LUCKNOW: A man strangled his wife’s lover to death and buried the body inside a room of the house in Rae Bareli district, with the crime coming to light only after a foul smell emanating from the house alerted villagers two days later, police said.The incident was reported from Pure Rajau Majre village under Dalmau…
California is considering fines of up to $5,000 for social media creators who fail to disclose payments from political campaigns, as candidates increasingly use influencers to reach voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race.The debate has already played out on Instagram. Los Angeles-based creator Shaka Smith, who has more than…
Today, August 8, 2026, the football world is mourning. Lionel Messi‘s father and longtime agent, Jorge Messi, died at the age of 68 in Rosario, Argentina, after battling a prolonged illness. But Jorge Messi was never just the father of the world’s greatest footballer. He was the architect of everything that followed. The quiet, determined…
A curious viral moment has pushed Blinkit into an unexpected conversation about search design, child-proofing and the line between helpful and unsettling technology. The quick-commerce platform is drawing attention after users on social media reported that typing random gibberish into its search bar did not produce a dead end. Instead, it surfaced chocolates and other…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu recently replied to a post by Meta engineer Arnav Gupta which said that job cuts will continue till one learns to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Agreeing with Gupta’s views, Vembu shared the post on his timeline writing “Important post from Meta engineer Arnav Gupta on all the AI-led layoffs”. Vembu…
NEW DELHI: As protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party continued at Jantar Mantar amid repeated clashes with police, social media has been flooded with “survival guides” offering tips on coping with internet shutdowns, tear gas exposure and police action.From downloading offline maps and using Bluetooth-based messaging apps to carrying antacid solutions for tear gas…
NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya on Thursday received a legal notice from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh seeking detailed disclosures on donations received by the Ram Mandir and how those funds have been spent.The notice comes amid a political row over allegations of financial irregularities in the…
UK annual leave: How holiday dates create shorter working week A rare sequence of official days off is set to shape a three-day workweek in the UK near the close of 2026, stemming from adjusted public holiday rules. Because of how dates fall, the replacement day for Boxing Day moves into a standard weekday. This…
Four-day heat warning begins as UK temperatures could reach 38C / Image – file The UK is preparing for one of its most intense June heatwaves on record after the Met Office extended its amber extreme heat warning to four days, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 38C in parts of England this…
Image from the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received greater clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate with the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the IOC’s…