HYDERABAD: A 55-year-old man was killed and another person injured after a car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy crashed into a two-wheeler and seven other vehicles under the jurisdiction of Hyderabad’s Madhuranagar Police Station on Sunday, police said.According to news agency ANI, the accident took place around 11 am under the limits of Hyderabad’s…
In the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley, where billions are poured into chatbots and generative art, Apurva Shrivastava and Tyson Chen decided to look where few tech founders go: the local HVAC company. That decision has officially paid off. Their startup, ‘Avoca’, has reached a $1 billion valuation following a $125 million funding round led…
Foreign bank fined AED20 million in UAE. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has levied an AED20 million fine on a branch of a foreign bank following regulatory findings related to weaknesses in its compliance systems.In a statement, the regulator said the action followed examinations that found significant and repeated failures in the bank’s…
In a discovery that feels almost unreal, scientists have revived a microscopic organism that had been frozen in Siberian permafrost for around 24,000 years. The tiny creature, often referred to in media reports as a ‘zombie worm,’ was thought to be long dead. Instead, it returned to life in a laboratory setting and showed signs…
Subhi Gupta (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Imagine it is your first international chess tournament on your own. Your parents have burned a hole in their pockets to take you to the scenic country of Uzbekistan. There, you are supposed to play the toughest of opponents from across the globe. You reach the venue, and you…
Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest ever footballers in the world, has begun preparations for what could be the most important tournament of his career, joining Portugal’s training camp ahead of their FIFA World Cup opener on June 17. The Portuguese star shared his excitement on social media, posting…
PV Sindhu credits Virat Kohli for comeback (Image: Agencies) PV Sindhu has opened up on how a conversation with Virat Kohli helped her overcome one of the most difficult phases of her career following a serious injury in 2025, eventually inspiring a remarkable comeback that culminated in a historic Japan Open title.The two-time Olympic medallist…
From the day a baby is born, vaccination becomes one of the most important conversations during the infant’s first year. Certainly, the conversation is just as important.Vaccines have transformed child health across the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization prevents 3.5–5 million deaths every year from diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis…
File photo: Rapid Action Force (RAF) NEW DELHI: As personnel of Rapid Action Force (RAF), a unit of CRPF, face questions for having fired pellet guns at anti-NEET paper leak protesters, CRPF director general G P Singh has come forward to support all his troops taking decisions and actions in bona fide discharge of their…
An ordinary hillside in Oregon transforms into something extraordinary every autumn, revealing a giant smiling face that appears almost as if nature decided to create its own work of art. The seasonal spectacle is not the result of digital editing or a natural quirk but a carefully planned reforestation project carried out in 2011. Foresters…