Bengaluru joins the league of 40 global cities including New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo among others at World Cities Culture Forum
The Defence Minister represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during an unprecedented three-day visit to the African nation.
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Why are tech companies freezing their hiring process and laying off their employees? How has the new app tracking feature by Apple led to the sacking of employees?
After a private meeting with Mr. Bolsonaro, the Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin said the conservative leader had said, "It is over. So, let’s look ahead.”
A revised version of the bill was tabled by bipartisan senators in the United States on Wednesday that strengthens the stance for digital news publishers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for ...
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Feng “urgently summoned” the U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns late on August 2 night and lodged stern representations and strong protests over Nancy P...
The Olympic Council of Asia on Tuesday confirmed the delayed games would be held from September 23 to October 8
WHO's Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge described COVID-19 as “a nasty and potentially deadly illness” that people should not underestimate.
Celsius hopes that Bitcoin mining will help it repair its damaged relationship with customers, whose funds were frozen
July 18 is celebrated as Nelson Mandela International Day. A quiz on the legendary leader who was born on that date in 1918
Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and two others were proposed by lawmakers as the three candidates for the July 20 Presidential election
The gathering has symbolic meaning for Vladimir Putin’s domestic audience as well, showing off Russia’s international clout even as it grows increasingly isolated and plunges deeper into conf...
The Competition Appeals Tribunal said it had quashed the CMA’s ruling and referred the matter back for a new decision
SoftBank’s billionaire founder, Masayoshi Son, had told shareholders in June that he was in favour of a U.S. listing
https://www.thehindu.com/business/softbank-halts-plans-for-arms-london-ipo/article65657015.ece
The European Union is working on new rules and controls that crypto companies will have to comply with
The two sides will make their arguments about the trial's proposed start date to a Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Tuesday
Why was the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) signed between the two? Why is IMF important for Pakistan’s economy?
Some experts and central bankers point to regulation as the way forward. And supervising stablecoins and crypto exchanges would be a much easier affair than exercising controls over individual fi...
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/regulating-digital-currencies/article65653948.ece
Cybersecurity researchers have outlined cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their devices attacked with spyware
Roland Cloutier said his move followed recent changes to the security teams at the video-sharing app
The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated
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Opposition calls it ‘an undemocratic, draconian act’; Parliament to elect new President tomorrow
Urmia, one of the largest "hypersaline" — or super salty — lakes in the world, is located between the cities of Tabriz and Urmia, with more than six million people dependent on agriculture ar...
Sunday’s debate was the second in the U.K. Prime Ministerial race that began last week, with a third round of voting set for Monday
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed in a small ceremony Saturday in Las Vegas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of the country’s security service and its prosecutor general, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by...
This is only the second outbreak of Marburg in West Africa.
French President Emmanuel Macron has decried his Nazi-collaborator predecessors and vigorously vowed to stamp out Holocaust denial
Democrats and Republicans have to brace themselves for soul searching and painful decision-making before 2024
For a little over three months, the world’s richest man and a big tech social media platform were sparring on micro-blogging site, and inside board rooms. Now, the action will be inside courtro...
Mr. Joko says he is ready to help with Modi-Xi meeting at the G20
The number of hospitalisations in 20 days since the Omicron variant was discovered was relatively lower than the pace observed during the Delta wave in Gauteng in South Africa
Google search trends indicate that interest in Afghanistan peaked on August 15, the day Kabul fell. Following this, Biden's rating dropped below 50%
Due to wide disparity in vaccine supply, of the 52 countries in Africa, 38 have given at least one dose to
“Make Royals Pay for Palace Renovation” plea urges her to shell down £370 million from her own pocket.
Latest in 437 reports of racist slurs, hateful intimidation or harassment since Trump won the presidential poll.
After Syrian rebel shelling of the school in government-held western Aleppo.
"We had a far-reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world where there are interests of the United States of real significance," Mr. Romney told reporters.
They fear that the incoming administration will push a divisive agenda; Obama says won’t comment on appointments.
After a speedboat collided with a Vietnamese cargo vessel
Artcurial’s comics expert Eric Leroy described the "Explorers on the Moon" as "a key moment in the history of comic book art... it has become mythic for many lovers and collectors of comic stri...
Sees in his choice of Jeff Sessions and Bannon a white supremacist agenda that goes against U.S. ethos.
