Category: International

Twitter ‘bounced’ from tech meet over failed emoji deal

New York, Dec 15 (IANS) The reason behind Twitter's exclusion from a meeting between tech executives and US President-elect Donald…

9 years ago

Bangladesh dolphins found to be genetically distinct

London, Dec 15 (IANS) Marine scientists have discovered that two species of dolphin in the waters off Bangladesh are genetically…

9 years ago

Rehabilitators of Bangladesh war criminals will now be tried: Hasina

Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is time to try those who had sided…

9 years ago

Facebook won’t help build Muslim registry

New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Breaking its silence, Facebook on Thursday said that it would not help US President-elect Donald…

9 years ago

Trump taps Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC chair

Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has backed Ronna Romney McDaniel - the head of the Michigan GOP…

9 years ago

Trump meets Nadella, other tech titans

By Arul Louis New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Pushing his America First agenda, President-elect Donald Trump met with Microsoft CEO…

9 years ago

Of loot, massacres and exploitation: The legacy of the Raj

By Saket Suman Title: An Era of Darkness; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 333; Price: Rs 699 For those…

9 years ago

An African love story in which India played cupid

By Francis Kokutse Accra, Dec 15 (IANS) When the Indian government awarded scholarships to two African mediapersons, one from Ghana…

9 years ago

Ecuador allows Canadian firm to mine gold in Amazon

Quito, Dec 15 (IANS) The Ecuadorian government has signed a contract with a Canadian firm to exploit a gold and…

9 years ago

Unemployment reaches record high across LatAm in 2016

Lima, Dec 15 (IANS) The unemployment rate across Latin America and the Caribbean region has hit a new high in…

9 years ago

Aussie planes hit more IS targets after new law

Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to…

9 years ago

S.Korean ICT exports rebound despite weak smartphone demand

Seoul, Dec 15 (IANS) South Korean exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products posted the first rebound in 14…

9 years ago

Heat wave broils central Chile

Santiago, Dec 15 (IANS) The Chilean Meteorology Directorate (DMC) has issued an extreme heat alert for the central part of…

9 years ago

South Korea freezes interest rates at record low after Fed’s rate hike

Seoul, Dec 15 (IANS) South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze interest rates at a record low to see the…

9 years ago

Trump meets with top US tech executives

New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Top US technology businessmen met with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower here on Wednesday…

9 years ago

Trump meets with top US tech execs

New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Top US technology businessmen met with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower here on Wednesday…

9 years ago

Italy’s new cabinet wins second confidence vote in parliament

Rome, Dec 15 (IANS) The new cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won the second of two confidence votes…

9 years ago

‘Aleppo ceasefire back on track’

Damascus, Dec 15 (IANS) A new ceasefire deal has been reached and civilians and the wounded in east Aleppo were…

9 years ago

Prosecutors accuse Cosby of ‘lifetime of sexual assault’ on women

Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The District Attorney in the case against US actor and comedian Bill Cosby accused him on…

9 years ago

Yahoo reports breach affecting more than 1 billion accounts

Sunnyvale, Dec 15 (IANS) Yahoo on Wednesday disclosed a new security breach that may have affected more than one billion…

9 years ago



This website uses cookies.

%%footer%%