Florida judge denies Trump’s motion to dismiss classified documents case
Washington, March 15 (IANS) The US district judge in Florida overseeing the federal criminal case regarding former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents has rejected one of his two motions to dismiss the case. Judge Aileen M. Cannon issued the ruling on Thursday shortly after the completion of a daylong hearing on Trump’s requests […]
Rishi Sunak rules out UK general election on May 2
London, March 15 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that there will not be a general election on May 2, ending months-long speculation that he would call an early election. Sunak made the statement when talking to ITV News on Thursday. Previously, he said an election would be held in the second half […]
Singapore envoy visits Bengaluru cafe, says ‘stand with our friends in India’
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, visited the Rameshwaram Cafe for breakfast on Friday, weeks after a low-intensity IED blast shook the popular eatery, leaving many injured and causing widespread panic. The cafe, located in Brookfield on the International Technology Park Limited Road in Bengaluru, reopened a week after the […]
Israel receives Hamas’ response to Gaza truce proposal
Jerusalem, March 15 (IANS) Israel has reportedly received Hamas’ response to a new ceasefire deal proposal from Qatari mediators. David Barnea, chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, on Thursday received the written response from Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Xinhua news agency reported, citing an Israeli official. Israeli Prime […]
Families of Israeli hostages meet Netanyahu
Tel Aviv, March 15 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday met the families of hostages who are held captive in the Gaza Strip. Liat Bell Sommer, the spokesperson of Hostages Families Forum Headquarters, said in a statement that the Prime Minister met with 20 families at his residence along with his wife Sara. […]
Domestic airlines received 791 passenger complaints in Feb: DGCA report
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The number of domestic air passengers for the period from January to February this year soared to 257.78 lakh, against 246.11 lakh in the same period last year, said an official from aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Friday. This growth represents an annual increase of 4.74 […]
L&T Technology Services bags Rs 800 crore cybersecurity programme in Maharashtra
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) on Friday announced that it has won a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity programme in India worth around $100 million (about Rs 800 crore) from the Maharashtra state cyber department. LTTS said that it will establish an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-driven cybersecurity and digital threat […]
upGrad boosts domestic expansion with senior appointments
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad on Friday announced the appointment of Shailesh Mahale (former Zepto) as Corporate HR Head and Kumar Anshu (former OLX Group) as Head of Human Resource for Working Professional, Study Abroad and Offline segment. With this, Vandana Kaushik Goel has been elevated to the Head of Human Resources […]
US court orders Byju’s to freeze $533 million owed to lenders
New York, March 15 (IANS) The steering committee representing term-loan lenders of Byju’s $1.2 billion loan on Friday said that a US judge has ordered to prohibit further movement or use of $533 million by the edtech company, which is owed to lenders. According to the steering committee’s statement, the company’s co-founders Byju Raveendran and […]
Paytm Payments Bank ban: Key changes come into effect post March 15
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) As the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) deadline to ban Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) ends on Friday, here are key changes for millions of Paytm users and merchants that will come into force. First of all, those having a savings bank or current account with Paytm Payments Bank will […]
