Beijing, 23/10: Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday, state media reported, after a Communist Party Congress in which he cemented his position as the nation’s most influential leader since founder Mao Zedong. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party elected Xi as its general secretary for…
Adelaide, 22/10: New Zealand thrashed hosts and defending champions Australia by 89 runs on Saturday to start the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 in style and avenge defeat in last year’s final. Devon Conway carried his bat with a majestic unbeaten 92 to help New Zealand blast 200-3 before Australia were skittled for…
London, 22/10: Rishi Sunak supporters claimed on Saturday that the Indian-origin former chancellor has hit the threshold of 100 members of Parliament required to make it to the shortlist for the race to replace Liz Truss as the Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister. The 42-year-old frontrunner’s tally continues to grow as…
Kyiv, 22/2: Over 1,500 Indian students who returned to war-ravaged Ukraine a few months ago are refusing to leave the country despite the Indian government’s advisory “to leave Ukraine at the earliest”, according to a TOI report. “We are not going to leave after returning here just a few months ago, having faced…
New Delhi, 22/10: Yes Bank on Saturday reported 32 per cent decline in standalone net profit at Rs 152.82 crore for September quarter 2022 on higher provisions. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 225.50 crore for the year-ago same period. In preceding June quarter 2022, the net profit stood at…
New Delhi, 22/10: Ransomware has grown by 466 per cent since 2019 and is increasingly being used as a precursor to physical war as seen in the Russia conflict in Ukraine and the Iran and Albania cyber war, according to the latest report. The report by IT services and security firm Ivanti, which…
London, 22/10: British Conservative politician Rishi Sunak late Friday reached the minimum threshold to run for party leader, as former prime minister Boris Johnson targeted an audacious comeback. Cabinet member Penny Mordaunt became the first to formally declare her candidacy, after the UK’s ruling party was forced into a second leadership contest following…
New Delhi, 21/10: The Supreme Court on Friday said that immediate action should be taken against anyone making hate speeches while noting that certain statements are very shocking and disturbing. “It is tragic, what we have been reduced to in the name of religion,” the top court said, emphasising the importance of scientific…
Cuttack, 21/10: In a major development, BJD’s organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das has been elected as the new President of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA).Sanjay Behera has been elected as General Secretary while Pankaj Lochan Mohanty as Vice-President and Vikash Pradhan as Treasurer.
Washington DC, ,21/10: Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes the owner of the social media company, according to a report on Thursday by The Washington Post. Musk has told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that he plans to cut nearly 75 per cent…
