Houthis claim launching missile attacks at US commercial vessels, navy warships
Sanaa, Jan 25 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group said it hit an American warship on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab strait, according to a video statement from the group's spokesman.
Russia calls for emergency UNSC meeting after downing of plane
United Nations, Jan 25 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) after the downing of a Russian plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers.
US urges N.Korea to refrain from ‘threatening’ activity after cruise missile launches
Washington, Jan 25 - The US has called on North Korea to refrain from further "threatening" activity and return to dialogue after Pyongyang fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, the latest in a series of its weapons tests that heightened tensions
EU forms port alliance to fight drug trafficking
Brussels, Jan 25 - The European Commission has launched the European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership, aimed at bringing all stakeholders together to protect ports from drug trafficking and criminal infiltration.
New Hampshire primary: Trump secures narrow lead over Nikki Haley
Washington, Jan 24 - With around 90 per cent of votes counted, former US president Donald Trump has established a narrow lead of just 10 points over his rival, former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, beating a retreat from poll predictions of
Suryakumar named Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year; Matthews wins in Women’s category
New Delhi, Jan 24 - India’s maverick batter Suryakumar Yadav has won the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award for the second successive time. West Indies’ all-rounder captain Hayley Matthews was named the winner of the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of
Pretty devastated that Shoaib Bashir has to go through this: Stokes
Hyderabad, Jan 24 - England captain Ben Stokes said he was pretty devastated over the visa issues preventing uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir from traveling to India for the Test series starting on Thursday, and revealed suggested the squad should not fly without him,
Tech Mahindra’s Q3 net falls drastically to Rs 485.9 crore
Chennai, Jan 24 - Software player Tech Mahindra Ltd closed its third quarter with a drastic fall in its net profit at Rs 485.9 crore on a lower operational revenue.
Govt issues notification for Indian firms to list on GIFT City’s exchanges
New Delhi, Jan 24 - The government on Wednesday issued a notification allowing the direct listing of shares of Indian companies at GIFT City's exchanges.
Siemens Healthineers, IISc launch AI laboratory for neurology research
Bengaluru, Jan 24 - Siemens Healthineers and the reputed Indian Institute of Science (IISc) inaugurated the Siemens Healthineers -- Computational Data Sciences (CDS) Collaborative Laboratory for AI in Precision Medicine at IISc campus Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Microsoft now lets you easily control audio, video settings during Teams meeting
New Delhi, Jan 24 - Microsoft has announced new tools that will let users quickly control audio and video settings during a Teams meeting.
SoftBank sells another 2% stake in Paytm, offloads Rs 3,800 cr worth shares in FY24
New Delhi, Jan 24 - Japanese investment giant SoftBank has sold an additional 2 per cent stake in Paytm's parent company, One97 Communications, over the last month through open market operations, a media report said on Wednesday.
Goa to rope in social media influencers to promote tourism, schemes
Panaji, Jan 24 - The BJP government in Goa has launched empanelment Portal for local social media influencers for promotion of schemes, tourism and policies.
Sara Ali Khan visits Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga temple, performs rudrabhishek
Mumbai, Jan 24 - Actress Sara Ali Khan sought blessings as she visited the Grishneshwar Maha Jyotirlinga temple in Maharashtra, and performed the auspicious rudrabhishek of Lord Shiva.
Its important to get youngsters in whenever there’s an opportunity: Rohit Sharma
Hyderabad, Jan 24 - On the eve of the Test series opener against England, India captain Rohit Sharma expressed the importance of giving youngsters an opportunity in the longer format, adding that the team doesn’t want to be in a situation where they
BJP’s Bihar unit celebrating 100th birth anniversary of Karpoori Thakur on a truck.
Patna, Jan 24 - A day after the Narendra Modi government announced the Bharat Ratna for socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, the BJP's Bihar wing celebrated his 100th birth anniversary on a truck after the district administration denied permission to organize an event at
Fintech unicorn InCred reports 132% growth in profit in Q3 FY24
New Delhi, Jan 24 - Fintech unicorn InCred on Wednesday reported 132 per cent growth in profit before tax to Rs 298 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal year (FY24), from Rs 129 crore in the corresponding period last year.
Snowfall over western Himalayan Region likely from tomorrow: IMD
New Delhi, Jan 24 - The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that under the influence of two feeble western disturbances, light isolated rainfall/snowfall is likely over Western Himalayan region from Thursday to January 30.
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown results in record 13.1 mn paid users in Q4 2023
New Delhi, Jan 24 - Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing has helped it gain more paid users as the streaming giant added more than 13.1 million subscriptions in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 that ended on December 31.
X adds ‘passkeys’ as login option for iOS users
New Delhi, Jan 24 - Elon Musk-run X has added support for "passkeys" as a login option for iOS users in the US.