The Balen Shah-led govt has decided that Nepali security agencies should lead the operation Nepal has declined offers from several countries to deploy search and rescue teams after devastating flash floods killed at least 469 people and left hundreds missing, saying its own security agencies are capable of handling the operation.The decision comes as rescue…
Thieves stole 400,000 juvenile oysters worth about $350,000 Waterborne thieves have raided an oyster farm on the New South Wales Mid North Coast, stealing 400,000 young oysters worth about $350,000 AUD (£177,000). The theft has wiped out around a third of the grower’s total stock. The large-scale theft is being investigated by the New South…
The equity markets are set for a closely watched trading session on Friday, with the Sensex and Nifty expected to react to global cues and comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium. GIFT Nifty signalled a positive start, trading 65.5 points, or 0.27%, higher at 24,263.50, pointing to gains…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) Sonal Dinusha finished the two-Test series against India with another century and a new Test record, scoring 176 runs through sweep shots, the most by any batter in…
Maharashtra teacher recruitment selection list released through Pavitra portal, check key details Maharashtra teacher recruitment 2026: The selection list for the teacher recruitment process conducted through the Pavitra portal has been released in Maharashtra. The process covers teaching posts in local self-government bodies, government agencies and private educational institutions across the state. Education Commissioner Sachindra…
Natural Star Nani will be next seen in the upcoming action thriller ‘The Paradise’ directed by Srikantha Odela. As the film is set to hit the big screens in September the makers officially revealed that Keerthy Suresh is making a special appearance in one of the songs with her ‘Dasara’ co-star. Keerthy Suresh teases cameo…
Apple‘s iPhone 17 has emerged as the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2026 so far, but its successor may not arrive during the company’s usual September launch event. According to Counterpoint Research, the standard iPhone 17 captured 6% of global smartphone sales in the April-June quarter. The iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro, on…
Malaysian university fires professor who claimed Malays could fly. Solehah Yaacob, a former linguistics professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia, went viral last year because of her strange claims, including one that said Malays could fly and Malays taught the Chinese the art of “flying kung fu”. This was only one of a series…
Streaming changed how the world listens to music. (Representative image) MUMBAI: Gaana has partnered with social media and creator platform Fenix360 to build a more direct relationship between artists and their audiences by bringing content, community and commerce together within one ecosystem. At the centre of the integration will be a native scrolling social feed…
Savita Punia (right) with Bichu Devi Kharibam in Amstelveen on Thursday Kolkata: India’s best World Cup finish in 52 years prompted an appeal from former India captain and goalkeeper Savita Punia, who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media after the team’s historic campaign — asking him to help save the Women’s Hockey…
