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Bosses scared that employees slack off while WFH: Satya Nadella

Amid the rise of work-from-home culture post-Covid-19 lockdowns, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that bosses are scared that their employees slack off while working from home.

8 US states sue crypto platform for lying to investors, not registering

Cryptocurrency platform Nexo has been sued by New York, California and 6 other states for failing to register with the state as securities and commodities brokers or dealers and lying to investors

EU buys additional vaccine doses against monkeypox despite declining cases

The European Commission said it had secured over 10,000 tecovirimat vaccines against monkeypox, despite the declining number of cases in the European Union (EU)

Ukraine to adopt laws for membership talks with EU by mid-November

Ukraine plans to adopt the legislations needed to launch the membership talks with the European Union(EU) by mid-November, a top official said here.

Lankan official blames poor quality oil imports for power plant's shutdown

A senior Sri Lankan official has blamed poor quality crude oil imports for the shutdown of a power plant, leading to extended blackouts amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation

Selja, KC Venugopal front-runners for Cong Prez post after Gehlot snub

Congress sources on said that Ashok Gehlot is being ruled out from the Congress' president post and it is likely that Kumari Selja and K.C. Venugopal could be considered for the top post.

NIA conducts pan-India raids against PFI, more than 50 detained so far

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting raids in over eight states and at multiple locations linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) members on Tuesday

UNGA closes debate on transformative solutions to interlocking challenges

This year's general debate of the UNGA concluded, after representatives of 190 member states spoke around the theme of "A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges".

UN chief Guterres calls for all-out efforts to eliminate nuclear threat

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the use of every means to eliminate the nuclear threat.

Global tourism recovers, but nowhere near pre-pandemic levels: UN agency

International tourism has continued to show signs of recovery, but is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said.

Western sanctions turned Ukraine conflict into global war: Hungarian PM

The Western countries' sanctions against Russia have turned the "local" conflict between Russia and Ukraine into a "global economic war," Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Budapest

Mandatory evacuation in parts of Florida as Hurricane Ian strengthens

Residents in parts of Tampa, the southeastern US state of Florida, received mandatory evacuation orders, as Hurricane Ian continued to strengthen.

GOP planning impeachment move against Joe Biden after midterm elections

A section of the Republicans are "seriously" planning bringing an impeachment motion in the House of Representatives should they retake the house in the upcoming November 8 midterm elections

French President Macron calls for dialogues between Armenia, Azerbaijan

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the resumption of dialogues between Armenia and Azerbaijan to solve their ongoing border conflict.

PFI members have connections with SIMI, Indian Mujahideen, claims NIA

A number of PFI members were earlier associated with banned organisations like the Students Islamic Movement of India and the Indian Mujahideen, National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources claim

Danish authorities issue warning amid gas leak in Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Citing a gas leak in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the Danish Maritime Authority issued a navigation warning and established a no-go zone southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm.

Iran urges 'impartial, independent' IAEA verification of nuclear activities

The Iranian nuclear chief has said that the verification of Iran's nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be "impartial and independent,"

ECB expects slow economic activity as interest rates continue to rise

ECB expects economic activity in Europe to slow down substantially in coming months, due to skyrocketing prices, decreased spending power and overall uncertainty, ECB President Christine Lagarde said.

Second phase of UG admissions begins in DU; JNU to launch portal today

Delhi University commenced the second phase of Common Seat Allotment System (CSAS) for seeking admission to undergraduate programmes

FM criticises states seeking more funds, says 'You, Me' culture won't work

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday criticised states seeking greater funds from the Central government on the basis of the fact that they generated more revenue