 31. The Committee of Privileges of Rajya Sabha has held that the 11 members breached…
- Business
Fidelity further marks down Meesho valuation to $3.5 bn
New Delhi: Global investment firm Fidelity has further marked down the value of its holding in social commerce platform Meesho, to $3.5 billion. Fidelity had recently cut the valuation of Meesho to…
- Business
Fever FM to shut down due to ‘evolving trends’ in media, may come in new avatar
New Delhi: HT Media Group-owned radio station Fever FM on Tuesday announced to shut down its operations due to “evolving trends” in the media industry. According to sources, this appears to be…
- Business
Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 tipped to be ‘biggest’ update in iPhone history
New Delhi: Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 software update, which is expected to be announced at the company’s annual WWDC event in June, might be “the biggest” update in the company’s history, according…
- Business
HP to introduce new AI-enabled Spectre laptops in India
New Delhi: PC and printer major HP is set to introduce its latest premium Spectre laptops in India, targeting the contemporary and modern users. According to sources, the price of the new…
- News
AI decodes protein fragments that cause serious Covid outcomes
New York: Using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system, scientists may now have the beginning of answers to why does SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, cause severe symptoms in some patients, while…
- Business
US authority fines Infosys $225 for violating short payment of tax
Bengaluru: The Nevada Department of Taxation in the US has been slapped a fine of $225 for alleged violation of short payment of modified business tax for two quarters. However, the company…
