London, 25/10: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to mend its stricken finances after Liz Truss lasted just 49 days. Sunak was set to speak outside 10 Downing Street after his appointment by King Charles…
New Delhi, 25/10: Popular messaging app WhatsApp is facing service outages across cities across the world, including India. Several WhatsApp users took to Twitter to complain that they were not able to send messages on the app. On DownDetector, the outage peaked at around 12:30 pm IST. As the per heatmap, people…
New Delhi, 25/10: We are proud of him and wish him success,” Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said in his first comments on the elevation of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak as Britain’s prime minister. Sunak, 42, on Sunday won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain’s first…
Cape Town, 25/10: L’Oreal SA has been sued by a Missouri woman who alleges she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company’s hair-straightening products. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Chicago, came days after a study from the US National Institute of Environmental Health Safety (NIEHS)…
Ahmedabad, 25/10: With dates of Gujarat Assembly elections likely to be announced post-Diwali vacation, the ruling BJP has started its exercise to zero in on the final list of candidates for 182 Assembly seats. Union home minister Amit Shah has been holding marathon meetings with party leaders for the past two days to…
Kerala, 24/10: The Kerala High Court on Monday said the vice-chancellors of eight universities can continue in their respective posts and they can be removed only after following due procedure. Justice Devan Ramachandran, who heard the urgent plea filed by the eight vice-chancellors, who were given an ultimatum by the Governor to resign by today,…
New Delhi, ,24/10: John Shaw, the husband of Biocon head Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, passed away on Monday, a company spokeswoman confirmed. The former vice-chairman of the biotech giant had stepped down from his position last year due to health concerns. His cremation will be held at Wilson Gardens Crematorium in Bengaluru on Monday evening….
Myanmar, 24/10: Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed more than 60 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organisation, members of the group and a rescue worker said Monday. The reported attack comes three days before Southeast Asian foreign ministers are to hold a…
Kolkata, 24/10: The southern districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, woke up to light rain and an overcast sky on Monday as cyclone ‘Sitrang’ moved towards north Bay of Bengal, raising the likelihood of a downpour during the day and threatening to dampen Diwali festivities. The system is expected to make a landfall…
New Delhi, 24/10:Delhi’s air quality turned “very poor” on Monday morning as unfavourable meteorological conditions allowed accumulation of pollutants, and emissions from firecrackers and stubble burning compounded the situation. On Sunday evening, the city reported a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 259, which was lowest for the day before Diwali in…
