Twitter starts laying off staff in India
New Delhi: Twitter has started laying off employees in India as part of a global job cut ordered by the social media platform’s new owner Elon Musk to attain economies of scale and make the USD 44 billion acquisition viable. World’s richest businessman Musk began his innings at Twitter last week by firing the CEO […]
ED attaches Shabir Shah’s Srinagar house in ‘terror funding’ case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah’s Srinagar house as part of a money laundering probe linked to a case of fuelling terrorist activities in the Union territory. The house, worth Rs 21.80 lakh, is located in Botshah colony, Sanatnagar, in Srinagar’s Barzulla police station […]
Don’t spare corrupt, don’t be defensive: PM to CVC and anti-corruption agencies
New Delhi: Showing unflinching support to anti-corruption agencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said they “need not be defensive” while tackling graft even when some people with “vested interests” keep hollering and maligning them. Addressing the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’ organised by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the prime minister exhorted the panel, other agencies, […]
India rejects references to J&K in latest China-Pakistan joint statement
New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly rejected references made to Jammu and Kashmir in the China-Pakistan joint statement issued during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to Beijing, and asserted that the Union Territory as well as Ladakh “are and will always” be “integral and inalienable” parts of India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 16,098
New Delhi: With 1,321 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,57,149, while the active cases declined to 16,098, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,30,461 with nine fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, […]
Pakistan keep their slim hopes of reaching Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals alive with 33-run victory over South Africa
Sydney: Pakistan kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a 33-run victory over South Africa in a rain-shortened Super 12 match on Thursday, bringing the tournament’s only unbeaten record to an end in the process. On the ropes at 43-4 early in their innings, Pakistan rallied behind spectacular half […]
India abstains on Russia-sponsored draft resolution at UNSC for probe on Ukraine’s alleged bio weapons
United Nations: India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the UNSC that sought to establish a commission to investigate claims by Moscow that the US and Ukraine are carrying out “military biological activities” in laboratories in Ukraine in violation of the biological weapons convention. The […]
Ukraine conflict has widened the scope of political leveraging: S Jaishankar
Kolkata: External Affairs minister S Jaishankar feels that the Ukraine conflict has dramatically widened the scope of political leveraging as trade, debt and tourism are being weaponised and used as pressure points. The political consequences of globalization have created its own backlash and the world is seeing a revived interest in strategic autonomy, he said […]
Two phase polls in Gujarat on Dec 1, Dec 5; EC brushes aside allegations of bias
New Delhi: Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5 with the counting of votes on December 8 along with that of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Thursday. Of the total 182 assembly seats in Gujarat, voting for 89 seats will be held on […]
53% Delhi-NCR residents hold stubble burning as primary cause of air pollution: Survey
New Delhi: Around 53 per cent of the Delhi-NCR residents identify stubble burning in neighbouring states as the “primary cause” of rising levels of air pollution, according to a survey. The survey conducted by LocalCircles is based on responses from 20,000 citizens. Around 10,037 respondents identified stubble burning by farmers in adjoining states as the […]
