World
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Sri Lanka probes ‘auction of women’ as sex workers in Oman
Colombo: Following an alleged incident where a group of Sri Lankan women who were taken to Oman promising jobs but auctioned off as sex workers, a Minister on Friday said that a…
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FBI concerned over China-linked ‘police stations’ in US
Washington: The FBI is “concerned” over reports that secret “police stations” linked to China have been set up across the US, a report said. A September report issued by the NGO Safeguard…
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Many H1B Visa holders seek grace period extension – Here’s why
Amid huge layoffs across the United States, many H1B Visa holders who were sacked recently are seeking an extension of the grace period. Seeking an extension of 60 days, they said that…
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Ukrainian experts to participate in probe into missile strike in Poland
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that experts from his country will participate in a probe into an incident involving a missile that hit Poland earlier this week resulting in the deaths…
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UN chief welcomes renewal of Black Sea grain export deal
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, stressing the deal’s significance in avoiding “a global food crisis”. Russia and Ukraine agreed on Thursday…
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Pelosi ends historic term as first woman US speaker
Washington: Nancy Pelosi, the first and so far only woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives, ended her historic term Thursday and announced she will stay on as just…
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Indian-American named president of Tufts University
New York: Indian-American academician Sunil Kumar has been appointed the next president of Massachusetts-based Tufts University — the first person of colour to occupy the position. Kumar, Provost and Senior Vice President…
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Amazon CEO confirms more layoffs coming in early 2023
San Francisco: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has warned employees that there will be more layoffs at the company in early 2023 “as leaders continue to make adjustments”. The e-commerce giant publicly confirmed…
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Finland needs over 50000 immigrants per year for next 28 years
Helsinki: Finland needs over 50,000 immigrants a year for the next 28 years to fill job vacancies arising due to an ageing population, according to the country’s tech industry. Technology Finland said…
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Five Indian-American students selected for Rhodes Scholarship 2023
New York: Five Indian-American students have been selected from a pool of 840 applicants to join the ranks of Rhodes Scholars Class of 2023. Shreyas Hallur, Atharv Gupta, Veer Sangha, Amisha Kambath,…
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Mass resignations hit Twitter, Elon Musk ‘temporarily shuts’ offices
San Francisco: In yet another ‘mayhem’ at Twitter, hundreds of employees have resigned ahead of the deadline given to them by Elon Musk to either agree to his “extremely hardcore” way of…
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University of Edinburgh excludes Palestinian staff, scholars at IHRA meet
The University of Edinburgh has excluded Palestinian staff and scholars of Palestine from a task group set up to discuss the repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition…
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Pak reverses ban on Oscar contender ‘Joyland’; to be screened with ‘minor cuts’
Los Angeles: ‘Joyland’ is set to have a joy ride in Pakistan. The Shehbaz Sharif government has reversed its ban on Saim Sadiq’s Cannes-winning Oscar contender, reports ‘Variety’, quoting a senior adviser.…
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Saudi Aramco announces largest investment in South Korea, worth $7 billion
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company on Thursday announced its largest ever investment in South Korea for a project to develop a world-class integrated petrochemical steam…
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Xi angrily rebukes Trudeau at G20 summit
Bali: Chinese President Xi Jinping has angrily rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after officials in the latter’s country shared details of a previous meeting, highlighting the frosty relationship between the two…
