- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE world has found itself overwhelmingly shocked with the Taliban racing at a lightning speed to take control of Afghanistan, a country that was once under their rule till the US-led western forces invaded it in October 2001 to avenge the devastating terror attacks of 9/11. While the American intelligence…
THE Narendra Modi government has asked a court in Washington to dismiss the suit by Britain's Cairn Energy that seeks enforcement of an arbitral award worth $1.2 billion, saying it had sovereign immunity under the American law. In May, Cairn had asked a US federal court to force Air India…
A RAG-PICKER in the South Indian city of Bangalore has gone viral on social media after a video of her speaking in flawless English surfaced, leaving the netizens pleasantly surprised. The woman, wearing an untidy attire, was spotted rag-picking in Sadashivnagar area of India’s information technology capital. Instagram user Shachina…
DIRECT selling FMCG firm Amway India on Tuesday (17) appointed Olympic medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as the brand ambassador for Amway and its Nutrilite range of products. Chanu, who won India’s first medal at the recently held Tokyo Games in weightlifting, will spearhead the company’s campaigns focused on its foundation…
INDIA'S value e-commerce market is expected to touch $40 billion by 2030, up from $4 billion in 2019, thanks to a fast rise in the internet-user base and more people embracing online shopping, US management consulting firm Kearney has said in a report. According to the report titled ‘Value e-commerce:…
INDIA'S external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday (17) spoke to Us secretary of state Antony Blinken over phone to discuss the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over capital Kabul on Sunday (15). During their talks, Jaishankar underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in the Afghan capital.…
AN eight-year-old from Leicestershire took up coding during lockdown and now using those lessons to develop apps, which has been recognised by his school too. Akhil Akella has created educational software at home, by taking cue from classroom topics. The time spent on learning coding from last year's lockdown has…
PAKISTANI activist and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has said she is "deeply worried" for women, minorities and human rights advocates living in Afghanistan, now being taken control by Taliban insurgents. The 24-year-old rights activist, who was shot in the head by Taliban militants in 2012 in…
SCOTLAND’S first minister Nicola Sturgeon is under a fresh scrutiny over her dealings with the steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta after he failed to set aside the pledged amount of £55 million for Britain’s last aluminium smelter, The Telegraph reported. In 2016, Gupta’s GFG Alliance had struck a taxpayer-backed deal with…
IN its latest crackdown move on tech companies, China on Tuesday (17) issued a set of draft regulations for the internet sector, banning unfair competition and restricting the use of user data. The Asian country has been tightening its grip on internet platforms, citing the risk of abusing market power…
