- Middle East
Hezbollah chief to address public today after Israel assassinated its military chief
Tel Aviv: The Chief of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, will give a public address today after the funeral of Hezbollah’s military chief Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli attack on Tuesday…
- World
US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged, hints at September cut
Washington: The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent, as inflation continues to cool, hinting that a rate cut…
- Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader orders attack on Israel for Haniyeh killing: Report
Tehran: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued an order for Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, a media report…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP takes a dig at Andhra Pradesh govt over vote on account
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s opposition YSR Congress Party has found fault with the reported decision of the new National Democratic Alliance government in the state to present a vote on account, claiming that…
- Telangana
Telangana HC upholds migrant worker’s death sentence for rape, murder of 5-yr-old
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday upheld the order of a lower court which sentenced, to death, the convict in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Hyderabad. The…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM urges people to question Centre on unjust use of SC/ST funds
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that the people of the state must question the “anti-Dalit” Union government for not using the Budget funds meant for the development of the…
- Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader vows to avenge Hamas chief’s death in Tehran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday vowed to avenge Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh’s death in the Iranian territory. He made the remarks in a message published on his website to…
- India
UPSC strikes off Puja Khedkar’s name from IAS, bars her permanently from all exams
Mumbai: In a major development, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has cancelled the provisional candidature of IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar and has permanently barred her from all future examinations/selections, as…
- Business
Digital initiatives likely to triple India’s retail lending by 2030: Report
Mumbai: Digitalisation has driven financial inclusion in India and government initiatives in this sector are estimated to triple retail borrowing to about $2.5 trillion, or about 34 per cent of the GDP,…
- Business
AI-powered antibiotic breakthrough offers hope for drug development
New Delhi: In a major advancement for tackling antibiotic resistance, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a promising new antibiotic using artificial intelligence. The research, published in Nature…
- Business
Stock market closes near all-time high; Nifty at 24,951
Mumbai: Indian equity indices closed near an all-time high on Wednesday following positive action in the broader market. At closing, the Sensex was at 81,741, up 285 points or 0.35 per cent,…
- World
Paris Olympics: Swapnil Kusale qualifies for Men’s Rifle 50m 3P final
Chateauroux: India’s Swapnil Kusale qualified for the 50m Rifle 3 Positions men’s final after finishing seventh in qualifications at the Paris Olympics. Kusale scored a total of 590, including 38 inner 10s,…
- Business
Samsung’s operating profit surges 15 times to $7.54 billion in Q2
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday its second quarter (Q2) operating profit surged more than 15 times from a year earlier on the robust performance of its semiconductor business. The world’s largest…
- Technology
Copilot driving GitHub’s growth, annual revenue run rate at $2 billion: Nadella
San Francisco: Artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Copilot accounted for over 40 per cent of GitHub’s revenue growth this year as the annual revenue run rate of the open-sourced developer platform has reached…
- Business
Average data breach cost in India touches record Rs 19.5 crore
Bengaluru: The average cost of a data breach in India reached an all-time high of Rs 19.5 crore this year, as the local industrial sector experienced the costliest cyber attacks across sectors,…
