- World
China-Taiwan crisis: Taipie accuses China of simulation attack
Taipei: In manoeuvres around Taiwan on Saturday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is performing “what it believed to be a simulation of an attack on Taiwan’s main island”, according to the Defence…
- Middle East
36-year-old Israeli man dies from rare brain-eating amoeba
Jerusalem: A 36-year-old man in northern Israel died after he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Israeli Ministry of Health has reported in a statement. The man, who had no underlying diseases,…
- Kerala
Kerala: Two women fall off railway bridge, one drowns
Thiruvananthapuram: A woman drowned while another was rescued from the Chalakudy river where they fell from a railway bridge after a speeding train blew them off in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Saturday. While…
- Bollywood
Sushmita Sen posts breathtaking vacay pics, Lalit Modi comments
Mumbai: Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Sushmita Sen looked drop-dead-gorgeous as she shared some vacation pictures and videos from Sardinia, which caught the eye of her beau Lalit Modi, who tagged…
- World
Pak: Oppn demands to know if airspace used for drone strike on Zawahiri
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the “question” was not about Pakistans soil being used in the US drone attack that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri, but its…
- India
Karnataka: Strict vigil at ports and Airports over Monkeypox
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has intensified vigilance along the state borders to keep the monkeypox virus at bay, Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar said here on Saturday. “We are being vigilant. We are…
- World
US determined to de-escalate Taiwan Strait tensions: Blinken
Manila: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday assured Philippine officials that Washington was determined to de-escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait to keep the region safe and ensure unimpeded access…
- Business
Nikon, Panasonic suspend low-end compact digital camera production
Tokyo: Japanese camera players Nikon and Panasonic have suspended the production of low-end compact digital cameras and will now focus on costlier mirrorless cameras going forward, the media reported on Saturday, as…
- Business
Intel Meteor Lake chip delayed to 2024, TSMC slows 3nm expansion: Report
New Delhi: The mass production of chip-maker Intels next big flagship processor Meteor Lake is expected to be delayed until 2024, a report has said. According to TrendForce research, Intel plans to…
- World
World food prices decline after Ukraine grain exports resume: FAO
Rome: World food prices declined dramatically in July following the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine, according to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A deal to allow grain shipments from Ukraine…
- Middle East
Putin, Erdogan vow to further enhance bilateral ties
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations during their talks in Russia’s Sochi. Putin and Erdogan on Friday pledged to increase bilateral trade…
- Chennai
TN releases 25,000 cusecs water from Bhavanisagar reservoir
Chennai: As the average inflow into the Bhavanisagar in the past 24 hours increased to 19,000 cusecs, about 25,000 cusecs surplus water was released into the Bhavani river on Saturday. People of…
- Technology
Meta tests new live-streaming platform for influencers
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta, formerly Facebook, is testing a new live-streaming platform for influencers called “Super”, media reports say. The new platform allows influencers to host live streams, earn revenue and…
- World
Bangladesh hikes fuel prices to highest in history
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country’s independence in 1971. The Bangladeshi government on Friday night hiked the fuel prices by up to 51.7…
- India
Noida: Intense manhunt launched for BJP’s Shrikant Tyagi
Noida: Noida Police has launched an intense manhunt to nab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shrikant Tyagi, accused of outraging a woman’s modesty during an argument over the plantation of palm trees…
