Joe Biden names North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

Joe Biden names North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. President Joe Biden nominated Julie Turner, a long-time diplomat and current director of the…

Centre sets a G20 task force on digital public infra
|

Centre sets a G20 task force on digital public infra

The government has created a G20 task force on digital public infrastructure to leverage India’s achievements in the digital sphere to drive global efforts aimed at financial inclusion, health and education, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The task force, to be co-chaired by G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani, will…

Influencer makes reel on highway, fined ₹17K by Ghaziabad Police
|

Influencer makes reel on highway, fined ₹17K by Ghaziabad Police

A social media influencer has been fined ₹17,000 by the Ghaziabad Police after she stopped her car on a highway to make a reel. Vaishali Chaudhary Khutail, who boasts over 6.5 lakh followers on Instagram, is seen posing beside her car parked on the road, while several vehicles pass by. The Ghaziabad Traffic Police took note…

Security has been tightened in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day celebrations

Security has been tightened in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day celebrations

Security has been tight in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day celebrations with police and other security personnel under the supervision of Sho kothibagh (Mr Isaac) and crpf company commander (Dubeyji)carrying out sanitisation and area domination exercises here, Police and CRPF personnel conducted random checking of vehicles at various places in the city to thwart the…

Chance for big guns Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to impress as India eye series sweep vs New Zealand

Chance for big guns Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to impress as India eye series sweep vs New Zealand

India have an opportunity to whitewash New Zealand 3-0 when they face the struggling visitors in the 3rd and final ODI of the series, which will be played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Tuesday, January 24. India have already sealed an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series, but if the hosts need…

Spotify confirms layoffs, plans to fire around 600 employees

Spotify confirms layoffs, plans to fire around 600 employees

Music streaming firm Spotify Technology SA said on Monday it plans to cut 6 percent of its workforce, or roughly 600 jobs, adding to a glut of layoffs in the technology sector as companies prepare for a possible recession. The company also said its chief content and advertising business officer, Dawn Ostroff, will depart as…

KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty

KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty are now husband and wife. See first pics from wedding

KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty’s shaadi marks the first big fat celeb wedding of 2023. The couple, who have been together for over 3 years now, are finally husband and wife now. The cricketer and the actress tied the knot today, on January 23, at Suniel Shetty’s Khandala farmhouse. Now, their first picture after their…

Norovirus outbreak reported in Kerala’s Ernakulam, 19 school students infected

Norovirus outbreak reported in Kerala’s Ernakulam, 19 school students infected

At least 19 students of a school in Kakkanad in Kerala’s Ernakulam have been infected with norovirus, the authorities said. Some of the parents have also been diagnosed with norovirus. Following the outbreak, online classes have been introduced for students from Class 1 to Class 5. The district health department has adopted preventive measures. Although…

3 arrested for running fake insurance firm in Noida

3 arrested for running fake insurance firm in Noida

The Cyber Police Division of Mumbai Police busted a fake call centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida and arrested three people for duping scores of people across the country worth crores of rupees on the pretext of promising them higher returns on maturity of their insurance policies. The accused have been identified as Anujkumar Baleshwar, Sandip…