Taiwan, 25/7: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, the Presidential Office said, adding her itinerary for Tuesday afternoon has been cancelled. Tsai felt “minor discomfort” and tested positive after having a rapid test, the office said in a statement. “The president is currently showing mild symptoms and is…
Washington DC, 25/7:Elon Musk on Monday explained his decision to strip Twitter of its famous blue-bird logo as a move to remake the business into a broad platform for communications and financial transactions, a target he’s described as the everything app. “This is not simply a company renaming itself, but doing the same thing,”…
Kyiv, 25/7: Russia launched its sixth air attack this month on Kyiv early on Tuesday, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said, with air raid alerts blaring for more than three hours over the city and east half of the country. Russia attacked Kyiv with Iranian-made Shahed drones, and based on preliminary…
New Delhi, 24/7: Taking serious note of an objectionable scene in Christopher Nolan-helmed Oppenheimer, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has sought an explanation from the Central Board of Film Certification and asked it to take corrective action. Thakur is understood to have asked the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to get the scene…
Dubai, 24/7: The ICC on Monday launched a unique education course for its umpires, named the ICC Umpire Foundation Certificate. “” It is an entry-level course and will focus on basic fundamentals of umpiring that would allow the new umpires to gain knowledge about the sport before heading on to officiate matches at the…
Jaipur,24/8: Rajasthan sacked minister Rajendra Gudha claimed that the red diary he wanted to introduce in the assembly on Monday contained the details of alleged irregular financial transactions of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He claimed that he “secured” the diary from the residence of Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore during an income tax raid…
New Delhi, 24/7: The Aam Aadmi Party will Tuesday stage protests across the country against the precarious situation in Manipur, party officials said. In Delhi, the protest will be attended by top leaders of the party at Jantar Mantar, they said. Leaders of several opposition parties on Monday demonstrated in the Parliament complex demanding…
Mumbai, 24/7: A group of lenders to Byju’s is working with the Indian education-technology startup to change the terms of a $1.2 billion loan after the company fell into distress, according to people with knowledge of the matter. A steering committee of creditors on the term loan and Byju’s have agreed to work…
New Delhi, 24/7: Traditional medicine is at the forefront of G20 discussions and its potential role in addressing health challenges is being acknowledged, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has said. Kant spoke at an important interaction with G20 engagement groups held here on Sunday. The stakeholders had a clear and emphatic view that…
Varanasi, 24/7: The Gyanvapi Mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Varanasi district court’s order for an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple, according to news agency ANI. The apex court asked SG Tushar Mehta to find…
