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'Amount of financial aid to Ukraine since invasion stands at $30bn'

The total amount of assistance declared and provided to Ukraine, since the "invasion" launched by Russsia, by international partners is $30 billion

Incessant rainfall swells up rivers, tributaries in J-K, schools shut

Water level in all rivers and tributaries in J&K rose sharply due to incessant rainfall during the last 48 hours as authorities closed schools in six districts to avoid any mishap

Ex-employees sue Musk-run Tesla for mass layoffs, accuse for violating law

Electric car-maker Tesla has been sued by former employees who were sacked in the ongoing mass layoff at the company, accusing it of violating federal law in the US

Next package of EU sanctions against Russia needed urgently: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia must be approved as soon as possible

Zuckerberg says Meta won't take commission from creators until 2024

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company will "hold off on any revenue sharing" until 2024, a one-year extension of his prior pledge to not charge a commission until 2023.

Presidential polls: Murmu, Sinha share deeper connect with Jharkhand

It is a unique coincidence that both the presidential poll candidates -- Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha -- share a deep connection with Jharkhand

Renewable energy auctions to attract large developers: IEEFA Report

Large developers in the renewable energy sector have enough options to boost returns even as challenges mount and will fight aggressively in the various auctions scheduled in 2022

Amazon announces Doug Herrington as CEO of worldwide consumer business

Tech giant Amazon has announced that Doug Herrington will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company's Worldwide Amazon Stores business, formerly known as "Consumer"

Pak fears another Covid wave as positivity rate crosses 10% in 2 cities

Another wave of Covid-19 is feared in Pakistan as the positivity rate in the two cities of Karachi and Hyderabad in the country's southern Sindh province surpassed 10 per cent, local media reported

Conspiracies were on to topple Opposition govts: Gehlot on MVA crisis

"I am hearing of the conspiracy that was done in Maharashtra. The MLAs have been taken to Surat. This is their (BJP's) attempt to topple the government, which has come in front of the world"

Flood situation worsens in Assam, seven more deaths reported; toll at 88

The flood situation in Assam worsened further on Tuesday with the death of 7 more persons, taking the death toll to 88 while around 5.54 mn people having been affected in the state

Cong leader Netta D'Souza to be booked for spitting on cops: Delhi Police

All India Mahila Congress President Netta D'Souza will be booked by the Delhi Police for allegedly spitting on the police personnel during a protest in the national capital, a police official said

Israeli FM Yair Lapid, Antony Blinken discuss Biden's upcoming visit

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke over US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Israel in July

India's new unicorn LeadSquared raises $153 mn from WestBridge Capital

LeadSquared previously raised $32 million led by Gaja Capital in 2020, and $3 million during its Series A led by Stakeboat Capital in 2019

Delhi's logs new 1,383 Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 7.22%

With 1,162 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,92,698. The number of patients being treated in home isolation has risen to 3,964.

Network change in data centres caused outage, not cyber attack: Cloudflare

Several popular platforms like Discord, DoorDash, NordVPN, Zerodha, Upstox and others that use Cloudflare services went down for users globally, including in India

IMD warns of high rainfall in coastal Maharashtra, Goa, issues Orange alert

The orange alert is applicable till June 25, the IMD said and added - as part of its impact-based warning - that people should be alert about localised landslides/ mudslides

PM to virtually attend BRICS Summit; focus on developing-country issues

The Ministry of External Affairs said that BRICS has become a platform for discussing and deliberating on issues of common concern for all the developing countries

Global steel industry could face $518 billion stranded asset risk: Report

Much of this stranded asset risk is concentrated in Asia: 80 per cent of the BOF steelmaking capacity under development globally is planned in China and India

Tesla will cut salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months: Elon Musk

This would result in reducing Tesla's total headcount by roughly 3.5 per cent