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A day after US warning, Russian President Putin set to visit Iran next week

During the trip to Tehran next Tuesday, Vladimir Putin will attend a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey

Sri Lanka Prez Rajapaksa tries to flee but airport staff block his exit

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to resign from his post on Wednesday, was stopped from fleeing the crisis-hit nation as airport immigration staff blocked his exit

PM Modi to inaugurate Deogarh airport, new AIIMS in Jharkhand today

The Deogarh airport, constructed across 657 acres at an estimated cost of around Rs 400 crore, will be the second international airport in Jharkhand after Ranchi

Lanka central bank chief to stay in job; new Prez to be elected on July 20

Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, who has been holding bailout talks with the IMF since taking office in April, had told reporters in May he could resign if there was no political stability

Netherlands poised to make work-from-home a legal right, says report

The new legislation comes at a time when companies worldwide struggle to bring workers back to office

China quells protest by people seeking life savings back: Report

Banks froze millions of dollars worth of deposits in April, telling customers they were upgrading internal systems

Google offers to split ad-tech biz to avoid antitrust lawsuit: Report

New entity could be valued at tens of billions of dollars, depending on what assets it holds

'Missing' Gotabaya orders supply of LPG; protesters refuse to budge

Agitators find LKR 17.8 mn in cash at Prez House

US job growth stronger than expected as economy adds 372,000 jobs

Jobs were also added in health care and professional and business services

Elon Musk's $44-billion Twitter deal in 'serious jeopardy': Report Agencies

The deal was already in unce­rtain territory, according to Musk, after he demanded more inform­ation on the percentage of spam accounts on the platform

Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan gets relief from SC in fake news case

The Supreme Court granted relief to Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan, protecting him against multiple FIRs him over an alleged doctored video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's speech

Boris Johnson quits, Rishi Sunak top contender to be next UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak, who resigned as UK Finance Minister two days ago, is a top contender to be the British Prime Minister

Dolo-650 manufacturer faces raids by I-T dept in tax evasion case

A team of more than 20 officers associated with the I-T dept conducted the raids on the pharma company's Race Course Road office

UK antitrust watchdog probes Microsoft's planned $69-bn Activision buy

The CMA has long advoc­ated for a more forceful ap­proach to reviewing deals, particularly by the biggest tech firms

Millions under lockdown in China as new Covid-19 outbreaks emerge

Health authorities reported over 300 infections on Wednesday

At least 32 lawmakers quit UK PM Boris Johnson's govt in 24 hours

Say the British leader no longer has their confidence; govt plunges into crisis

Edible oil prices will soften by Rs 15/litre in a few weeks: Industry

Decision arrived at today during a meeting between industry players & officials

Finland, Sweden one step away from NATO; Turkey renews veto threat

Once parliaments ratify the decision, it will be the most significant expansion of the alliance since the 1990s

Russia signs pact for supplying tech for Kudankulam nuclear power plant

LUCH Scientific Production Association, which is a part of Science and Innovations, the R&D unit of Rosatom will provide the new sensors designed for thermal control of NPP process equipment

Sri Lanka admits bankruptcy, crisis to drag through 2023: Wickremesinghe

Aims to stop printing money as inflation nears 60%; to organise donor conference of friendly nations