TikTok users will no longer be able to create videos with songs from Taylor Swift, Jon Batiste, boygenius and other Universal Music Group artists as the soundtrack, as contract negotiations between the two companies have collapsed. TikTok’s access to Universal’s expansive roster of artists ended Wednesday, after months of negotiations failed to yield a new…
Dhaka : Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka for the three-match white ball series and two World Test Championship (WTC) matches in Sylhet and Chattogram in March later this year. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh. This will mark the first time Bangladesh won’t play at the Shere Bangla National…
Kabul: In a recent report, United Nations experts voiced concerns about the Taliban’s “arbitrary” arrest of women and children in Afghanistan. They have claimed that incarcerated females in the Taliban regime’s jails have been physically abused, Khaama Press reported. The report, issued on Friday, February 2, states: “We urge the Taliban to immediately lift the restrictions…
Paris : The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been formally launched at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Indian Embassy in France said on Friday and termed it as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vision of taking UPI global.” The UPI was formally launched at the Republic Day reception held in France. The UPI is…
Visakhapatnam : Yashasvi Jaiswal’s blitz inflicted woes on England’s bowling set-up on the first day of the second Test against England on Friday at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. At the end of Day 1, India managed to put up 336/6 on the board with Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin unbeaten on scores of 179* and 5* respectively….
Washington, DC: Following strikes in Iraq and Syria, US President Joe Biden released a statement saying that the US does not seek a conflict in the Middle East but if any American is harmed, the country will respond. US President’s strong remark came in response to heightened tensions in the Middle East. The United States has…
A gas explosion caused a fire that killed two people and injured over 200 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, authorities said on Friday. The explosion occurred in Nairobi’s Embakasi neighbourhood just before midnight at a gas refilling company, whose building was badly damaged, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on social media platform X. The fire that…
UAE residents have been under a spell of great weather over the past week and with the weekend just a few hours away for some, they were welcomed with lightning and light, moderate to heavy rains on Friday. According to National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in the UAE, rains were recorded in six of the…
Colombo: India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the King Ashoka’s Pillar of Dharma at the Rajaguru Sri Subuthi Temple in Sri Lanka’s Wadduwa. “Reinforcement of the deep cultural connect! HC @santjha laid the Foundation Stone for the construction of King Ashoka’s Pillar of…
Former Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has left Sevilla following a second spell at the club ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab, the LaLiga side said on Tuesday. The player’s contract was set to expire at the end of the campaign. “We have agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab…
