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On International Women’s Day, we look at women who have broken the glass ceiling and are leading the way in the tech industry. Before you dive right ahead, we would like to remind you that this is not a list of the ‘best women achievers in tech’. Every achievement is …

New Delhi: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to three years in jail for corruption and influence-peddling on Monday (March 1). A French court found him guilty of trying to bribe a Magistrate by offering him a prestigious job in return for information about a criminal case against him. …

Kathmandu: The political crisis in Nepal started after PM K P Sharma Oli suddenly decided to dissolve parliament and announced elections in December stating that there is a lack of cooperation on key policy issues by leaders of the rival faction of his ruling party.  Later on February 23, Nepal …

New Delhi: Ahead of the Quad foreign minister meeting later today (February 18), the Pentagon has said that ties with India is critical and a priority. Calling ties with India, “a very important bilateral relationship” Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said,”India is a critical partner especially when you consider all the …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said Pakistan‘s economic indicators were slowly improving, banking on foreign reserves and exports, despite the severe challenge posed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Khan was addressing a felicitation meeting, celebrating the Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) crossing the $500-million (Rs 7,939 crore) mark in deposits. …

In a retaliatory move, China has banned BBC World News from airing in the country amid recent revocation of the British broadcasting license for China’s state-owned CGTN. In a statement on Friday, the National Radio and Television Administration noted BBC World News coverage of China had violated requirements that news …

New Delhi: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his extra-terrestrial ambitions by apprising the world about the country’s Moon mission programme. Turkey plans to land on the Moon in 2023 — the year marking the birth centenary of the country. The Turkish President, who made this announcement on February 9, …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday asserted that the recent Wuhan investigation has uncovered new information but has not dramatically changed the picture of COVID-19 outbreak, as reported by news agency Reuters. WHO’s Peter Ben Embarek said that the team did not find evidence of large outbreaks that could be …

New Delhi: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday issued a press statement expressing concerns over the developments in Myanmar and called for the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The statement said, “Members of the Security Council expressed deep concern at the …

COLOMBO: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday told Sri Lankans that he was the leader that they searched for and openly flaunted his strong Sinhalese-Buddhist roots to say that he was the right man to hold the highest office in the country. Addressing the nation on the occasion of Sri Lanka‘s …