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- Technology
Zuckerberg ‘apologises’ for temporarily removing PM Modi’s video
New Delhi: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg reportedly apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post as well as for failures ranging from child sexual abuse content to deepfakes…
- India
Jharkhand student protests: CM Hemant says doors open for talks
Ranchi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday, August 5, spoke to Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on a hunger strike against the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, and urged him to…
- Business
RBI holds repo rate at 5.25 pc, maintains neutral stance
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, August 5, kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, while maintaining the status quo in its latest Monetary Policy Committee…
- Middle East
Iran, Oman working on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Cairo: Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war. The emerging agreement calls for ships to…
- India
No insurance, no fuel: SC tells Centre to launch pilot project
In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious note of a large number of vehicles plying without third-party insurance cover and directed the Centre to evolve a pilot project…
- Middle East
US used up ‘virtually all’ of its long-range missiles in Iran war
The United States Army has reportedly used up most its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, reaching the fifth month, Reuters reported. Citing sources familiar with the…
- Photos
Mass funeral held for 112 Palestinians killed in deadly 2023 strike
Gaza: Palestinians gathered on Tuesday, August 4, for a mass funeral of more than 100 Palestinians from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza…
- Politics
Udhayanidhi Stalin released after questioning over Trisha remark
Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was arrested on Tuesday, August 4, for alleged insulting double-meaning remark, was released on station bail following questioning at Sengipatti near here, police…
- Middle East
Iran talks ‘last chance’ to avert US strike escalation: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the five-month-old Iran war, but this time, he insists it is different. The President on Monday said that new talks between…
- Bangalore
19 ministers inducted into CM Shivakumar-led cabinet in Karnataka
Bengaluru: In the first expansion of the two-month-old Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 19 MLAs were sworn in as ministers on Monday, August 3, even as a Congress…
- India
Ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan acquitted in harassment case
New Delhi: Citing lack of evidence, a Delhi court on Monday, August 3, acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment…
- Hyderabad
Betrayal of trust: why Hyderabad diners are eating out less
Hyderabad: With the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) continuing its food safety raids at popular restaurants, customers have begun questioning the lack of hygiene standards at some of their favourite eateries. And as…
- India
5 given bail in TCS Nashik sexual harassment-forced conversion case
Nashik: A court has granted bail to five men in the alleged sexual harassment and forcible conversion case at the Nashik unit of IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), observing that the…
- Middle East
Iran rejects Hormuz reopening deal as Trump claims breakthrough
On the 46th day after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, and 155 days after the outbreak of the war, Iran denied on Sunday, August 2, that…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad food raids: Few restaurants make reforms, others excuses
Hyderabad: It’s been two months since the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) began posting about its food safety raids, and both restaurants and their customers seem to be on edge ever since. As…
