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Ukraine’s drone operators say they...

Ukraine’s drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage pas...

Ukraine’s drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage past friendly jammers, sometimes over group chat Serhii Korovainyi/REUTERS Ukraine’s skies are full of drones and electronic warfare interference. Ukraine’s drone pilots have to coordinate routes their drones can... read more »

I’ve visited 21 cities and village...

I’ve visited 21 cities and villages in Italy. There are 4 places I ca...

After visiting 21 cities and villages in Italy, there are some spots I can’t wait to return to. However, a few Italian destinations left me wanting more. Overall, I really enjoyed my time in popular cities like Florence and Verona. Italy holds a special place in my heart, which is why... read more »

Google’s viral Nano Banana AI imag...

Google’s viral Nano Banana AI image tool has already hurt Adobe, data...

Google’s viral Nano Banana AI image tool has already hurt Adobe, data suggests Camille Cohen / AFP Downloads of Google’s Gemini app have soared since the launch of Nano Banana, its AI image-editing tool. At the same time, downloads of Adobe’s Firefly app have slumped, according... read more »

EU discusses ‘drone wall’ to protect air...

EU discusses ‘drone wall’ to protect airspace from Russian violations

Brussels – In a bold move to fortify its eastern flank, the European Union is discussing the deployment of a high-tech “drone wall” — a coordinated network of surveillance and defense drones designed to protect EU airspace from unauthorized incursions, particularly from... read more »

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Asia

Lakes formed by quake in China threaten flooding

Rescuers raced on Tuesday to evacuate villages near rising lakes formed by landslides, complicating relief efforts following a strong earthquake in southern China that killed at least 398 people and... read more »

Bangladesh rescuers struggle to find sunken ferry

Rescuers were struggling on Tuesday to locate a sunken ferry that was overloaded and carrying hundreds of passengers when it capsized in a river in... read more »

10 killed in Bangladesh train-bus collision

At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured on Friday when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah district. A railway... read more »

Gaza conflict: Israel calls up 16,000 reserve soldiers

Israel is calling up 16,000 extra reservists to bolster its military as the conflict in Gaza continues. The deployment brings the total called up by Israel to... read more »

Former Libyan deputy prime minister kidnapped in Tripol...

TRIPOLI: Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped Libya’s former deputy prime minister Mustafa Abu Shagor, a parliamentarian confirmed. The gunmen... read more »

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Business

SMS alerts for train delays, water vending machines on anvil

NEW DELHI: SMS alerts to passengers on train delays and setting up of 4,615 water vending machines at a number of railway stations are among the new initiatives of the railways to improve facilities... read more »

HDFC Bank, Snapdeal launch e-commerce credit card

HDFC Bank and Snapdeal on Monday launched the country’s first co-branded e-commerce credit card in partnership with Visa. Snapdeal said that... read more »

Sensex up 340 points, August series begins on positive ...

The benchmark BSE Sensex spurted by over 340 points to 28,045.97 in noon trade on Friday on continued across-the-board buying by participants as the August... read more »

Maggi may undergo fresh tests following HC proposal

Nestle India, the manufacturer of Maggi instant noodles,has agreed for an independent lab testing of the product provided the tests were carried out in the... read more »

Uber to invest $1 billion in India in next 9 months

Uber Technologies Inc will invest $1 billion in India in the next nine months as the online ride hailing company is bullish on the Indian market. Uber said it... read more »

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Cricket

Bangladesh name 15-man squad for ODI series against India

Bangladesh named uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Mithun Ali and pacer Taskin Ahmed in their 15-member squad to be led by Mushfiqur Rahim for three One-day Internationals against India,... read more »

Mithali Raj requests BCCI for organising more Test...

Hyderabad : India`s top woman cricketer Mithali Raj has urged the BCCI to organise more Test mathces for the national women team, which is set to... read more »

Proteas skipper more of a servant than leader, says ‘ho...

COMMON sense among sport suits can be rare, but Cricket South Africa’s board got it right on Tuesday by confirming Hashim Amla as the national team’s Test... read more »

Syed Kirmani awarded Ceat international lifetime achive...

Mumbai June 4: CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International Awards 2014 felicitated outstanding perfomances in the international arena. Players like Shikhar Dhawan... read more »

Laxman, Kirmani back Indo-Pak ties

Indian batting legend, VVS Laxman has joined the chorus in wanting India and Pakistan to resume bilateral cricketing ties. He also felt that India would be the... read more »

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Entertainment

Sonam Kapoor – Fawad Khan starrer ‘Khoobsurat’ ...

Seems Sonam Kapoor’s selfie queen avatar isn’t getting her the necessary love and appreciation. After being slammed mostly for her clumsy doctor avatar in Khoobsurat by critics, one could... read more »

Want to act with Hrithik Roshan? Here’s your...

There have been million hearts which have secretly hoped to someday share screen space with Hrithik Roshan. And now, Mountain Dew is all set to... read more »

Katrina Kaif says dancing with Hrithik Roshan was the b...

Hrithik Roshan, considered one of the best dancers in Bollywood is seen doing some high octane dance moves in his next ‘Bang Bang‘ and his co-star Katrina... read more »

Salman Khan’s new ‘Bigg Boss 8’ promo is out and he say...

