World
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Enterprise application software major SAP slashes 3,000 jobs
London: Enterprise application software provider SAP on Thursday revealed it will lay off around 2.5 per cent of its global workforce, or 3,000 employees, amid the rough global macroeconomic conditions. The Germany-headquartered…
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Sirens across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks
KYIV: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia has launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country. Air raid sirens wailed nationwide, but there were no immediate reports of…
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Jordanians burn Swedish flag in front of embassy in Amman
Amman: The Jordanians staged a demonstration in front of the Swedish embassy in the capital, Amman, and burned the Swedish flag, in protest against the Swedish authorities’ allowing Danish far-right politician Rasmus…
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Indian IT professionals in US hunt for H1B visa sponsorship jobs
Following huge layoffs across the US, many Indian IT professionals become jobless and are searching for H1B visa sponsorship jobs. They are also seeking H1B visa grace period extension. They are of…
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India slams vandalisation of temples in Australia, demands swift action
New Delhi: Strongly condemning the recent vandalisation of Hindu Temples in Australia, India, on its 74th Republic Day, asked Canberra to ensure safety and security of its community there, and take swift…
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US sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden announced that Washington is sending 31 heavy M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of Washington’s continued support for the war-torn nation. The US-made military vehicle is…
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Gulf countries condemn tearing up copy of Holy Quran in Netherlands
The Gulf countries expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of a far-right politician of the Netherlands tearing a copy of the Holy Quran. On Monday, Edwin Wagensveld shared a video clip on his…
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41 Kuwaiti MPs call to boycott Sweden over burning of Quran
Kuwait: Kuwaiti MPs condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist with the approval of the Swedish government, and called for a boycott of all countries that…
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‘Should I keep working hard?’: Google layoff survivors ask top bosses
New York: Employees, who survived the recent layoffs at Google, are worried and have demanded assurances that their jobs are not next to be axed by the company during a recent all-hands…
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After Sweden, Dutch politician tears pages of Quran; burns it
After the first instance of disrespect towards the holy book of Muslims in Sweden this week, where a copy of the Quran was burned, the leader of the extremist anti-Islam group Pegida…
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India, Pakistan came ‘too close’ to nuclear conflagration: Pompeo
New York: India and Pakistan came “too close” to a nuclear conflagration during the 2019 confrontation with both sides believing the other was preparing to deploy nuclear weapons, according to former US…
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Ban caste discrimination: Ambedkar Intl Center to Seattle City Council
The Ambedkar International Center, Inc. (AIC), a US-based civil rights group that fights against caste oppression, and other groups have asked the Seattle City Council to ban caste-based discrimination. The proposed ordinance,…
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Biden ‘personally’ understands impact of layoffs on family: White House
New York: With massive tech layoffs hitting Indians in the US, the White House has said that President Joe Biden “personally” understands how losing a job impacts a family. In the last…
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US to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
Los Angeles: NASA and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first…
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Turkey postpones trilateral Sweden, Finland meeting after Quran burning
Ankara: Turkey has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, the state-run TRT network reported. The…
