New Delhi, Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the home-rental service Airbnb saw its gross booking revenue (GBV) nosediving by 39 per cent to reach 18 billion, while generating sales worth $2.5 billion (down 32 per cent year-on-year) in the nine months that ended in September 30.

The company which filed for a

Mumbai,  The key Indian equity indices hit fresh record highs on Tuesday tracking a positive global trend after pharma giant Moderna announced that its vaccine has shown more than 94 per cent effectiveness in preliminary data from the company's ongoing study.

Moderna on Monday said that its experimen

New Delhi, Shares of Tata Steel surged nearly 7 per cent on Tuesday, after the company confirmed that is has started talks with Sweden-based SSAB to sell its Netherland business, including Ijmuiden steelworks.

It surged 7.6 per cent to touch an intra-day high of Rs 529.50.

Around 11.35 a.m., it was

United Nations, "Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP), highlighting the important role of food security in cementing peace.

"An empty stomach is a gaping hole in the heart of a society. A stunted

Hong Kong, he Hong Kong government on Tuesday said it will complete the inspection of some 2,500 domestic or composite buildings aged 60 or above by the end of this year in the aftermath of a deadly fire that killed seven people.

The fire, which occurred on Sunday night at a Nepali restaurant in a tenement buildin

Bengaluru, Bengaluru Central Crime Branch police on Tuesday arrested former mayor and Congress leader R. Sampath Raj, who was wanted in Bengaluru riots case.

The Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil confirmed the media through WhatsApp stating just "YES", he has been arrested.