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US techies accuse TCS of ‘illegally’ firing them, shifting work to ‘lower-paid Indian immigrants’

New Delhi: Tata Consultancy Services found themselves at the centre of a row in the US with American workers alleging that the company “illegally...

World warns Israel to obey ICJ on Gaza aid as Netanyahu plans Rafah assault

Doha: Countries have called for Israel to obey an International Court of Justice order to allow the unimpeded delivery of aid into Gaza, where...

Palestinian Christians barred from Jerusalem’s Old City at Easter

Jerusalem: As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter, Palestinians in the land that birthed the religion are facing severe restrictions on entering...

Artifact, the AI powered news app, isn’t dead after all

New Delhi: Artifact, an AI-powered news aggregation app is here to stay, at least for a while. Developed by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and...

Why drinking water from plastic bottle could be harmful

New Delhi: A recent study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has caught the eyes of many in the medical...

UN expert says she faces threats after Israel-Gaza genocide report

Gaza: A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in its war on...

‘Palestinians have been denied their homeland’: EAM Jaishankar

Kuala Lumpur: At a time when India has reiterated its two-state solution for the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that...

Russia says it is hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack

Moscow: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was “extremely hard to believe” that Islamic State would have had the...

India’s Disaster Management Authority head appointed UN Asst Secretary-General

New Delhi: Kamal Kishore, the head of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has been appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General with the disaster risk reduction...

Julian Assange faces further wait over extradition ruling

London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces a further wait to find out whether he can bring an appeal against his extradition to the US,...

Oversight Board asks Meta to remove restriction on Arabic word ‘shaheed’

New Delhi: Meta’s oversight board has asked the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word “shaheed”, roughly translated as “martyr” in...

China assures Sri Lanka of support in debt restructuring

Colombo: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has assured his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena of Beijing’s support to Colombo’s debt restructuring process as the island...

No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution

Gaza Strip: Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with no sign of a let-up in the war despite a...

India supports Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty: EAM

New Delhi: India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid the Southeast Asian...

Gaza faces cash liquidity crisis

Gaza: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has said that the Gaza Strip is experiencing a cash liquidity crisis due to the disruption of banking...

Will eliminate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at any cost: Israel PM

Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “will be killed at any cost”. The Israeli Prime Minister was...

N Korean official calls for boosting ties with China

Beijing: A senior North Korean official has called for further strengthening ties with China, state media said on Monday. Kim Song-nam, director of the international...

Gaza peace talks yet to make headway as Israel stick to its conditions

Tel Aviv: The indirect mediatory talks between Israel and Hamas at Doha, Qatar are yet to make headway as the Israeli side stood firm...

India, Russia have taken extra care to look after each other’s interests: EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi: Russia is a country with which India has always had a positive relationship and both countries have taken extra care to look...

Google, Apple breakups on agenda as global regulators target tech

San Francisco: Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic crackdown on alleged anti-competitive...

Haryana boxers confirm 19 medals at 3rd Sub Junior National C’ship

CHANDIGARH: Continuing their dominant show in the tournament, 19 Haryana boxers entered semi-finals and confirmed their medals at the 3rd Sub Junior National Championship...

Upcoming cosmic event will let you see a star system 3,000 light years away

New Delhi: In the coming months, an upcoming cosmic event will let you see a star system 3,000 light years away from the Earth....

Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Aceh

Jakarta: More than 70 Rohingya are “presumed dead or missing” after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province,...

PM Modi bestowed Bhutan’s highest civilian award ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’

Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo,’ the first foreign Head of the...

US files monopoly lawsuit against Apple

Washington: The US Justice Department and 16 states has accused tech giant Apple of using exclusionary business practices to sustain the monopoly of its...

Indra Nooyi’s advice for Indian students in US: ‘Be watchful, respect local laws’

New Delhi: In light of recent incidents involving Indian students in the United States, former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, has advised Indian students...

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

New York: Siege, hunger, and diseases will soon become the main killer in Gaza, said commissioner- general of the UN Relief and Works Agency...

US sanctions three Iran weapons-procurement networks

Washington: United States, US sanctions, US sanctions Iran weapons-procurement networks, world news, Indian express news, current affairsIt said the networks - based in Iran,...

Births crisis: Nearly every country to shrink by 2100, study warns

London: Fertility rates in nearly every country will be too low to sustain their populations by the end of this century, a major study...

Israel-Hamas peace talks in Doha hit roadblock

Blinken to visit Egypt to accelerate ceasefire talks Doha: The ongoing indirect peace talks in Qatar capital have hit a roadblock after Israel refused to...

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