Himalaya Wellness Company has been awarded a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title after 66,928 doctors and healthcare practitioners from across India participated in a month-long tree-planting initiative launched on Doctors’ Day (July 1, 2026). The achievement surpasses the previous benchmark of 53,201.The title was conferred in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS category for ‘The Largest Online…
Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates knew about ‘cookie stuffing’, says report Internal communications and software records at Phia, the personal shopping startup co-founded by Bill Gates daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, indicate that the founders were allegedly aware of software features designed to claim unauthorised sales commissions at least seven months before the company…
FCRA amendment bill sent to JPC (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill was formally referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wednesday after the Centre moved a motion to this effect in Parliament.Union minister Nityanand Rai moved the motion in the Lok Sabha after the House resumed proceedings…
A helicopter drops water on the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo: Reuters) British Columbia’s prolonged drought is increasing the risk of new wildfires as Okanagan Lake falls to its lowest level since provincial monitoring began, officials said Tuesday.The province had 102 active wildfires, while the Bald Range fire near Okanagan Lake…
Oracle layoffs 2026: Company plans fresh job cuts this month after shedding 21,000 roles in a year, as AI data centre spending mounts. Oracle employees have been told, in effect, to keep an eye on their inboxes. The company has drawn up plans for a fresh round of job cuts this month, Business Insider reported,…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and asked him to allocate time for a discussion over the student protest on NEET paper leak.In the letter, Shah said that the Lower House already discussed the Public Examination (prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026,…
Japanese Kick streamer Nanatty is facing backlash after a short livestream clip began spreading online and allegedly showed her using a racial slur while speaking to another streamer. The clip appeared on social media on August 11, 2026, and quickly drew attention from people in the streaming community. Another post also accused Nanatty of making…
Baby rescued alive from rubble nearly 48 hours after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia. A baby was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Cali, Colombia, nearly 48 hours after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country, as rescuers entered the third day of search operations on Wednesday. The infant was…
At 77, writer Catherine Hiller decided to step outside her comfort zone by paying $69 to attend a cuddle party in New York City. She expected an evening of affectionate physical contact with strangers, imagining people embracing, stroking one another and forming cosy groups. Instead, the experience was far more subdued. The event was strictly…
Singer Rahul Sipligunj has reacted after reports claimed that he was named in an FIR filed in Visakhapatnam. The singer is known for singing the Oscar-winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’. A young woman has reportedly filed a complaint alleging threats and harassment in a marriage-related dispute. Rahul Sipligunj reacts To FIR report…