- World
Death toll of 6.8-magnitude quake in China reaches 88
Beijing: A total of 88 people have been killed, and 35 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province earlier this week, local authorities said on Friday.…
- Offbeat
UP: Court orders tailor to compensate for ‘ill-fitting clothes’
Bulandshahr: A tailor in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr has been asked by a consumer court to pay more than Rs 12,000 in damages to a consumer for stitching ‘ill-fitting kurta pyjama’ besides additional…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President Erdogan says senior IS member captured
Ankara: Turkish security forces have captured one of the senior executives of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab…
- Entertainment
Shehnaaz Gill: ‘Main chahti hoon ki Thor iss Kaur pe bhi thoda dhyaan de’
Mumbai: Actress and former ‘Bigg Boss 13’ sensation Shehnaaz Gill wants Thor, the Norse god, to pay her a little attention. Upping her work-out ante, Gill, in a video, is seen trying…
- Bangalore
Protests erupt at Bangalore University against temple construction
Bengaluru: The students of Bangalore University (BU) have alleged that the ruling BJP government was trying to saffronise the university campus by allowing the construction of a Ganesha temple inside the campus.…
- India
Stalin for ban of single-use imported cigarette lighters
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has sent a letter to Union minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal urging him to take measures to ban the import of single-use plastic…
- World
California wildfire triples in size in just 24 hours
San Francisco: A deadly wildfire in Southern California that killed two people has tripled in size in just 24 hours, exploding from about 5,000 acres to over 18,600 acres, authorities said. The…
- Automobile
GM threatens Tesla, to enter mass EV market with $30K SUV
New York: Taking on Elon Musk-run Tesla, Automaker GM has announced a mass-market electric car that will cost just $30,000. Called the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV, the car will have an estimated…
- Middle East
Jordan detects first monkeypox case
Amman: Jordan’s Health Ministry has confirmed the first monkeypox case in the kingdom. The patient was a Jordanian citizen in his 30s who had recently traveled to several European countries and returned…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ganesh procession underway amid tight security
Hyderabad: A mammoth Ganesh procession was underway in Hyderabad on Friday amid tight security arrangements. Hundreds of idols were taken out in processions to Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of the…
- Entertainment
Yami Gautam’s ‘LOST’ to premiere in Chicago South Asian Film Festival on opening night
Mumbai: Actress Yami Gautam’s upcoming film ‘Lost’ will be having its world premiere on the opening night of Chicago South Asian Film Festival. Taking to her social media, she dropped the announcement…
- Technology
Microsoft to help create more personalised home screen experience for Xbox users
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out new experiments to learn how to create a more personalised home screen experience for Xbox users. The company said that…
- Technology
YouTube to make educational content more accessible, interactive
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube is introducing new products that will allow learners to explore subjects they are passionate about and creators to provide structured learning content. The platform is announcing updates to…
- Middle East
Russian strikes on Syria’s Idlib province kill 120 rebels
Damascus: Russian airstrikes on positions of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in northwestern Syria has reportedly killed 120 rebels. The Russian warplanes attacked a Nusra Front training camp in the Sheikh Youssef area…
- Technology
Google slammed for allowing only fantasy sports, rummy apps on Play Store in India
New Delhi: As Google announced to start a pilot to allow fantasy sports and rummy apps on Play Store in India, industry experts said on Thursday that the tech giant’s approach is…
