- Kashmir
At minus 4.1, J&K’s Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar: Mercury continued its free fall as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 4.1 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Friday recording the coldest night of the season so far. Due to the…
- Bollywood
What makes ‘Pushpa’ franchise a major box-office and pop-culture phenomenon
Mumbai: The Allu Arjun-starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rule’ has finally released in cinemas, and it is no less than a festival at the movies as the film is eyeing an opening day business…
- Technology
Elon Musk’s xAI raises USD 6 billion to expand AI capabilities
New Delhi: Elon Musk’s AI company called xAI has raised $6 billion, as it plans to expand its supercomputer to house at least one million graphics processing units (GPUs). According to a…
- Middle East
29 injured as 5.6 magnitude quake shakes Iran
Tehran: At least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The quake, which occurred…
- Middle East
Turkey’s Erdogan, UN chief discuss Syrian conflict over phone
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a phone call, discussing the latest developments in Syria, according to a statement from Erdogan’s office. During the phone conversation…
- Middle East
Hezbollah vows support for Syrian govt amid rebel offensives
Beirut: Hezbollah will support the Syrian government amid escalating offensives by rebel forces, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a televised speech. While Qassem did not clarify the form of support,…
- India
US-made bullet cartridges recovered near violence site in Sambhal
Sambhal: More than a week after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, law enforcement authorities have found two US-made bullet cartridges in the…
- India
Mallikarjun Kharge dissolves entire state Congress unit in UP
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday dissolved the entire Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) unit in Uttar Pradesh, along with the district and block units, effective immediately, according to a press…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Vijayasai Reddy to file defamation case against CM Naidu
Amaravati: YSR Congress Party national General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vijayasai Reddy announced on Thursday that he will file a defamation case against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and former chairman…
- News
12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza
Gaza: At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Israeli aircraft targeted a house behind Kamal Adwan Hospital in…
- India
AAP govt delaying Delhi Metro projects: BJP
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Thursday said the AAP government’s failure to ensure the timely release of Rs 7,201 crore for Delhi Metro is threatening to delay ongoing and future projects…
- Andhra Pradesh
Google to help Andhra Pradesh drive AI advancements
Amaravati: Google will help Andhra Pradesh government drive Artificial Intelligence advancements in the state. Under an agreement signed with Real Time Governance Society on Thursday, Google will provide skill development programmes in…