This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows flooded villages after the Liulan Reservoir breached due to heavy rains in Hengzhou, Nanning City (Image/AP) At least 20 people were killed and more than 330 others injured in extreme weather-related incidents across China over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Tuesday as torrential rain, tornadoes,…
Long before steering Google through the tech revolution, Sundar Pichai was just a quiet college kid navigating the chaotic campus of IIT Kharagpur. He wasn’t dreaming of Silicon Valley boardrooms yet; he was just trying to catch the eye of a classmate named Anjali Haryani. While he buried his head in metallurgy and she tackled…
Born in 1937 in the village of al-Awja near Tikrit, Saddam Hussein rose through the ranks of Iraq’s Ba’ath Party before becoming the country’s president in 1979. (File photo) Even after losing power and facing trial for crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein remained defiant. Sitting inside a Baghdad courtroom in 2006, the former Iraqi president…
PM Modi heaps big praise on Biju Patnaik during Jakarta address NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik for his role in Indonesia’s independence movement, saying his actions helped bring India and Indonesia closer. Addressing the Indonesian parliament in Jakarta, PM Modi recalled that India strongly backed…
Veteran actor Dharmendra passed away in November 2025 at the age of 89 and upon his passing, a wave of grief swallowed his family, friends and the countless fans he had all over the world. In a new interview, his wife, actor-politician Hema Malini opened up about the last message of the late actor wherein…
Sanju Samson & Ajinkya Rahane (Photo X) India batter Ajinkya Rahane expressed disbelief regarding Sanju Samson’s omission from India’s T20I squad for the Zimbabwe tour. He expressed surprise and hoped that the selectors had communicated the decision to him.Rahane took to Instagram and posted a story throwing his weight behind Samson, saying he expected the…
Vedant and Aditi (Image Credit: Instagram/ @anujmohanty) A story shared by content creator Anuj Mohanty on his social media series The State Startup Stories has brought attention to a Gujarat-based startup that aims to build homes without using cement. In the video, Mohanty shares the journey of founders Vedant and Aditi, and highlights how their…
AMSTERDAM: India has emerged as the global development hub for more than 85% of Philips’ artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for healthcare, underscoring the country’s growing role in shaping next-generation medical technologies even as the company bets on AI-enabled diagnostics to help address India’s shortage of advanced imaging services and trained specialists.The company said its Bengaluru…
Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere (17) celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium (left) and US President Donald Trump The United States’ FIFA World Cup campaign ended with a 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the round of 16 on Monday (local…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dream ended in heartbreak after Portugal suffered a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 41-year-old forward played what he had earlier said would be his final match in the tournament, bringing an end to a remarkable 20-year…