Arooj Aftab adds another feather to her cap with debut at Coachella

Arooj Aftab adds another feather to her cap with debut at CoachellaFresh off of her historic Grammy win, the Brooklyn-based Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab has added another feather to her cap with a debut at the much-touted Coachella music festival.She graced the California desert with a set that centered her melodious Urdu lyricism, a barrier-breaking…Continue Reading

Queen Elizabeth misses royal Easter service

Queen Elizabeth misses royal Easter serviceBritain’s Prince William and Kate joined other members of the royal family on Sunday (April 17) for the annual Easter Mattins service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle near London.Queen Elizabeth II did not attend the traditional royal event. The monarch, who turns 96 later this month, has been…Continue Reading

SpaceX rocket successfully launches second US spy satellite into orbit

A classified satellite from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was successfully launched into space with a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday morning, officials confirmed. The NROL-85 satellite blasted off at 6:13 a.m. local time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sunday’s launch was the first time the NRO has reused a rocket…Continue Reading

China’s first quarter GDP beats expectations to grow 4.8% year-on-year

A traffic police officer prepares to check a truck at a service station near Shanghai, which has ordered tighter restrictions on travel in and out of the city as China battles its most severe Covid outbreak since the early days of the pandemic in 2020.Yin Liqin | China News Service via Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s…Continue Reading

S&P 500 futures slide ahead of a huge week of earnings reports

Stock futures fell Sunday evening as investors braced for a week of major first-quarter earnings reports ahead.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost about 150 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures shed 0.5%. Nasdaq futures were lower by 0.8%.Bank of America reports quarterly results Monday before the bell. Several Dow blue-chip names report earnings…Continue Reading

4 people on how their company’s switch to work-from-anywhere spurred them to move around the world

While some companies continue to debate remote and hybrid work for their teams, others are embracing a more flexible work-from-anywhere approach.Atlassian, an Australia-based software company with employees around the world, introduced its own “Team Anywhere” policy in August 2020, which allows its 7,388 employees to relocate to another city or country where the company has…Continue Reading

2 minors dead after mass shooting at Pittsburgh Airbnb party

Police said a large party was being held at an Airbnb when shots broke out.Pittsburgh Public SafetyTwo minors were killed early Sunday after shots were fired at a large party hosted at an Airbnb rental in Pittsburgh, according to the city’s police blotter. At least eight others were being treated for gunshot wounds and other…Continue Reading

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Monday, April 18, 2022, 0:20 [IST] London, Apr 17: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his upcoming visit to India will deepen the long-term partnership between our countries. In a tweet today, Johnson said his upcoming visit to India will focus…Continue Reading

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Published: Sunday, April 17, 2022, 23:55 [IST] New Delhi, Apr 17: The foundation stone of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine will be laid on April 19. This Centre will add strength to the efforts of using traditional forms of medicine…Continue Reading