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Cristiano Ronaldo Criticised For Appearing To Make Obscene Gesture Following 'Lionel Messi' Chants In Saudi League Game

Cristiano Ronaldo Criticised For Appearing To Make Obscene Gesture Following 'Lionel Messi' Chants In Saudi League Game

The 39-year-old Ronaldo has faced similar criticism in the past.

Feb 27, 2024, 22:05 PM IST
Vijay Shekhar Sharma Steps Down As Paytm Payments Bank Chairman, PPBL Board Reconstituted

Vijay Shekhar Sharma Steps Down As Paytm Payments Bank Chairman, PPBL Board Reconstituted

Sharma owns a 51% stake in Paytm Payments Bank, while One 97 Communications, as Paytm is formally known, owns the rest.

Feb 26, 2024, 21:03 PM IST
OpenAI, Meta And Other Tech Giants Sign Effort To Fight AI Election Interference

OpenAI, Meta And Other Tech Giants Sign Effort To Fight AI Election Interference

Technology to identify AI-generated content or certify its origin could include watermarking or embedding metadata.

Feb 17, 2024, 19:39 PM IST
Google's 25 Million Euros Investment Aims To Enhance AI Skills For Europeans

Google's 25 Million Euros Investment Aims To Enhance AI Skills For Europeans

Last month, Google announced it would invest $1 billion into building a data centre just outside of London, as it moves to meet growing demand for internet services in the region.

Feb 12, 2024, 19:25 PM IST
French Bank SocGen To Cut About 900 Jobs At Paris Head Office

French Bank SocGen To Cut About 900 Jobs At Paris Head Office

The job cuts will mostly target IT and other support functions at the lender's headquarters in La Defense business district in the French capital, the sources said. 

Feb 05, 2024, 16:25 PM IST
Chile's Deadliest Forest Fires: 112 Dead In Worst Disaster Since 2010 Earthquake

Chile's Deadliest Forest Fires: 112 Dead In Worst Disaster Since 2010 Earthquake

Fierce forest fires in Central Chile have claimed the lives of 112 people, with hundreds still missing

Feb 05, 2024, 10:56 AM IST
India's Stock Exchanges Cut Paytm Daily Trading Limits To 10% After Rout

India's Stock Exchanges Cut Paytm Daily Trading Limits To 10% After Rout

The new 10 percent limits will be applicable from Monday, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange said on their websites.

Feb 04, 2024, 09:33 AM IST
Massive Wildfires In Chile Kills 51, Toll Expected to Climb

Massive Wildfires In Chile Kills 51, Toll Expected to Climb

Wildfires are not uncommon in Chile over summer months. Last year, on the back of a record heat wave, some 27 people died and more than 990,000 acres were affected.

Feb 04, 2024, 08:12 AM IST
US, UK Launch Strikes Targeting Iran-Linked Houthis In Yemen

US, UK Launch Strikes Targeting Iran-Linked Houthis In Yemen

The Yemen strikes are running parallel to an unfolding U.S. campaign of military retaliation over the killing of three American soldiers in a drone strike by Iran-backed militants on an outpost in

Feb 04, 2024, 06:54 AM IST
US Launches Retaliatory Strikes In Iraq, Syria Against Iran-linked Targets

US Launches Retaliatory Strikes In Iraq, Syria Against Iran-linked Targets

U.S forces hit more than 85 targets spanning seven locations, four in Syria and three in Iraq, said the military.

Feb 03, 2024, 06:33 AM IST
Explainer: What Next For Paytm's Banking Arm After RBI Clampdown?

Explainer: What Next For Paytm's Banking Arm After RBI Clampdown?

Following are answers to some key questions about Paytm and its payments bank.

Feb 01, 2024, 15:32 PM IST
Payments Firm PayPal To Reduce Global Workforce By 9% In 2024

Payments Firm PayPal To Reduce Global Workforce By 9% In 2024

"We are doing this to right-size our business, allowing us to move with the speed needed to deliver for our customers and drive profitable growth," Chriss wrote in the letter.

Feb 01, 2024, 14:02 PM IST
3 US Soldiers Killed In Drone Attack By Iran-Backed Groups, Biden Vows Sharp Response

3 US Soldiers Killed In Drone Attack By Iran-Backed Groups, Biden Vows Sharp Response

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization of hardline Iran-backed militant groups, claimed attacks on three bases, including one on the Jordan-Syria border.

Jan 29, 2024, 11:00 AM IST
Evergrande Liquidation May Send Ripples Through China's Crumbling Financial Markets

Evergrande Liquidation May Send Ripples Through China's Crumbling Financial Markets

The liquidation ruling for the developer, which has $240 billion of assets, will likely jolt already fragile Chinese capital and property markets.

Jan 29, 2024, 09:11 AM IST
Modi Govt Considering Doubling Annual Payout To Women Farmers To Rs 12,000

Modi Govt Considering Doubling Annual Payout To Women Farmers To Rs 12,000

Reuters has reported that the plan is likely to be announced in the budget on Feb. 1 and could cost the government an additional 120 billion rupees ($1.44 billion).

Jan 10, 2024, 09:47 AM IST
Only Defender To Win 2 Ballon d'Ors Franz Beckenbauer Passes Away

Only Defender To Win 2 Ballon d'Ors Franz Beckenbauer Passes Away

As a player and coach, Beckenbauer did more than most to shape German football.

Jan 08, 2024, 22:47 PM IST
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Gets Bail, But Release From Jail Uncertain

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Gets Bail, But Release From Jail Uncertain

Former Pak PM Imran Khan has not been seen in public since he was jailed for three years in August for unlawfully selling state gifts while in office from 2018 to 2022.

Dec 22, 2023, 16:15 PM IST
China Earthquake: Death Toll Rises To 137, Dozen Still Missing

China Earthquake: Death Toll Rises To 137, Dozen Still Missing

People who are trapped under the debris may fall to hypothermia caused by harsh winters in the region that may turn lethal.

Dec 21, 2023, 15:51 PM IST
Britain's Defence Ministry Releases Images Of Suspected Drone Shot Down In The Red Sea

Britain's Defence Ministry Releases Images Of Suspected Drone Shot Down In The Red Sea

British defence minister Grant Shapps said HMS Diamond shot down a drone targeting merchant shipping in the Red Sea.

Dec 20, 2023, 19:14 PM IST
Iraq Holds First Provincial Elections In A Decade

Iraq Holds First Provincial Elections In A Decade

Local elections Iraq last took place in 2013. They were postponed because of the war against Islamic State militants who took over large parts of Iraq but were eventually defeated.

Dec 18, 2023, 16:03 PM IST