- Bollywood
Bollywood celebrities flag off Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities such as Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shefali Shah, among many others, flagged off the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne to its physical form in Australia…
- Middle East
Lebanon: Gunman takes hostages at Bank over savings
Beirut: Amid a severe economic crisis in Lebanon, an armed man held hostages inside a bank in Beirut, demanding access to his frozen assets, security officials and witnesses said. On Thursday, the…
- India
Six killed in J&K suicide attack; injured soldier succumbs
Jammu: An army soldier who was injured while fighting the terrorists on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district succumbed to his critical injuries in the hospital. With the death of the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Outrage against BJP as murder accused nominated to Wakf Board
Bengaluru: After facing the backlash of party workers and Hindu activists following the death of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Kumar Nettare, the ruling BJP in Karnataka is yet again facing the…
- World
US weekly unemployment claims hit new high
Washington: Initial jobless claims in the US last week rose to 262,000, hitting a new high since November 2021, the US Labour Department reported. In the week ending August 6, the number…
- India
Karnataka: 25 detained for violence over interfaith marriage
Koppal: Twenty-five people have been detained in connection with violence over interfaith marriage in Hulihaidar village in Karnataka’s Koppal district that claimed two lives and injured six others. Based on CCTV footage,…
- Technology
Facebook sees massive drop in teen usage in last 7 years
New Delhi: A new survey of American teenagers (ages 13 to 17) by the Pew Research Center has revealed a worrying trend for Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook as the share of teens who…
- India
Sulli deals: SC issues notice on accused’s plea to club FIRs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a plea by Aumkareshwar Thakur, who allegedly created the Sulli Deals mobile application, seeking to club all FIRs against him. A bench…
- Middle East
Turkey urges Sweden, Finland to fulfill their commitments to join NATO
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged Finland and Sweden to take “concrete steps” about their commitments that should be fulfilled before their accession to the NATO. “They have not yet fulfilled…
- Technology
Apple asks suppliers to make 90 mn iPhone 14 units
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple seems confident despite analysts’ predictions and is reportedly asking its suppliers to build at least 90 million next-generation iPhones. In fact, Apple anticipates to assemble 220 million…
- Technology
Google expands AI-based content advisories to more searches
New Delhi: Google has announced to expand content advisories to searches where its AI systems don’t have high confidence in the overall quality of the results available for the search. Pandu Nayak,…
- Technology
Samsung likely to sell 9 mn Galaxy Fold 4, Flip 4 foldables this year
New Delhi: The new Galaxy Fold 4 and Flip 4 foldable smartphone may see sales close to 9 million units this year, helping Samsung’s foldables market share to jump to 80 per…
- Technology
4.2 mn EVs sold in first half of 2022 globally, China leads
New Delhi: The world saw sales of 4.2 million electric vehicles in the first half of this year, a 63 per cent growth from the same period last year, a new report…
- World
US Justice dept asks court to unseal search warrant for Mar-a-Lago raid
Washington: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion to unseal the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this week. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement…
- India
Assam: 7 students suspended after their hugging video goes viral
Silchar: Seven students of a college in Assam have been suspended after being caught indulging in an “inappropriate act” in the classroom. A group of boys and girls from Class 11 of…
