- India
Cattle smuggling case: Anubrata Mandal remanded to CBI custody till Aug 20
Kolkata: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Asansol in West Burdwan district of West Bengal remanded Trinamool Congress strongman and the party’s Birbhum district president, Anubrata Mandal to CBI…
- World
Ukraine wants Switzerland to represent interests in Russia
Geneva: Ukraine wants Switzerland to represent its interests in Russia after the break-off of diplomatic relations, the Swiss Foreign Ministry in Bern announced on Thursday. Negotiations for such a protecting power mandate…
- Automobile
Asian EV makers enjoy some advantages over Tesla
Chennai: As it has happened in the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle industry, the Asian automobile makers are expanding their offering and enjoy certain advantages over Tesla, said S&P Global Ratings in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra women ministers tie Rakhi to CM Jagan
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with women ministers tying ‘rakhi’ to him Home Minister Taneti Anita, Minister for Health and Family Welfare V.…
- Science
Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to zoom past Earth on Friday
Washington: A “potentially hazardous” giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth on Friday, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2015 FF, has an estimated diameter between…
- Technology
Elon Musk teases his own new social media site X.com
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased the launch of a new social media website named X.com amid the legal battle with Twitter. X.com used to be the domain name of…
- World
Taliban’s catastrophic year of rule
New York: The Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women’s rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago, Human Rights Watch said. After capturing Kabul on August 15,…
- India
No takers for Mumbai’s Jinnah House, where Gandhi, Nehru discussed Partition
Mumbai: Mumbai’s famed landmark — the Jinnah House on Malabar Hill — which was once the hub of brainstorming sessions over the contentious Partition of India, remains a charming orphan since the…
- India
Delhi govt makes wearing of masks mandatory at public places
New Delhi: In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of…
- Technology
Samsung to launch new foldable phones in India on Aug 16
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday said its new foldable smartphones — Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 — will be launched in India on August 16, and people can pre-book their…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: woman kills relative, reaches police station with severed head
Amaravati: In a shocking incident, a woman in Andhra Pradesh killed her sister’s daughter-in-law and reached the police station with her severed head to surrender. The incident occured in Rayachoti, the district…
- Business
IPO-bound OYO acquires Denmark’s holiday home chain Bornholmske Feriehuse
London: In line with its commitment to the ‘Invest in Denmark’ initiative, online hospitality major OYO has acquired Europe-based holiday homes operator Bornholmske Feriehuse, which aims to accelerate the growth of travel…
- Technology
Microsoft fixes 141 bugs, including 2 zero-day vulnerabilities
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has released patches for 141 bugs in its August 2022 Patch update, including two previously undisclosed (zero-day) flaws, of which one is actively being exploited. The total…
- World
Modi-Shehbaz Sharif meeting likely during SCO summit: Report
Islamabad: Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, are likely to have a meeting during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, diplomatic sources told a…
- India
Karnataka: Two killed over interfaith marriage in Koppal
Koppala: Two persons were killed and another injured in violence that stemmed from an inter-faith marriage in this district of the state on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Pashawali Mohammad…
