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- India
WHO lauds Dharavi model’s success in containing COVID-19
MUMBAI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday lauded the Dharavi model to contain the coronavirus spread. Asia”s largest slum spread over 2.25 sq.kms, Dharavi has made a dramatic return from…
- Middle East
Azaan resounds in Hagia Sophia, first prayers will be on July 24
ISTANBUL: Call for prayer from loudspeakers is heard for the first time from Hagia Sofia in Istanbul after the stunning edifice was once again turned into a mosque. Brushing aside international warnings…
- Middle East
62 Malaysians, 11 Saudi Tablighis walk free after plea bargain
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday allowed 62 Malaysia and 11 Saudi Arabia nationals to walk free after imposing penalties of Rs 7,000 to Rs 10,000 each on them…
- Jobs
Applications per job up 48% amid COVID-19 in India: Report
NEW DELHI: Rate of applications per job has now increased by 48 per cent in India compared to average applications per job in the pre-COVID period, said a report by…
- India
Twitter trolls Zee anchor after Nepal bans Indian news channels
NEW DELHI: Twitter users trolled Zee Media Group editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary after Nepal stopped the transmission of all Indian private news channels except Doordarshan. Nepal on Thursday have switched off signals for…
- India
Qurbani is obligatory, must try & offer: JIH’s Sharia Council
NEW DELHI: Sadaqah-Khairat (charity) or some social service cannot become a replacement for Qurbani, said Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Sharia Council on Wednesday and urged Muslims that they must try and offer it on…
- Middle East
Arab twitterati slams Swamy for calling Kuwait ‘Namak Haram’
NEW DELHI: Arab Twitterati lambasted ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader Subramanian Swamy for calling Kuwait government ‘Namak Haram’ (Ungrateful). Known for diatribe The former union minister, who is known for his diatribe…
- Bollywood
My father was defeated at box office by hunks with six pack abs
MUMBAI: Late actor Irrfan Khan‘s son Babil has taken a dig at Bollywood’s “blatant sexism and same-old conventional representations of patriarchy”. Babil shared that Irrfan had once told him that…
- Jobs
Hiring improves 33% in June as compared to May: Naukri.com
NEW DELHI: In a silver lining amid the growing COVID-19 cases, the hiring activity in India saw 33 per cent improvement in June compared to May, a new Naukri.com report…
- Jobs
Nestle India offers internship amid COVID-19 lockdown
NEW DELHI: Nestle India on Wednesday announced the launch of a virtual internship programme, ‘Nenternship’. The programme will focus on upskilling around 1,000 young people. “The programme will roll out…
- News
Cruel: Harvard, MIT sue Trump admin over student visa issue
NEW YORK: Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration in the US over its new policy to bar foreign…
- Middle East
COVID-19: 445 new cases reported in UAE; 53,045 in total
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday announced 445 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 53,045. UAE’s Ministry of Health and…
- Crime
Fire breaks out at logistics godown in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A huge fire broke out at a logistics godown here in Mundka on Wednesday night, officials said. At least 34 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to…
- Top Stories
Panic as Trump administration asks foreign students to leave US
NEW YORK: International students in the US are panicking and universities are scrambling to make sense of a new policy announcement by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that says…
- Jobs
Maharashtra launches dedicated job portal, who can’t apply
MUMBAI: Amid spiralling unemployment in the COVID-19 pandemic, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday unveiled the ‘MahaJobs’ portal intended to connect employers and those looking for jobs. However, with…
- Mens Health
Unbelievable but true: India is impotence capital of the world
NEW DELHI: With the population figures statistics, one would find it hard to believe the India is “the impotence capital of the world”. Unfortunately, India is a country where conversations…
- India
‘A living hell’: Dr Kafeel on Mathura jail in letter to family
MATHURA: A four-page hand-written letter by suspended Gorakhpur doctor, Kafeel Khan, has stirred up a hornet’s nest. The letter which narrates the ‘hellish’ conditions of the Mathura prison where he…
- Technology
Samsung offers customer support through WhatsApp in India
NEW DELHI: Samsung on Monday started offering customer support through WhatsApp to provide prompt resolution to queries of consumers from the comfort of their homes. Consumers can send a simple…
- Middle East
Hajj 2020: Saudi Arabia announces restrictions
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday announced a series of measures to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus during the annual Haj pilgtimage scheduled to take place later this…
- Sports
India used to ask Pakistan for forgiveness after defeats: Afridi
LAHORE: Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi created quite the storm with a bold statement about their cricket team’s head-to-head record against India. In a sensational claim, Afridi said that he…
- Crime
Gujarat: Woman SI arrested for demanding Rs 20 lakh bribe
AHMEDABAD: A woman police sub-inspector (PSI) has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a rape accused for not charging him under the Prevention of…
- Hyderabad
1,590 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths in Telangana
HYDERABAD: Telangana on Sunday reported 1,590 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 23,902, officials said. After the steepest single-day hike of 1,892 cases on Friday and 1,850 COVID-19…
- Top Stories
London: Pubs, bars reopen; social distancing is out the window
LONDON: People flock to pubs and restaurants as COVID-19 lockdown measures are eased in United Kingdom for the first time since it was implemented. Nearly 35,000 pubs and bars trading…
- Technology
‘Threatened’ Zoom says not worried about JioMeet competition
NEW DELHI: With Reliance Jio launching a Make in India free video-conferencing application JioMeet that directly takes on Zoom, the US-based company said on Saturday they are not worried about…
- Crime and Accident
Out to catch dogs, NGO staff allegedly thrashed by locals
NEW DELHI: The volunteers of an NGO, ‘Neighbourhood Woof’, were thrashed by locals in Rani Bagh of outer Delhi. The video, broadcast from a police station while trying to file…
- Technology
Chingari app crosses 10mn downloads on Google Play Store
BENGALURU: Social app Chingari, a desi alternative to Chinese TikTok, on Friday said it has crossed 10 million downloads on Google Play Store and content creators are making a beeline…
- Hyderabad
Private teachers facing hardship, seeks government help
HYDERABAD: Teachers working in private schools are facing hardship due to the non-functioning of the schools and non-payment of salaries since the coronavirus-induced lockdown began, the Telangana Private Teachers’ Forum…
- Bollywood
TS police booked Ram Gopal Varma in ‘Murder’ movie row
HYDERABAD: Telangana police on Saturday booked controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma as per a court directive in connection with his proposed movie ‘Murder’ based on an alleged incident of honour…
- Delhi
Doctor with symptoms dies even testing COVID-19 negative twice
NEW DELHI: A junior resident doctor in Delhi, who had COVID-19 symptoms but had tested negative for the virus twice, has died, The Indian Express reported on Saturday. 27-year-old Dr Abhishek Bhayana was a…
- Education and Career
All Punjab university, college exams, except one, cancelled
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced cancellation of college and university examinations 2020 in the state in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the online exams being…
