World
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Netflix techie goes missing after last seen getting into Uber
San Francisco: A software engineer, who recently got a job at Netflix in the US right after college, mysteriously disappeared last week after being last seen getting into an Uber, the media…
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ICC invites applications for 2nd hackathon to advance cricket tech
Hyderabad/ Mumbai: The International Cricket Council (ICC), along with official fintech infrastructure partner and leading real-time global payments platform, NIUM, has invited all cricket-loving technologists to revolutionise the sport through cutting-edge innovation…
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Nearly half of parents have ‘no idea’ how to raise kids without smartphone: Study
London: Nearly half of parents (43 percent) have “no idea” how people raised their kids before the invention of smartphones, a new study has said. According to the study by OnePoll.com in…
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New Zealand: ACT party’s Rahul Chopra gains momentum in 2023 election campaign
Auckland: As the 2023 New Zealand election campaigns gain momentum, one of the prominent candidates from the ACT Party, Rahul Chopra, has emerged as a notable contender. Representing the central Auckland electorate…
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US: Hurricane Hilary enters California; heavy rainfall, flooding warning sounded
California: Tropical storm Hilary has entered the United States Southern California causing heavy rainfall and disrupting the lives of many people, The Washington Post reported. Tens of millions of people are under…
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Trump rakes up India tax issue, threatens to impose reciprocal tax if voted to power
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump, who is seeking his term, has once again raised the issue of high tax by India on certain American products in particular the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles,…
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‘Trump may not be able to hold office again’
Washington: Notwithstanding former US President Donald Trump’s growing public popularity against rising indictments for his alleged misdemeanour against the electoral process and his war chest swelling with sympathy factor, two noted legal…
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Musk’s X removes most pictures, links tweeted before Dec 2014
New Delhi: X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday removed most pictures and linked tweeted before December 2014, amid speculations that it could be a cost-cutting move by its owner Elon Musk. However, there…
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River flooding causes emergency in Russia’s Buryatia Republic
Moscow: A state of emergency was declared in Russia’s Buryatia Republic on Sunday after a dam collapsed, a river overflowed and railway tracks eroded, the regional head said. Alexey Tsydenov, head of…
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Pakistan President Alvi claims he had been betrayed by his staff
New Delhi: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday denied having signed two crucial pieces of legislation — Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023 — claiming he…
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Disapproval rate of Kishida cabinet rises to 50%
Tokyo: The disapproval rate of the Japanese government headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached 50 per cent for the first time since last December, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The…
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Indian family of three found dead in US; police suspect double suicide-murder
New York: In a suspected case of double suicide-murder, an Indian family of three, including their six-year-old child, has been found dead in their home in US state of Maryland, police said.…
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Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 still around: WHO director general
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. “I would like to highlight two…
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Parliament of World’s Religions highlights ‘threat to India’s pluralism’ under Modi rule
Illinois: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) brought together an interfaith group of civil society leaders, activists, and writers at a panel hosted during the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago…
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Russian lunar mission ends in a crash on Moon’s surface
The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s first Moon mission in 47 years, crashed on the Moon following a mishap during pre-landing maneuvers, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Roscosmos reported that communication with…
