Several historic streets and roads in Lahore are set to regain their pre-Partition names after Pakistan’s Punjab government approved a plan to revive the city’s pre-Partition heritage.Many of the historic names — often associated with Hindu and Jain communities — had been changed over the years to names linked to Islamic, Pakistani, or local historical…
Iranian lawmakers are discussing legislation that would offer large financial rewards for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, escalating tensions following the February strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei.As per the Telegraph UK, Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of Iran’s national security commission, said lawmakers were preparing…
Starbucks has announced to cut 300 jobs in the US, adding it has started a review of its international corporate workforce. The layoffs marks Starbucks’ third round of layoffs since CEO Brian Niccol took the helm. As reported by CNBC, the combined severance costs and reassessment of its office space will result in restructuring charges…
Google’s database engineers can lean on AI as heavily as they want—but whoever commits the code owns it, VP Sailesh Krishnamurthy says. Google is telling its database engineers to lean on AI coding tools as heavily as they want while contributing to open source projects like PostgreSQL—but with one firm condition attached. Whoever commits the…
The northeastern state of Manipur contains the amazing freshwater body of Loktak Lake, known for its perfect circular floating islands called phumdis. The phumdis, which are masses of vegetation, soil, and organic matter, form an incredibly unique landscape that can be seen from outer space. Referred to as India’s “floating lake”, the Loktak Lake contains…
In the ongoing investigation into the death of Twisha Sharma, her mother-in-law and retired judge Giribala Singh has alleged that the 33-year-old. BHOPAL: In the ongoing investigation into the death of Twisha Sharma, her mother-in-law and retired judge Giribala Singh has alleged that the 33-year-old underwent a medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) and claimed there…
NOIDA: Eighteen months after her marriage, a 24-year-old woman died at her in-laws’ place in Greater Noida on Sunday, purportedly from a fall from the third-floor terrace that was reported to the police as suicide, but her family claims is murder.Deepika Nagar, her father Sanjay told police, was harassed and taunted relentlessly by the in-laws…
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said that a planned attack on Iran had been paused to allow talks aimed at ending the Middle East conflict.Brent crude for July delivery dropped by $3.01, or 2.7%, to $109.09 per barrel at 0001 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery also…
AGRA: A 20-year-old Dalit BSc student allegedly died by suicide in his room in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district on Sunday, a day after he was accused of harassing a girl at a library, assaulted and humiliated by a group of men upon learning his caste. Deceased Atin Kumar was a resident of Nagla Bilautia village…
Ahmedabad crime branch begins tracking more ‘ghost stories’ AHMEDABAD: After cracking two murder cases in six months by following up on local “ghost stories”, the city crime branch has begun systematically collecting reports of similar stories from across Ahmedabad, suspecting they may lead to unreported or undetected killings. In the Sarkhej case, a man was…