Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country’s main ports Saturday, raising the stakes on the eve of an international summit aimed at bringing peace to the North African nation. The move to cripple the country’s main income source was a protest against […]
Women drive into Beijing’s Forbidden City, spark outrage
One of China’s top historic attractions issued an apology after two women drove an SUV into the Forbidden City in Beijing and posed for pictures when it was meant to be closed to the public. Photos of the pair wearing sunglasses and standing in front of the luxury vehicle alone […]
US sanctions Iranian General for ‘gross violations of human rights’ during protests in Iran
US State Department on Saturday said it has designated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour, Khuzestan Province’s Vali Asr Commander, for his involvement in “gross violations of human rights against protestors during the November protests in Mahshahr, Iran”. A statement from the US States Department informed that […]
2 Delhi men convicted in ‘Gudiya’ gang-rape case
A Delhi court on Saturday convicted two men of abducting and raping a five-year-old girl in east Delhi in 2013, an incident that came close on the heels of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student, with the judge saying that the “most grotesque” crime shook the […]
Abdication, divorces and death: A century of UK royal crises
The announcement Saturday that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are to give up their titles and stop receiving public funds is only the latest instalment in a royal soap opera that has gripped Britain and the world. Love over country The 1936 abdication of Edward VIII 326 days into […]
Shirdi observes bandh as controversy over Saibaba’s birthplace roils locals
The pilgrim town of Shirdi in Maharashtra shut down Sunday after local residents called for a bandh over a controversy related to the birthplace of 19th century saint Saibaba. The prominent temple in Shirdi that is believed to house the remains of the saint and attracts a number of pilgrims […]
‘They’ve 1 min to live…30 secs…10…boom’: Trump recounts Soleimani’s end
Cameras “miles in the sky”, a countdown and then “boom”: US President Donald Trump has recounted the final moments of Iran’s powerful General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone strike. Trump delivered the account Friday night to Republican Party donors gathered at his Florida residence Mar-a-Lago for a fundraising dinner, […]
Austria also amended law to grant citizenship to Jews: Ram Madhav in defence of CAA
Defending the CAA, BJP leader Ram Madhav on Saturday said even Austria had amended its law to grant citizenship to Jews and asserted that people coming to India for genuine reasons can seek to become its nationals. The stand that persecuted religious minorities fleeing Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh should be […]
Sonos CEO tells House antitrust panel Google abused its power
Sonos Inc. Chief Executive Officer Patrick Spence accused Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. of using their market power to thwart competition a week after filing a lawsuit against the world’s largest search engine. “Today’s dominant companies have so much power across such a broad array of markets and continue […]
‘Those who don’t accept Vande Mataram have no right be in India’: Minister on CAA
Union Minister of State for MSME Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Saturday said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was a way to “atone for the sin of Partition” committed by the Congress. He said the Act, which seeks to give citizenship to non-Muslim minorities when entered India before December 31, 2014 […]
Lessons to be learned from Facebook’s WhatsApp buyout, French watchdog says
Facebook’s $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp six years ago should have been blocked, the boss of France’s antitrust watchdog, which is set to help review EU rules, has told Reuters. “Clearly, deals such as the Facebook/WhatsApp merger should probably not have been allowed,” Isabelle de Silva said in an interview. “One of […]
Chattisgarh govt switches to ration cards from Ayushman cards for free health benefits
Availing free health benefits in Chhattisgarh will be now a shade easier for all ration card holder families under Dr Khubchand Baghel Swasthya Sahayata Yojna. Now, a person will just have to present an identity proof along issued by the government along with ration card. This move by the government […]
Huawei to use Dutch company TomTom’s maps and services
Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom on Friday said it has closed a deal with China’s Huawei Technologies for the use of its maps and services in smartphone apps. Huawei was forced to develop its own operating system for smartphones, after it was effectively blacklisted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]
Local cops ignored Delhi police special branch’s alerts on Jamia protests
The Delhi Police’s special branch sent multiple alerts to the local area police about a possible build-up of protesters who could potentially turn violent on Mathura Road near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on December 15 morning, but the warnings were ignored, according to internal communications accessed by HT. Had the […]
Apple along with its employees donated $100 million in 2019
Apple has revealed that 21,000 of its employees donated $42 million, combined with the companys 1-for-1 donation match and $25 match per volunteer hour, making a total of $100 million to causes in 2019. “We have a mission here at Apple to change the world for the better, and give […]