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House owner in US thwarts burglary attempt in Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur: In a first of its kind incident, a family in New Jersey in the US managed to thwart a burglary attempt in their house in Kanpur by watching the CCTV footage in…
- India
Air India curtails US operations due to 5G roll-out
New Delhi: National carrier Air India will not be able to operate a number of US-bound flights on Wednesday, the airline said.Accordingly, the airline informed passengers via it’s official Twitter handle that it…
- World
Winter storm hits US
New York: A winter storm hit the mid-Atlantic and northeast US, causing widespread travel disruption and knocking out power for more than 200,000 homes and businesses. “From Georgia to parts of Canada,…
- World
North Korea: Tactical guided missiles fired in latest test
Seoul: North Korea said on Tuesday that it had conducted a test-firing of tactical guided missiles, a day after South Korea’s military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the sea.…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 330.2 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 330.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.54 million and vaccinations to over 9.64 billion, according…
- Technology
Google’s upcoming foldable phone may be called Pixel Notepad
San Francisco: US-based search engine giant Google is planning to launch its first foldable phone ‘Pixel Fold’ and now a new report has claimed that the upcoming foldable may be called Pixel…
- World
Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat on Monday angrily rejected the US allegations that it was preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine as Russian troops have remained concentrated near the border. The White House…
- World
North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 4th launch this year
Seoul: North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military…
- World
COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes
Washington: COVID-19 infections are soaring again at US nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get…
- World
US to ban all flights to China ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Washington: The US will be banning all commercial flights to China from January 19 as Beijing tries to keep coronavirus infections at bay ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting next week,…
- Technology
PUBG game developer Krafton sues Apple, Google & Garena
San Francisco: Krafton, the developer of famous mobile game PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile), has sued Apple, Google and another game developer Garena in the US for copying and distributing its original battle…
- World
US reports over 1.5 lakh hospitalisations in 24 hrs, faces lack of medics
Washington: The number of people hospitalized in the US with Covid-19 has reached a record high — 151,261 as of Wednesday. And as the infection due to Omicron variant spreads, states and…
- World
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
New Orleans: A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after the operator delayed needed repairs, according to federal…
- Business
Apple South Korea’s 2021 sales soar 24% to top $5.97bn
Seoul: Apple Korea’s sales jumped 24 per cent on-year to hit $5.97 billion last year, a new data showed on Thursday. The South Korean unit of US tech giant Apple — Apple…
- World
USA may witness record 142,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations in next 24 hours
Washington: The United States on Monday recorded 141,385 COVID-19 cases in hospitals with medical staff struggling to treat the infected patients amid an unprecedented surge of the coronavirus. This number fell just…
