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Bangladesh factories open as economic worries trump coronavirus surge

The nation home to 165 million people has done away with most virus restrictions, allowing businesses to reopen to enthusiastic crowds.

India on track to meet Paris Agreement goals, says FM Sitharaman

COP26's Alok Sharma warms up to India's climate action; hopes India commits to a net-zero target by 2050

Accenture says ransomware attack had no impact, withholds comment on data

Cybersecurity intelligence firm says cybercriminals stole more than 6 terabytes of 'top secret' data from Accenture, demanded $50 mn payment.

Senate Democrats pass $3.5-trillion budget blueprint: Report

Lawmakers approved Democrats' budget resolution on a party-line 50-49 vote

Germany detains alleged Russian spy at British embassy in Berlin

Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the man was detained on Tuesday in Potsdam based on cooperative investigations by German and British authorities.

Dubai's busy airport sees passenger traffic decline 40% in 2021

There are signs of looming uncertainty, with the airport yet to to hire back any of the 5,000 employees it furloughed during the devastation of the pandemic last year.

Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that money buy?

The average elementary school in Japan costs about $13 million. For that price, you get 1,200 schools.

Hezbollah says it fired rockets after Israeli airstrikes

The militant Hezbollah group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel on Friday, and Israel hit back with artillery in a significant escalation between the two sides

Amazon pushes back return to office to 2022 due to Covid pandemic

Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January 2022 as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant.

Djokovic loses to Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid

The top-ranked Serb lost to Alexander Zverev of Germany 1-6, 3-6, 6-1

Pakistan PM Imran Khan's party wins most seats in PoK amid rigging claims

Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) won 25 seats while the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) came second with 11 seats and the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured just six seats

US President Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq

The US troop presence has stood at about 2,500 since late last year when former President Donald Trump ordered a reduction from 3,000.

FPIs pull out so far Rs 5,689 cr from Indian equities in July

During this period, they invested Rs 3,190.76 crore in the debt segment.

M-cap of 6 leading firms drops Rs 76,640 cr; HDFC Bank's setback worst

The market valuation of HDFC Bank tumbled Rs 43,578.18 crore to reach Rs 7,97,422.67 crore.

Let the games begin: With over 100 Covid cases, Olympics get underway

The total number of cases directly linked to the Games stood at 106 on Friday with 11 of them athletes.

US 'acts through' airstrikes in a bid to repel Taliban, says Pentagon

The Pentagon, however, refrained from giving any specifics of its airstrikes in Afghanistan

Near Arunachal, Xi Jinping vows to boost border infra building

His visit to Tibet is the first by a Chinese president since 1990

US officials seek to know if third dose helps people with weak immunity

Federal health officials have signalled they're hunting ways to quickly learn if a third Covid vaccine dose might better protect organ transplant recipients and other patients with weak immune systems

We're back on the road: Rolling Stones revive US 'No Filter' tour

Tick­ets will go on sale July 30 for the new shows

China fines tech giants for spreading content exploiting children

China's internet watchdog said Wednesday it has fined platforms operated by e-commerce company Alibaba and gaming firm Tencent