US, 8/1: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast from the Pacific nation of Vanuatu late Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning for the region. The shallow quake hit around 11:30 pm local time (1230 GMT) around 27 kilometres (17 miles) deep, said the USGS, which placed it…
New Delhi, 8/1: Indians may have been issued the largest number of UK students visa this year but finding accommodation and surviving in cities where their colleges or universities are based has become a challenge for international students with the increase in inflation. According to students and industry experts, the study abroad journey has become…
New Delhi, 8/1: Delhi Police officials were on Saturday attacked by a mob of 100 African nationals who helped in escaping of three African nationals who were caught by the police for living in India illegally. When police again went to Neb Sarai’s Raju Park, the police team was again attacked by the…
New Delhi, 8/1: India’s swashbuckling batter Suryakumar Yadav says he prefers putting himself under pressure while preparing for a match. The 32-year-old on Saturday smashed an unbeaten 51-ball 112 against Sri Lanka in the third T20I to pave the way for India’s 91-run win and a 2-1 series verdict in favour of the…
Washington DC, 8/2: Twitter Inc made further staff cuts in the trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in the unit related to hate speech and harassment, Bloomberg news reported on Saturday. At least a dozen more cuts on Friday night affected workers in the company’s Dublin and Singapore offices, the report said,…
Shimla, 8/1: Former chief minister Virbhadhra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and eldest MLA Dhani Ram Shandil are among the seven new legislators to be inducted in the much-awaited expansion of the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Sunday, Congress sources said. Vikramaditya was elected from the Shimla Rural constituency, while Sandil (82) defeated his son-in-law…
New Delhi, 7/1: Chetan Sharma was on Saturday reappointed as the chairman of the senior selection committee, exactly two months after his entire panel was disbanded by the BCCI for the Indian team’s semifinal exit in the T20 World Cup. Chetan’s new team, though, would have entirely new faces with junior chairman of selectors S…
New Delhi, 7/1: A Delhi court on Saturday sent Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, to judicial remand for 14 days while rejecting a plea by police for his custody. The police sought his remand for three days for custodial interrogation, saying he was required to be…
New Delhi, 7/1: Air India on Saturday de-rostered a pilot and four cabin crew in connection with a flyer urinating on a woman passenger on its New York-Delhi flight, as its CEO Campbell Wilson issued an apology.In a statement, Wilson said Air India could have handled the issue better while emphasising that it is “deeply…
Washington DC, 7/1: Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party’s ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in the…
