Mayors call for action as extortionists target Indians, South Asians in Canada
Toronto, Jan 18 - Raising concerns over an “alarming” escalation of extortion threats against Indian and South Asian business communities, mayors in the Canadian towns of Brampton and Surrey have urged the government to take swift action to root out the menace.
Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran attack inside Pakistan
United Nations, Jan 18 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" about Iran's attacks inside Pakistan and the possibility of the crisis from the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill
London, Jan 18 - Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there.
US, UK carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen
Sanaa, Jan 18 - The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said.
Egypt’s President warns against military escalation in Middle East
Cairo, Jan 18 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has warned against the danger of the military escalation in the Middle East region on multiple fronts, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.
Trump ‘gagged’ by new order in $370mn civil fraud trial
New York, Jan 17 - Former US President Donald Trump was handed a limited "Gag Order" from the appeals court even as he appeared in courts here in two different cases as the lower Manhattan NY Attorney General Letita James launched her closing
Trump appears in court as author Jean Carroll is set to testify against him
New York, Jan 17 - Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court to face author E. Jean Carroll who is testifying against him in a sexual abuse and defamation case, which occurred over 30 years ago.
Foxconn partners HCL Group to start chip packaging in India, invest $37.2 mn: Report
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has said that it is teaming up with HCL Group to start a chip packaging and testing venture in India, a media report said on Wednesday.
Haryana to opt for clean fuel bus service in NCR
Chandigarh, Jan 17 - In a major step towards tackling air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Wednesday announced the state's action plan with focus on transitioning its bus fleet to clean fuel alternatives like electric, CNG, and
Asian Paints posts 35% rise in net profit in Oct-Dec quarter
Mumbai, Jan 17 - Asian Paints, the country’s largest paintmaker, on Wednesday reported a 35 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,447.72 crore for the October-December quarter of the current financial year on the back of strong sales in the
Nosedive correction in banking stocks impacts market sentiment
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Markets took a turn on Wednesday with Nifty bank falling 4 per cent as HDFC bank share price slipped 7 per cent on concerns around slowdown in deposit growth, Jaykrishna Gandhi, Head - Business Development, Institutional Equities, Emkay
New ‘smart glove’ can boost hand mobility of stroke patients: Study
Tokyo, Jan 17 - Canadian researchers have developed a new "smart glove" to aid recovery and ultimately restore use of limbs and hands in survivors of stroke.
Economists optimistic about 2024 as Fed reserve wins war over inflation
Washington, Jan 17 - Economists are confident that the US economy will turn around in 2024 as the federal reserve appears cheerful as it has won the war on inflation which was largely around 2.7 per cent against the targeted 2.0 per cent.
Google updates Chrome’s incognito disclaimer after settling $5 bn lawsuit
San Francisco, Jan 17 - Google has updated Chrome's incognito mode disclaimer in the experimental Canary channel after it agreed to pay $5 billion for settlement over tracking users’ activity in incognito mode.
JSW Energy to set up 1,500 MW Pumped Storage Project in Telangana
Hyderabad, Jan 17 - JSW Neo Energy, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has announced setting up of a Pumped Storage Project in Telangana, with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore.
Domestic equities plunge 2 per cent
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Domestic equities plunged 2 per cent amid a weak environment globally and a selloff in HDFC Bank,Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said.
Google Pay India joins NPCI International to expand UPI payments globally
New Delhi, Jan 17 - Google India Digital Services Out Ltd on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to expand the transformative impact of
Google Maps adds new feature that lets you navigate inside tunnels
San Francisco, Jan 17 - Google has added a new feature in Maps that will let users navigate in tunnels or other satellite dead zones.
AAP will contest alone on all 13 parliamentary seats in Punjab: Mann
Chandigarh, Jan 17 - Amidst seat-sharing talks between Congress and AAP, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said Punjab will contest all the 13 parliamentary seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Hina Khan celebrates inclusion of ‘Country of Blind’ in Oscars list with ‘2018’, ’12th Fail’
Mumbai, Jan 17 - Hina Khan has said that it is a huge achievement for the adventure film 'Country of Blind', in which she plays the lead, to be featured in the list of films accepted for voting by the Academy for Oscars