Month: March 2023
China denies pressuring companies like TikTok to spy for its govt
China on Friday denied pressuring companies to collect information abroad on behalf of the government, rebuffing claims American lawmakers made about the viral video app…
How millions of Indian cattle end up in Bangladesh
Before 1947, it was all about trade. East Bengal, predominantly Muslim, didn’t have enough cattle to meet its demand for beef. Economics came into play….
MGNREGS wages raised by up to 10.4% for FY24
New Delhi: The government has raised the daily wage rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by up to 10.4% for…
Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan holds rally at Minar-i-Pakistan despite threats
LAHORE: Despite cutting Lahore from the rest of Pakistan and placing containers in the city, ousted prime minister Imran Khan managed to hold a big…
EV Sales News: Electric vehicle sales to cross 2 million in FY24: Experts
Mumbai: The next fiscal is expected to see electric vehicle (EV) sales crossing the 2 million mark if current trends continue, experts said. A significant…
cloud kitchen pandemic: ETtech in-depth: Cloud kitchens change flavours as pandemic-driven sheen fades away
October 2021. India was slowly emerging from a devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Bengaluru, Kiran Prasad was beaming. He was aggressively expanding…
Valley National bidding for Silicon Valley Bank: Report
Valley National Bancorp is vying to buy Silicon Valley Bank, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The regional bank has submitted a bid to the Federal…
Tornadoes rip through Mississippi, killing at least 25
Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, leveling…
‘My city is gone’: Tornado kills at least 23 in Mississippi
WASHINGTON: At least 23 people were killed as a devastating tornado ripped across the southern US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs, smashing cars and…
Pakistan: Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in…