Despite all statements about his uncertainty in returning to the new season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, Salman Khan is back on the small screen. In a... read more »

Shah Rukh Khan praises Salman Khan for being courteous ...

SRK turns 48, thanks fans for birthday wishes

Mumbai: “Everybody is courteous and gracious and so is Salman Khan,” said Shah Rukh Khan reacting to the former’s friendly gesture. The two... read more »

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Football

Arsenal upset Dortmund in Champions League

Arsenal upset Dortmund in Champions League

Berlin – Aaron Ramsey’s header smoothed the way for Arsenal’s 1-0 triumph over Borussia Dortmund at a sold-out Signal Iduna Park in Group F of the Champions League. The Gunners had... read more »

Ronaldinho to play in World Club Championship

Ronaldinho to play in World Club Championship

Brasilia – Two-time World Player of the Year, Ronaldinho Gaucho, has confirmed he is winning his race to be fit for the World Club Championship... read more »

FC Barcelona defeats Milan 3-1 in Champions League

FC Barcelona defeats Milan 3-1 in Champions League

Madrid – FC Barcelona defeated AC Milan Wednesday night by 3-1, thanks to two goals from Messi and one of Busquets which qualified them for the Champions... read more »

Blatter wants end to `heart-breaking` World Cup qualifi...

Blatter wants end to `heart-breaking` World Cup qualification playoffs

Sydney – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said that the World Cup qualification process should not involve playoffs, despite the drama that they... read more »

Roy Keane slams Ashley Young for `conning` ref in Man U...

Keane says Fergie still wants `power, control` of Man U

London – Former Irish footballer Roy Keane has reportedly accused Manchester United winger Ashley Young of ‘conning’ the referee during... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Smoking cessation products pose no serious heart risks: Study

Smoking cessation products pose no serious heart risks: Study

Washington – Nicotine replacement gums or popular drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking may not pose serious heart risks in users, according to a study. In recent years, there have been... read more »

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may result in stronger babies

How hypnosis can make childbirth pain-free

Washington – Experts have claimed that a specific method of hypnosis, supposedly used by the likes of Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian during... read more »

Key to preventing dementia: Mediterranean diet

Key to preventing dementia: Mediterranean diet

Melbourne – UK scientists have found that the Mediterranean diet, which includes fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish and olive oil, could help in... read more »

World’s first blood test to check fetus at risk o...

World's first blood test to check fetus at risk of stillbirth developed

Melbourne – In an attempt to reduce the number of stillbirth, scientists claimed to have developed the world’s first blood test that will aid in... read more »

Diabetes linked to higher liver cancer risk

New causes of diabetes discovered

Washington – A new study has found that diabetes was associated with an increased risk for developing a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular... read more »

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Lifestyle

9 foods every man should eat

While many men are less conscious about what they eat, experts say that at times, eating healthy can mean different things for men and women because both sexes have their own set of dietary... read more »

Recipe: Vanilla muffins

Vanilla flavoured muffinsPreparation Time: 15 minutesCooking Time: 20 minutesMakes: 8Recipe Ingredients:80g Flour60g Powdered Sugar½ tbsp. Baking... read more »

Top 5 superfoods with healing powers

These foods have multiple healing effects like fighting cancer, reducing cholesterol levels and guarding against heart diseases. Intrigued? Let’s take a... read more »

8 Things women desperately want from men

Well, what women want still remains the unanswered question across the globe. However, men needn’t lose hope for all is not lost. There are still a good... read more »

Recipe: Tiramisu

Ingredients Nine teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in one and a half cups of water (cooled) – 250 ml baileys – 400 grams Savoiardi... read more »

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Middle East

'Assad could contribute to new Syria but not as PM'

Assad warns Turkey for supporting rebels

Damascus – While accusing Turkey of supporting the rebels in Syria to oust his government, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the neighbouring country on Friday that it will face severe... read more »

We are on 'right track' on Syria chemical weapons: Putin

We are on ‘right track’ on Syria chemi...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were “on the right track” with a plan to eliminate Syria’s... read more »

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National

Ghazipur collapse a man-made disaster – Kejriwal blames BJP...

Two persons died in East Delhi after a part of the Ghazipur garbage landfill collapsed on this Friday afternoon, sweeping several people on a road nearby into a canal. Kejriwal on Friday called the... read more »

Nitish Kumar wins Bihar trust vote 131-108

PATNA: Two days after he dramatically embraced the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday proved his majority in the Bihar assembly while the RJD... read more »

Around 30 feared dead as bus plunges into 300 metre gor...

SHIMLA: As many as 30 persons were killed and several others injured when a private bus proceeding towards Solan from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur district skidded... read more »

Jammu and Kashmir: 6 killed, many trapped in flash floo...

Six people have been killed and several trapped as houses and shops were destroyed in flash floods followed by a cloudburst in Doda district of Jammu and... read more »

No war, but skirmishes with China cannot be ruled out

NEW DELHI: Calling the talk of war in the Chinese media as posturing, senior defence and strategic experts believe that India and China may not go for a... read more »

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Politics

‘Modi wave’ a media creation: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

KOLKATA: Former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday dismissed the preponderance of Narendra Modi and BJP in the pre-poll political rhetoric as a corporate media-driven... read more »

Rahul Gandhi to address three rallies in Narendra ...

