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Devastating fire engulfed a three-floor commercial building, claiming at least 15 lives LUCKNOW: The screams of trapped youngsters, desperate jumps from a smoke-filled building and frantic rescue attempts marked a devastating Monday afternoon in Lucknow’s Aliganj, where a massive fire ripped through a three-floor commercial building housing an animation coaching centre and left at least…

WhatsApp-parent company Meta has announced a major leadership shakeup, naming Kunal Shah as the new Head of WhatsApp. Shah, the founder and CEO of the Indian fintech giant CRED, succeeds Will Cathcart, who has led WhatsApp through its most significant period of global growth since 2019. Cathcart will remain at Meta to transition Shah into…

Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by leader of the opposition and Uluberia Purba MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, on Monday named senior party MLA Arup Roy as the chairperson of what it described as the “real” TMC. Trinamool was founded by Mamata Banerjee in January 1998 after…

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s much hyped comeback movie ‘Maa Inti Bangaram’ has finally released in theatres and is garnering a good response from the audience. The movie, released on June 19, 2026, is an action-comedy drama that appealed not only to Samantha’s fans but also to family audiences. Apart from receiving good reviews from its audiences,…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with a blunt message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Google on AI jobs and data centers. Satya Nadella helped light the fuse on the AI boom. Now he’s turning to the companies leading it with a message that sounds a lot like a warning. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal,…

‘Welcome to the Jungle’ receives CBFC clearance after 18 changes; Disha Patani and Jacqueline Fernandez scenes affected Ahead of its theatrical release on June 26, Ahmed Khan’s comedy entertainer ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has received certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). However, the film was cleared only after a series of edits…

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra consumer commission has held Skoda and its local dealer liable for deficiency in service and directed them to pay Rs 3 lakh to a customer whose car sat at a service centre for nearly two months because the company could not fix a starting problem.What was the issueThe complainant, a practising…

Atleast 12 feared dead after fire engulfs coaching centre-cum gaming zone NEW DELHI: Several young students have been killed after massive fire broke out at a coaching-cum-gaming zone in Lucknow’s Aliganj area on Monday, while several others are reported to have suffered injuries.Fourteen fire tenders, including a hydraulic platform vehicle, were pressed into service after…

Larry the Cat looks forward to PM No 7 during its 15 years tenure (Image credit: @Number10cat on X) As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation amid mounting political turmoil, once again a “cabinet member” gained attention; one who now awaits the 7th PM in 10 years – Larry the cat, “chief mouser…