BREAKING: India reports 2,124 news cases, 17 deaths in last 24 hours

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• May 25, 2022 10:21 AM IST

  Sri Lankan PM to double as finance minister: Report

  Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will double up as finance minister leading bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.

• May 25, 2022 09:26 AM IST

  Ransomware attack on SpiceJet systems delays flight departures

  Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that impacted and slowed down morning flight departures today. Our IT team has contained and rectified the situation and flights are operating normally now: SpiceJet Spokesperson

• May 25, 2022 09:11 AM IST

  India reports 2,124 news cases, 17 deaths in last 24 hours

  India’s daily coronavirus tally crossed the 2,000-mark again as 2,124 fresh infections were reported in the last 24 hours. 

• May 25, 2022 08:20 AM IST

  Bharat Bandh today: expected impact of the strike

  While it is being reported that the national capital is likely to see less impact of the strike, states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh may see some disruptions. Closure of shops and public transport is expected, due to which the general public may have to face trouble.

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• May 25, 2022 07:45 AM IST

  US flag to fly at half-mast after Texas school shooting

  s a mark of respect for the victims killed in the Texas school shooting, US President Joe Biden ordered on Tuesday that the flags will fly at half-mast at the White House and other public places until Saturday.

  "I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, May 28, 2022," President Joe Biden said in a press release.

• May 25, 2022 07:09 AM IST

  N Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile: Seoul

  North Korea fired a "suspected intercontinental ballistic missile" as part of a volley of missile tests early Wednesday, Seoul's military says as per news agency AFP.

• May 25, 2022 06:51 AM IST

  Biden on gun restrictions: 'We have to act'

  President Joe Biden struck a somber and serious tone, calling for new gun restrictions, in an address to the nation after 18 children were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school. “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God’s name do we do what we all know needs to be done?” Biden asked.

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