Parliament security breach: Delhi Police register FIR under UAPA
New Delhi, Dec 14 - The Delhi Police have taken legal action against the individuals implicated in the breach of Parliament security, invoking UAPA and various sections of the IPC, including charges of trespassing and criminal conspiracy.
Yo Yo Honey Singh adds Moroccan zing to ‘Lungi Dance’
Mumbai, Dec 14 - Popular rapper and singer Yo Yo Honey Singh gave a Moroccan spin to his song ‘Lungi Dance’ from the 2013 film ‘Chennai Express’.
Hugh Grant tries Mango Bite, says it takes him ‘back to Calcutta’
Los Angeles, Dec 14 - The cast of the upcoming film ‘Wonka’, which stars Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Olivia Coleman, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key and Simon Farnaby among others, got a chance to taste the popular Indian candy 'Mango Bite' and their reactions
Mohammedan Sporting extend unbeaten streak to nine games with Beneston Barretto strike against Namdhari
Ludhiana, Dec 14 - Mohammedan Sporting extended their unbeaten streak to nine matches after a 1-0 victory over Namdhari FC in the I-League 2023-24, at the Namdhari Stadium on Wednesday.
Sams, Hendriks and Ngidi set for their maiden PSL debut
Lahore, Dec 14 - Australia allrounder Daniel Sams and the South Africa duo of Reeza Hendricks and Lungi Ngidi are set to play their maiden Pakistan Super League (PSL) event after being picked up in the draft held on Wednesday.
E-commerce company Etsy lays off 225 employees in holiday season
San Francisco, Dec 14 - E-commerce company Etsy is laying off 11 per cent of its workforce in order to restructure its business and streamline costs.
X outage breaks outgoing web links for users, fixed now
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Elon Musk-run X suffered an outage where clicking on links resulted in an error message and users were unable to visit the outgoing web pages.
Apple will need court order from govts to give phone push notifications
San Francisco, Dec 14 - Apple will now require law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order before it hands over details of customers’ push notifications.
OpenAI to train GenAI models on Axel Springer’s news content
San Francisco, Dec 14 - Global media and technology company Axel Springer and ChatGPT developer OpenAI have announced a partnership to strengthen independent journalism in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
Meta begins testing Threads integration with Mastodon, ActivityPub
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub networks, as the company finally makes Threads part of the decentralised social network system.
US House Republicans vote to authorize impeachment inquiry into Biden
Washington, Dec 14 - The Republican-led US House of Representatives has voted to authorise impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in a 221-212 vote along party lines.
UNGA president asks members to overcome ‘perpetual stalemate’ on Security Council reforms via dialogue
United Nations, Dec 14 - UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has appealed to members of the world body to overcome the perpetual stalemate on Security Council reform through good faith dialogue.
US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide
Washington, Dec 14 - The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after the landmark Roe v. Wade judgment was overturned
Rwanda bill pulls Sunak’s favorability rating to all time low
London, Dec 14 - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak net favorability rating slipped to 'worst ever' amid the controversial Rwanda policy row, with a new poll showing 70 per cent of people holding an unfavourable view of the leader.
UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan
United Nations, Dec 14 - The UN Security Council has condemned Tuesday's terrorist attack on Pakistani security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged as inflation cools
Washington, Dec 14 - The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent as inflation continued to cool, signalling an end to its rate hiking cycle and possible rate cuts next
US Fed unlikely to announce rate cut on Wednesday
Washington, Dec 13 - The US Federal Reserve meets on Wednesday to review its monetary policy, but it’s unlikely to announce any interest rate cut and keep it stable as it would opt to to move carefully even as inflation has cooled down.
American Sikh Mayor announces Congressional bid from New Jersey
New York, Dec 13 - Ravi Bhalla, the first Sikh Mayor of Hoboken City in New Jersey, has announced his candidacy from the US state's 8th Congressional district.
Global Refugee Forum 2023 opens in Geneva
Geneva, Dec 14 - The three-day Global Refugee Forum 2023 (GRF) has kicked off here, with some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries expected to attend the forum.
German economy to shrink 0.5% in 2024: IW
Berlin, Dec 14 - Following an expected recession of 0.5 per cent this year, Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) is now forecast to fall by as much in 2024, the German Economic Institute (IW) said on Wednesday.