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September 24, 2022, Saturday

Amazon India customer base sees 2-fold jump during festival season sale

E-commerce firm Amazon India on Saturday said it has recorded a two-fold jump in its customer base from tier 2 and 3 cities ...
September 20, 2022, Tuesday

UK PM Liz Truss says she'll slash taxes despite economic crisis

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said Tuesday that she's ready to make unpopular decisions such as boosting bonuses for wealthy ...
September 19, 2022, Monday

Queen Elizabeth's coffin lowered into vault ahead of private burial

The chimes of the Big Ben fell silent and hymns rang out as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was carried into Westminster Abbey ...
September 17, 2022, Saturday

Ex-Union minister, Congress leader Manikrao Gavit dies at 87 in Maharashtra

Former union minister and Congress leader Manikrao Gavit died of old age at a hospital in Maharashtra's Nashik on Saturday, ...
September 15, 2022, Thursday

Populist leader Jimmie Akesson's right-wing party wins Sweden election

Sweden's center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a ...
September 15, 2022, Thursday

Sikkim govt hikes minimum wage for unskilled workers by 67% to Rs 500

The Sikkim government on Wednesday hiked the minimum wage for unskilled workers by 67 per cent to Rs 500. The daily wage for ...
September 14, 2022, Wednesday

Education for refugees very limited compared to hosts, says UN agency

The U.N. refugee agency said in a new report Tuesday that access to education for refugees remains very limited compared to their ...
September 14, 2022, Wednesday

US has flown 10 missions into flood-hit Pakistan with aid, says Pentagon

The US has so far flown 10 missions into Pakistan, with C-17 and C-130 aircrafts to deliver over one million pounds of critical ...
September 13, 2022, Tuesday

FM Sitharaman asks India Inc why it is hesitant to invest in manufacturing

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday sought to know from industry what is holding it back from investing in ...
September 13, 2022, Tuesday

First US death from monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County: Officials

A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. ...
September 13, 2022, Tuesday

Greece gets first shipment of upgraded F-16 jets amid tensions with Turkey

Greece's air force on Monday took delivery of a first pair of upgraded F-16 military jets under a $1.5 billion programme to ...
September 13, 2022, Tuesday

Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko taking security warnings to Congress

Peiter Mudge Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social ...
September 10, 2022, Saturday

Hopeful of concluding two more trade deals by year-end, says Piyush Goyal

India has recently signed two trade agreements with the UAE and Australia and is hopeful of concluding the negotiations for two ...
September 10, 2022, Saturday

Small nuclear power stations emerge in EU as energy option, but risks loom

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, ...
September 10, 2022, Saturday

2 dead, 3 missing after boat in New Zealand hits whale and capsizes

Two people are reportedly dead and three more missing after a boat in New Zealand collided with a whale and capsized. News ...
September 10, 2022, Saturday

Allies push for more US weaponry after seeing impact in war-torn Ukraine

As other nations see the impact of US weapons in the Ukraine war, the Pentagon is getting more requests for them, including the ...
September 10, 2022, Saturday

After Queen's death, King Charles hints his reign will offer change of tone

As the United Kingdom mourns a beloved queen, the nation is already wondering how King Charles III will reign and whether his ...
September 09, 2022, Friday

Monkeypox vaccine expected to induce robust immune response, says study

The recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in ...
September 09, 2022, Friday

UN chief arrives in flood-hit Pakistan, appeals for international support

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed to the world to help Pakistan which is reeling from ...
September 09, 2022, Friday

Amid heat wave, California faces weather threats from wildfires to floods

Forces were beginning to collide in California as wildfires threatened communities, an epic heat wave stressed the electrical ...