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Inflation hits record high of 7.4% in 19 countries using euro: Eurostat

Annual inflation hit 7.5% for April, the highest since statistics started in 1997 and the sixth record in a row, topping the old record of 7.4% from March

President Rajapaksa agrees to remove brother as Sri Lankan PM: Lawmaker

Sri Lanka's president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.

Twitter's quarterly earnings climb to $1.2 bn, daily users grow 16%

Twitter on Thursday posted quarterly earnings of $513 million days after it agreed to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk.

Explosions heard in Ukraine's Kyiv after Zelenskyy's meeting with UN chief

At least two explosions were heard early Thursday evening in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv shortly after a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN chief Antonio Guterres

Lost for decades, Dorothy's dress from 'The Wizard of Oz' is up for sale

Bonhams has the dress on display this week at the auction house's New York location before it is sent to California for public view and auction

Twitter abuse victims fear Musk's 'free speech' plans, but may not quit

They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors of hate speech, bullying and disinformation to ratchet up their bad behavior

Russia withdraws from UN tourism organisation amid Ukraine conflict

UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili made the announcement on his official Twitter account.

LIC may list on May 17; IPO of right size, says Dipam Secy Tuhin Pandey

The government is selling 221,374,920 shares in LIC, aiming to raise around Rs 21,000 crore

Russia hopes for peaceful settlement with Ukraine: Vladimir Putin

Speaking at a Kremlin meeting with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Putin noted that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators made what he described as a 'serious breakthrough' in their talks

Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid, Joe Biden not 'close contact'

Harris, 57, received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine weeks before taking office and a second dose just days after Inauguration Day in 2021.

People, businessmen aghast over 'worst-ever' power, water crisis in Jammu

The industrialists also expressed grave concern over the alleged failure of the administration to provide electricity to the industrial estates

Investors lose over Rs 6.47 trn in two days amid global market crash

On Monday, BSE benchmark Sensex dived 617.26 points or 1.08 per cent to end at 56,579.89

Despite policy efforts, half of Indian adults 'credit unserved': Report

An additional 164 million were classified as 'credit underserved' in the global study done by Transunion Cibil, while only 179 million fit into the 'credit served' category

Trolled on social media, Army deletes tweet on iftaar party in J-K's Doda

The post by PRO Defence Jammu read 'keeping alive the traditions of secularism, an Iftaar was organized by the Indian Army at Arnora in Doda district'.

French election: President Macron in pole position, Le Pen racing hard

Polls also forecast a possibly record-high number of people who will either cast a blank vote or not vote at all

Poland: 10 miners missing at 2nd coal mine after underground tremor

The accident at 3:40 a.m. on Saturday at the Borynia-Zofiowka mine occurred 900 metres underground

EU poised to unveil rules forcing Big Tech to protect users

EU officials were negotiating Friday over the final details of the legislation, dubbed the Digital Services Act

Secured creditors of Future Retail reject deal with Reliance Retail

A majority of 69.29 per cent of secured creditors of FRL voted against the resolution while 30.71 per cent voted in favour: Company.

Japan says disputed islands ''illegally occupied by Russia''

The description in the 2022 Diplomatic Bluebook, an annual report on Japan's foreign policy issued by the Foreign Ministry, uses that phrasing for the first time in nearly two decades

Surprisingly low Covid-19 death count in Shanghai spurs questions

In most countries, including the United States, guidelines stipulate that any death where COVID-19 is a factor or contributor is counted as a COVID-related death