New Delhi: In a bid to retain users on its platform, X Corp (formerly Twitter) has paid nearly $20 million (more than Rs 166 crore) to creators so far, its CEO Linda Yaccarino has revealed. The social media platform started paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they earned from ads served in...

New York: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and surrounding area after torrential storms flooded subways and streets and delayed flights. Ophelia's remnants soaked New York City with heavy rain early Friday, and caused flash flooding in parts of the city, Xinhua news agency reported. A...

Washington: The governments of India and Canada will have to talk to each other and see howthey resolve their differences over the death of a Khalistani separatist, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that the larger issue of "permissiveness" must be flagged and addressed. During an interaction with Indian journalists here Friday, he said India...

Hangzhou: India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS settled for a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, losing the finals to Chinese pair at the Asian Games here Saturday. The final score read 16-14 in favour of Chinese shooters Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin in the shoot-off for gold. India thus has won 19...

Keonjhar: A special Vigilance court sentenced a retired police official to four years of imprisonment after convicting him for accepting bribe here, Friday. The convicted police official was identified as former IIC of Baria police station Kalu Charan Swain, a native of Balipadar village under Bhanjanagar police limits in Ganjam district. He retired from service while working...

Rourkela: Local political leader George Tirky Friday threatened to gherao the SP office at Rourkela October 3 in support of the family of Sushmita Minz, the assistant collector whose body was found floating in a pond in the Sensory Park September 19. Besides, Susmita’s family is filing a case in the High Court of Orissa demanding a...

Mahakalapara: The vast expanse of sandy beach at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary under this block in Kendrapara district is the largest rookery or mass nesting ground in the world for the rare Olive Ridley turtles followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica. However, rising tidal waves and rapid sea erosion have pushed the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary...

Hangzhou: Pressure will be on Mirabai Chanu to nail the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift for a shot at that elusive Hangzhou Asian Games medal when the weightlifting competition gets underway here Saturday. But it will not be an easy task for the Manipuri to find the podium at the continental event, which features lifters from weightlifting powerhouses...

Kolkata: The Indian economy is poised to grow at an average of 6.5 per cent annually between 2023 and 2030, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said Friday. Speaking at the BCC&I Indo-Pacific Economic Conclave, Nageswaran said the global economy is going to witness a period of uncertainty, and India has to plug into the global supply...

Hangzhou: The Indian Men's Hockey Team has displayed their top form at the ongoing 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2023, picking up three wins in three games so far. While India began the contest with a 16-0 win over Uzbekistan in the Pool A match, the side led by Captain Harmanpreet Singh followed it up with a 16-1...