Ten states sue Google for ‘anti-competitive’ online ad sales
Dallas: Ten states on Wednesday brought a lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of "anti-competitive conduct" in the online advertising industry, including a deal to manipulate sales with rival Facebook.
Texas Attorney…
Sao Paulo’s Interlagos Circuit to host Brazilian Grand Prix until 2025
London , December 17 : Formula 1 have announced that Sao Paulo will continue to be home to the Brazilian Grand Prix until 2025.
The Brazilian GP will officially be named the Formula 1 Grande Premio de Sao Paulo and will continue…
Australian Open to start on February 8, confirms ATP
California , December 17 : Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on Thursday confirmed that the Australian Open (first Grand Slam of the season) will be beginning from February 8 next year.
The Australian Open will go ahead…
US stocks rally with all 3 key indexes hitting record highs
NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Sputnik) US stocks rallied on Thursday with all three key indexes hitting record records on signs that Congress was closing in on a new COVID-19 stimulus package.
The S&P 500, a barometer for the top 500 US stocks on…
PM Modi to address MP’s farmers
Bhopal, Dec 18 (UNI) Premier Narendra Modi will address – on Friday – the peasants of Madhya Pradesh via videoconferencing during four-tier conventions whose twin objectives are raising awareness comprehensively regarding beneficial…
AMU centenary: PM Modi accepts invitation, to address students virtually on December 22
LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the Aligarh Muslim University's centenary celebrations via video link on December 22, said the university official statement on Wednesday. The Prime Minister would attend the…
Hardeep Puri, Jairam Ramesh spat over Parliament session, new building
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh were engaged in a public spat on social media on Wednesday over the government's decision not to hold the winter session of Parliament, with the…
JEE-Mains to be held four times a year starting 2021, first round in February
NEW DELHI: The JEE-Mains for admission to engineering colleges will be held four times a year starting 2021 to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced…
US adds India, Thailand and Taiwan to currency manipulation watchlist
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday added India along with Taiwan and Thailand to the "monitoring list" of currency manipulating countries that includes major trading partners like China and six others.
It also branded Vietnam and…
Farmers’ protests: Wary unions want to wait and watch
Protesting farm unions on Wednesday reacted cautiously to the Supreme Court’s proposal to set up a committee to resolve the deadlock over the three contentious farm laws. While some said they will decide on the court’s…
Covaxin well tolerated with no serious adverse events: Phase one trial findings
HYDERABAD: The Covid-19 vaccine by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, Covaxin, has been found to have a robust immune response, without any severe adverse events, among the people who were immunized with it as part of the Phase-I clinical…
Spectrum auction: Higher bands in next round
New Delhi, Dec 16 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications to conduct the next round of spectrum auction for commercial mobile services.
Minister of Communications Ravi Shankar…
Samsung to expand foldables, support S-Pen on other devices
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it plans to expand its foldable smartphone lineup next year and hinted that stylus support may be available to more Galaxy devices as the South Korean tech giant revealed its mobile business…
Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya receives EU’s Sakharov Prize
Moscow , December 16 Belarusian opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, received the European Union's Sakharov Prize, awarded to the Belarusian opposition, on Wednesday.
European…
Maryam Nawaz slams Pak govt for ‘incompetence, corrupt practices’ after oil crisis…
Islamabad , December 16 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan's government for 'incompetence, poor decision-making and corrupt practices', two days after an…
With start of COVID vaccination around corner, 70-80 pc reduction in COVAXIN trial participation:…
New Delhi , December 16 With the start of Covid vaccination an immediate future in India, the phase III clinical trial for indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate COVAXIN is witnessing a shortage of volunteer…
Protesting farmer shoots himself dead at Singhu border
New Delhi: As the farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws entered its 21st day, a 65-year-old farmer committed suicide at the Singhu border protest site on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Baba Ram Singh of…
Quick redressal of justice is significant: Orissa HC CJ
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 Orissa High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq on Wednesday said that quick redressal of justice is significant for an effective judiciary system.
The Chief Justice said that despite the restrictions posed by the…
Delhi HC directs AAP govt to release DU professors’ salaries
New Delhi , December 16 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to continue releasing salaries of professors of Delhi University for the last quarter of the financial year 2020-21.
The High Court was…
Keen to help Delhi regain cricket glory as selector: Kirti Azad
Azad, 61, says he didn't speak to Rohan Jaitley, 31, before applying for the selector's post. "No (I didn't speak to him), but I sent him a message once he became DDCA president. I wished him all the best. He is young and I have heard he…
