Africa’s top public health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 246 cases and 80 deaths reported so far, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said preliminary laboratory tests conducted at…
SpaceX is reportedly working on a compensation deal for Elon Musk that would make it impossible to remove him as the company’s leader. According to a recent report by the Financial Times, Musk’s pay could be linked to successfully colonising Mars. The package, which could be worth trillions of dollars, is designed to ensure Musk…
Actor Ravi Mohan has finally opened up about the emotional struggles surrounding his ongoing separation from wife Aarti. The actor’s divorce case is currently pending before the Chennai High Court. Over the past few months, Ravi Mohan’s name has been widely discussed online because of his close friendship with singer and therapist Keneeshaa Francis. Many…
Hayathnagar police registered an abetment to suicide case against a woman after a 28-year-old cab driver died by suicide at their home on May 12. HYDERABAD: Hayathnagar police registered an abetment to suicide case against a woman after a 28-year-old cab driver died by suicide at their home on May 12.The deceased was P Govardhan…
India and Pakistan today maintain nuclear arsenals of near parity, with India estimated to possess around 172 warheads and Pakistan about 170, according to the bulletin of the atomic scientists. Yet beneath this numerical similarity lie very different doctrines and delivery systems. India’s nuclear posture is built around a declared ‘No First Use’ policy and…
SRINAGAR: A police officer allegedly shot his wife dead and then shot himself in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday.The officer identified as Deep Singh, a probationary sub-inspector (PSI) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police posted at a Special Operations Group (SOG) camp in the Kandi area of north Kashmir.According to officials,…
Google is reportedly piloting a new interview format for software engineering candidates which enables them to use an AI assistant during technical rounds, as reported by Business Insider. This new move of the tech giant reflects how deeply AI has reshaped the role of software developers and aims to make hiring more aligned with the…
FRAMEWORK TO REMOVE CHINA’S SHADOW FROM INDIAN DRONES (Representative image) In 1999, a hitherto unknown town of Kargil became the focal point of India’s attention. The ill-intended Pakistan army led by General Pervez Musharaf encroached erstwhile J&K’s Kargil, now in UT of Ladakh, to completely cut-off the region from the rest of India by severing…
Pakistan is eyeing to step up its defence budget by around PKR 100 billion in the next fiscal year, as the government works on a new budget under an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reform programme that also projects a strong rise in revenues.Citing a report by IMF staff, the Dawn newspaper said that defence spending…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: In a candid reflection during RCB Podcast, Virat Kohli opened up about the raw emotion of finally breaking the IPL championship jinx, the legacy of RCB, and why a victory earlier in his career wouldn’t have felt even a fraction as special.For 18 long years, RCB carried the…