NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Monday afternoon, bringing a sudden change in the weather. A dust storm accompanied by strong winds swept across several parts of the city, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for thunderstorms and rain.The IMD said a dust storm followed by thunderstorms,…
Google has laid off emlpoyees in its Cloud division, including staff at its Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant, the cybersecurity firm it acquired in 2022. According to a report by Business Insider, the job cuts which have unfolded over the past two weeks, mark the latest round of layoffs in Big Tech as companies redirect…
COIMBATORE: A 33-year-old man was arrested early Saturday by Sulur Police in Coimbatore in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Kannampalayam in Sulur.The accused, identified as Karthik of Nagapattinam, had been living in Pallapalayam near Sulur in Coimbatore district. Police also detained his aide, Mohan Raj, for allegedly assisting him.The…
NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday launched the $1.5-billion Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool, backed by a $1.4-billion sovereign guarantee (Rs 12,980 crore), to provide risk cover for Indian vessels on international routes, including war zones. The move is expected to lower shipping insurance premiums and ensure coverage even when global insurers pull out due to escalating…
Shakib Al Hasan, Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is ready to return home after two years in exile, face trial in the cases against him, including a murder charge, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety, news agency Reuters reported.Shakib, a former lawmaker from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s…
Police are investigating claims that Siya Goyal secretly married Chetan Chaudhary four months prior to the Ketan murder. PUNE: The investigation into the murder of young Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal has taken a dramatic new turn, with sources claiming that the prime accused, Siya Goyal, had secretly married her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary nearly four…
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant admitted that a lack of clarity around roles and constant chopping and changing within the batting order has hurt the team badly during their disappointing IPL 2026 campaign. Speaking at the toss before LSG’s crucial clash against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on Thursday, Pant said the…
India is set to hit the accelerator on its ethanol drive, laying the groundwork for a wider ethanol fuel network as it looks to cut down dependence on imported fossil fuels. Under the plan, ethanol dispensing stations will begin appearing in several cities, with the network set for a sharp expansion over the next two…
China on Monday added 20 Japanese entities, including the National Institute for defence studies, to its export control list, barring the export of Chinese dual-use items to the organisations in what appears to be the latest expansion of Beijing’s technology and national security restrictions.The move comes just a week after China imposed similar restrictions on…
Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin on Saturday said American energy companies were the biggest beneficiaries of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while warning that prolonged disruption in the vital shipping route could ultimately undermine global oil demand and accelerate interest in alternative energy sources, as per Reuters.Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic…