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Whispers that Pakistan PM Imran Khan may target & even sack COAS Bajwa

'Whisperers' in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the country's ruling party, have said that Prime Minister Imran Khan may target and even sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa

KTR-led Telangana delegation leaves for US to attract investment

A delegation of Telangana government led by minister for information technology and industries K.T. Rama Rao had left for the United States to attract global firms for investments in the state.

The all-new iPhone SE: Small, but affordable smartphone which packs a punch

Small is still beautiful and those who love to use their smartphones in smaller form factor will love the all-new iPhone SE (2022) -- the most affordable iPhone with the powerful A15 Bionic, 5G

To keep BJP at bay in Maharashtra, AIMIM sends 'rose' to Maha Vikas Aghadi

Desperate to prove that it is not a 'Team B' of the Bharatiya Janata Party, AIMIM is ready to ally with the Maha Vikas Aghadi to keep the BJP out of power in Maharashtra

India's cloud-based storage platform DigiLocker app crosses 100 mn users

DigiLocker, the country's first secured cloud-based platform for storage, issuance and verification of documents and certificates in a digital manner, has crossed 100 million users.

Meta locks out people who failed to activate Facebook Protect programme

Facebook is locking out people who did not activate the 'Facebook Protect' programme and the users complain that that company sent a mysterious, spam-like email which they ignored for security reasons

South Korean Embassy officials in Ukraine evacuate amid Russia war

South Korean Embassy officials have started withdrawing from their temporary mission in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv as Russia has stepped up bombings in the region

Elevated commodity prices expected to keep pressure on the rupee

The Indian rupee is expected to remain under pressure exerted by high commodity prices.

'Pak will recognise Taliban regime when there's regional consensus'

Pakistan will recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan when there is a consensus, particularly of regional countries, on the issue, Dawn news quoted Munir Akram, Islamabads UN envoy, as saying.

Over 30 settlements in Kyiv region 'liberated': Ukraine President Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that since Moscow started its invasion of his country on February 24, more than 30 settlements in the Kiev region has been "liberated"

RBI expected to prioritise growth over inflationary fears during April meet

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to prioritise growth over inflationary fears in its April, 2022 policy meet.

Canada's chief health officer calls for getting Covid booster shot

Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, has called for more people to get the booster dose against Covid-19 as the country has started easing restrictions

US recognises 'reasoning' behind India buying Russian oil: Spokesperson

The US may show understanding of India's plans to buy discounted oil for economic reasons from Russia, US President Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki has indicated.

Zelenskyy urges 'meaningful negotiations on peace' with Russia

As Moscow's war on Kiev entered the 24th day on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged "meaningful negotiations on peace" with Russia.

World goes directionless as Google Maps suffers massive outage

Google Maps suffered a massive outage as a result of which several users were unable to get the directions on the maps for a long period of time.

Global Covid caseload tops 467.6 mn, deaths surge to over 6.07 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 467.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.07 million and vaccinations to over 10.77 billion

Zelensky warns Russia of 'high price' of conflict with Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia will pay a "high price" for its conflict with Ukraine, the presidential press service said

Conflict in Ukraine adds to global food security threat: WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high.

Putin, Macron discuss situation in war-torn Ukraine over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Congress names Ripun Bora, Jeby Mather as RS candidates from Assam, Kerala

The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday approved the candidature of Ripun Bora and Jeby Mather as the party's Rajya Sabha candidates from Assam and Kerala.