"We have to distinguish between the rhetoric that takes place within presidential campaigns and the real and actual administration of a country after the inauguration," he said.
In line with the tradition, this year’s prize will be awarded by 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus in the Hall of Knights (Ridderzaal) in The Hague on December 2.
On Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry strongly urged Mongolia to deny the Dalai Lama a visit for the sake of a "sound and steady" development of bilateral ties.
Says flush-out ops in Iraq, Syria are scattering the group and the continent faces a real threat.
Chinese state media has warned Mr. Trump against isolationism and interventionism, calling instead for the United States to actively work with China to maintain the international status quo.
Disaster's cause as yet unknown; multiple casualties, says report.
This was Mr. Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader after he was voted to power in one of the most surprising results of a US presidential election held on November 8.
A senior Trump official said the job of national security adviser has been offered to retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn.
The world singled us out as narrow-minded. But as people from the country that is the grandfather of democracy and human rights elected Donald Trump, who is similar to me in prioritizing national...
"There will be no state funeral. It will be very simple, the body will be carried on a hearse then brought to his tomb," Mr. Albayalde said.
"We look forward to working with the Trump administration, with all of the members of the Trump administration, including Steve Bannon, and making the US—Israel alliance stronger than ever," Mr...
A government- instigated report had earlier suggested measures to limit the powers of the Lords
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/U.K.-drops-Lords-reform-plan/article16666693.ece
Releases book that he says is a manifesto for future political action and only way to revive Democratic Party.
Sisters Meilun and Meihuan still prefer American crackers to Chinese bread ... and Chinese is Latin to them.
Steven Frederick Spears (54) was convicted of murder in the August 2001 slaying of his ex-girlfriend Sherri Holland.
Human Rights Watch said some of the former policemen were separated from a group of about 2,000 people from nearby villages and towns who were forced to march alongside the militants last month a...
The tablet was put up for sale by Rabbi Shaul Deutsch, founder of the Living Torah Museum, in Brooklyn, New York, with the stipulation that the buyer must put it on public display, the auction ho...
Earlier in the day, a close aide of Mr. Trump from South Carolina said that Ms. Haley was being considered for a Cabinet position, including that of the Secretary of State.
"We strongly urge you to rescind this appointment immediately and build a diverse White House staff who are committed to the core American values of inclusiveness, diversity and tolerance," the l...
The realities of holding office are different from being on the campaign trail, he says, hinting at Trump
On his final foreign tour, U.S. President says Trump is committed to NATO and other key alliances
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Obama-confident-of-policy-continuity/article16643107.ece
An embrace of the China-led AIIB could be on the cards under a Trump administration
This has fuelled speculation of a growing axis spurred by new ties between Moscow & Islamabad
"This is the best thing that could have happened to the Hindus. Mr. Trump is committed to fighting Islamic terrorism to its end," Mr. Kumar told The Hindu.
"Our work will provide a strong foundation for the new transition team leadership as they move into the post-election phase, which naturally is incorporating the campaign team in New York who dro...
The offensive began hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed Syria over the phone and agreed on the need to combine efforts in the fight agains...
"I spoke to the President-elect last week and I remain optimistic about our efforts to control climate change," says Ban Ki-moon.
Liaoning, which had previously been described in Chinese media as a surface platform for tests and training, has now "formally been described as having a real combat capacity," the state-run Glob...
Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese, who earn a living by working as daily-wage labourers in India, visit the neighbouring country seeking medical treatment or rely on Indian markets to purchase da...
Although Mr. Giuliani has little foreign policy experience, the official said there was no real competition for the job as the nation’s top diplomat.
The army hit out at Human Rights Watch’s figures, accusing Rohingyas of arson.
The ‘Stop Funding Hate’ campaign is urging companies to stop advertising with tabloids
Jerusalem is proud to stand with New Delhi “in its defence of the values of democracy,” he asserts.
The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.
Mr. Farage (52), later posted a picture on Facebook and Twitter of him with Mr. Trump, who gives a thumbs-up for the camera.
According to police, Afghan officials and IS media outlets, the majority of Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are Pakistani nationals, mostly from the tribal regions.
The first Article II Judge of South Asian origin, Mr. Thapar was nominated to this position by the former Republican president George W Bush.