Friday, October 18, 2024

July 19, 2024 5:20 PM

Sensex, Nifty end sharply lower

Indian shares fell from record highs to end lower on Friday due to broad-based profit booking ahead of the national budget and a global cyber outage impacting multiple sectors. NSE Nifty 50 dropped 1.09% to 24,530.9, and BSE Sensex fell 0.91% to 80,...

July 19, 2024 3:38 PM

UAE responds swiftly to global cyber outage

A global cyber outage today briefly affected some UAE government services and check-in processes at Dubai International Airport (DXB). However, the UAE authorities responded quickly and effectively, minimizing disruptions. Dubai International Airpor...

July 19, 2024 4:38 PM

Microsoft server outage affects airlines and businesses globally

A technical glitch in Microsoft's servers on Friday led to widespread disruptions across various global services, impacting aviation operations in India and other countries, and halting banking functions.  The outage also caused the UK’s Sky News...

July 19, 2024 12:19 PM

Havana’s roads change as Cubans adopt electric bikes and vehicles

 Havana is famed for the colorful vintage cars that can still be seen puttering around its streets and are a popular subject for visitors' photographs. But these days, Cubans are just as likely to be found getting around quickly and quietly o...

July 19, 2024 12:14 PM

Cricket-Pope, Duckett, Stokes give England strong start v Windies

England's Ollie Pope rode his luck to make 121 and lead the hosts to a rapid 416 all out on the first day of the second test against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Dropped on 46 and 54, Pope compiled his sixth test century as the hosts bui...

July 19, 2024 12:03 PM

Tel Aviv blast was apparent drone attack, military says

The Israeli military said it was investigating an apparent drone attack that hit central Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday but which did not trigger the air raid sirens. The explosion occurred hours after the Israeli military confirmed it had ki...

July 19, 2024 10:45 AM

Govt to introduce six new bills in monsoon session of Parliament

The Union government will introduce six new bills during the monsoon session of Parliament, which will run from July 22 to August 12, according to a bulletin released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday. The Finance Bill, to be presented with t...

July 18, 2024 5:59 PM

Maharashtra: 12 Maoists killed by security forces in Gadchiroli

In an encounter between security forces and Naxal insurgents in Wandoli village, located on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, 12 Naxal cadres, including five women, have been killed. One Divisional Committee member, Laxman Atram, in charge of the ...

July 18, 2024 2:23 PM

Why are Bangladesh students protesting against job quotas?

Violence in Bangladesh has killed at least six people and injured hundreds after students took to the streets to demand reforms to a quota system that governs distribution of government jobs. Here are details of the protests and their history: WHAT...

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