Ahmedabad: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as well as other national and local Congress leaders are all set to intensify their campaign in... read more »

Manmohan Singh and family unhappy with Daljeet Singh Ko...

According to news reports, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s extended family has condemned stepbrother Daljeet Singh Kohli’s inclusion into Bharatiya... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal beats Narendra Modi to win TIME magazin...

Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal has won the readers’ poll for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME’s annual list of people who influenced the world this past year for... read more »

Akhilesh Yadav confident about SP getting maximum seats...

Saifai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday cast his vote from Saifai in Etawah district saying that he was confident that the Samajwadi... read more »

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Sci - Tech

Successful Mars mission helps ISRO end year on high note

ISRO to decide Dec 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

Chennai – The Indian space agency Dec 27 would decide the date for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-14 using its heavier rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), said a... read more »

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

China’s first probe Chang’e-3 safely lands o...

Washington – China has successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon, joining the U.S. and Russia as the only nations to accomplish... read more »

Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feat...

Google banishes `inadvertently` introduced privacy feature in Android

Washington – Google has reportedly removed a hidden privacy feature from its latest Android version, which allowed users to more tightly control which... read more »

Marissa Mayer apologizes for Yahoo mail outage affectin...

Marissa Mayer apologizes for Yahoo mail outage affecting 1% users

Washington – Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer reportedly posted an apology on the company’s Tumblr page about the Yahoo Mail outage, which, according to... read more »

Material heal thyself

Material heal thyself

Washington – Researchers have developed computational models to design a new polymer gel that would enable complex materials to regenerate... read more »

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Sports

Mudgal report: BCCI backs N Srinivasan; Meiyappan, Kundra to fend...

Chennai: The BCCI today decided to hold its much-delayed Annual General Meeting on December 17 even as it stood firmly behind embattled President-in-exile N Srinivasan after he was cleared of IPL... read more »

Virat Kohli can be the best player in the world, s...

ASSUMING the Test captaincy against Australia will prove the making of Virat Kohli but cricket’s fragile fabric is threatened if India liquidates a... read more »

Saina Nehwal in China Open semifinals; Kashyap out

Saina Nehwal wins after successive defeats in World Superseries Finals

HYDERABAD: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal recovered after losing the second game to beat Chinese qualifier Suo Di 21-13, 17-21, 21-5 in the... read more »

Mudgal report: Don’t blame Srinivasan only, BCCI ...

Now we know for sure. The fig leaf covering N Srinivasan has been removed. He is the target of an investigation, under the supervision of India’s Supreme... read more »

Sony Six Acquires Broadcast Rights For CTL

SONY SIX, India’s premier sports and entertainment channel has acquired the broadcasting rights for Champions Tennis League, a pan-India city-based tennis... read more »

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World

Las Vegas shooting: Trump calls attacker ‘very sick as police sea...

At least 59 people were shot dead with more than 500 injured when a gunman sprayed bullets from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel at a country music festival on Monday. The incident took place... read more »

BSF camp near Srinagar airport attacked, ASI and t...

SRINAGAR: Security forces foiled an attempt by the Jaish-e-Muhammed to storm a BSF camp near the high-security Srinagar airport on Tuesday, killing... read more »

Forces Launch Final Assault After Suicide Attack On BSF...

SRINAGAR:Four suicide attackers carrying a massive amount of explosives broke into a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport before dawn... read more »

‘India’s Prime Minister is a terrorist,R...

NEW DELHI: The war of words between India and Pakistan has taken an ugly turn with the latter’s foreign minister calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a... read more »

Donald Trump to visit Asia in November, North Korea in ...

Washington: Donald Trump will travel to Asia in November for the first time since becoming president, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the... read more »

Netanyahu Under Fire: 'Helpless' Biden Abuses Israeli PM Over Gaza War Strategy

Biden Slams Netanyahu’s Gaza War Strategy: Tensions Rise as U.S. President Calls Israeli P...

In a significant diplomatic rift, U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly unleashed a barrage of criticism against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the ongoing Gaza conflict.... read more »

Meet the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners: Pioneers in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine

These are the biographies and achievements of the Nobel Prize winners of 2024: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E.... read more »

BJP’s Record Hat-Trick in Haryana, National Conference-Congress Wins in Jammu and Ka...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a strong victory in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections, winning 48 out of 90 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the win, linking it to... read more »

Escalating Conflict: Israel, Lebanon, and Gaza Exchange Missiles and Artillery

On October 7, 2024, marking one year since the deadly Hamas attacks, Israel and its neighboring regions of Gaza and Lebanon saw a surge in military action. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)... read more »

₹6 Lakh Crore Wiped Out: Key Factors Behind Today’s Market Crash ...

Today, the Indian stock market saw significant losses, erasing around ₹6 lakh crore in investor wealth as both the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty dropped by approximately 1%. This sudden decline follows... read more »