Police said, based on information about extortion threats, crime branch personnel had been deployed a few days ago near homes of potential targets, all businessmen. GURGAON: More than 60 rounds were fired as a lane inside the city’s tony Sushant Lok colony – nestled between Beverly Park 1 and Essel Tower – became the scene…
Access to Bankra mosque is suspended for two days due to urgent road repairs. KOLKATA: Access to the 136-year-old Bankra mosque inside airport’s operational area has been suspended for two days, till Sunday, after airport authorities cited rain damage to the approach road and began urgent repairs. Devotees may resume namaz from Monday if work…
The FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final line-up is complete after England and Argentina survived demanding quarter-final examinations to join France and Spain in the tournament’s final four. Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, and Harry Kane. (AFP) England secured their place with a dramatic 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway, recovering from a goal down through…
Delhi’s second computerised admission draw has opened the doors of private schools to 8,976 children under the EWS, DG, and CWSN categories for the 2026-27 academic session. The Directorate of Education conducted the digital selection to ensure fairness, with admissions subject to eligibility conditions, age requirements, and mandatory documentation for the respective categories. Thousands of…
The official poster of ‘Obsession’, the record-breaking horror drama set to premiere on Netflix on November 17, 2026.Image credit (Instagram) ‘Obsession,’ the record-breaking horror film that became a surprise theatrical phenomenon, is set to arrive on Netflix. Following its extraordinary box office success and video-on-demand debut, the film directed by YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Curry Barker will expand…
For the past year, the pitch from Chinese AI labs has been simple. Take our models. They’re free, they’re open-weight, they’re nearly as good as what Anthropic and OpenAI sell, and they cost a fraction as much. American companies listened. Airbnb built its customer service chatbot on Alibaba’s Qwen. Cursor built Composer 2 on Moonshot’s…
Ben Dwarshuis produced a stunning late cameo to guide Washington Freedom to a dramatic three-wicket victory over Texas Super Kings in Major League Cricket, a result that kept his side firmly in the playoff race while eliminating the Super Kings from contention. Chasing 166, Washington Freedom appeared to be in control before suffering a dramatic…
‘Dhamaal 4’ mints over Rs 50 crore by the end of Saturday. (Image Credit: Instagram) The much-loved comedy franchise ‘Dhamaal’ has returned to the big screen with its fourth instalment. Ajay Devgn’s ‘Dhamaal 4’ has surpassed the early trade estimates and registered a solid box office revenue in just two days. According to the latest…
From result reactions by Avenue Supermarts, LTM and Just Dial to HCLTech’s results and the impact on Crude oil sensitives due to yet another closure o…Read More 1/13 Avenue Supermarts | Q1 net profit up 11.3% year-on-year to ₹860.6 crore from ₹773 crore earlier. Revenue up 14.9% to ₹18,794 crore from ₹16,359 crore last year….
Afghan crackdown (AP image) Businesses in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat are witnessing a sharp decline in customers as women increasingly avoid public spaces following a recent Taliban crackdown on dress code violations, according to shopkeepers, drivers and residents.In early June, the Taliban government’s morality police detained dozens of women accused of failing to wear…
