Spread the love A building collapsed near Shiv Mandir in Satya Niketan NEW DELHI: Several people are feared trapped after a building collapsed near Shiv Mandir in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday afternoon.The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the collapse at around 1.33pm. Rescue teams were dispatched and reached the site at around 1.50pm.Several teams, including Search...
UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size
Spread the love The United Nations on Friday (September 4, 2026) voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries’ true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral. Togo led the initiative to further the African Union campaign to limit use of the Mercator map,...
Landslide hits Sikkim’s Mangan, partially blocks Teesta River flow
Spread the love Landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River, opposite OC Bhir, during the intervening night of September 5 and 6. Sikkim, September 6: A landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River in Sikkim’s Mangan district during the intervening night of September 5 and 6, authorities said.The district administration received reports from the district police and Chungthang Sub-Division police about the...
Fatima Sana’s fiery Shafali send-off draws savage response: ‘Your team scored 55’
Spread the love Fatima Sana Pakistan captain Fatima Sana found herself at the centre of attention during her side’s Women’s Asia Cup clash against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.Sana did manage to make an impact with the ball, claiming three wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for just 55. But it was her animated celebration after dismissing...
India backs UN world map resolution but calls out inaccurate J&K depiction
Spread the love The MEA said the resolution neither adopts nor authenticates any particular world map and does not address political cartography NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said India had voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution promoting the use of equal-area world map projections. It also made it clear that the measure...
Apple iPhone 18 Pro, foldable iPhone prices leaked on multiple websites: What to expect
Spread the love Apple’s scheduled September 9 launch event is less than a week away and ahead of the unveiling, retail leaks from international carriers have surfaced online, offering a preview of what buyers may pay for the flagship iPhone 18 Pro series and Apple’s first-ever foldable iPhone, expected to debut as the iPhone Ultra. The leaks suggest that while...
ISRO staff bodies seek clarification on the trajectory of privatisation
Spread the love Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. In a letter dated Friday (September 4, 2026), the associations also raised questions about the agency’s future role and the consequences for serving...
Google, TCS, and the physics of air-cooling a large data centre | Explained
Spread the love The story so far: Following sustained local protests and pressure from civil society groups, Google has reportedly said its planned 1-GW data centre in Visakhapatnam district will use air-cooling technology to cool its servers. While air-cooling requires less water, it comes with its own trade-offs. Why does a large data centre generate heat? A large data centre will...
‘All of us in software need to figure out how to stay relevant’: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu
Spread the love Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has urged people working in the software industry to think about how they can remain relevant as AI takes on more tasks that were traditionally handled by humans. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Sridhar Vembu said AI could produce a “very large fraction” of software code competently and correctly in the...
CJP activist’s home ‘pelted with stones’ after Swatantra Bhardwaj’s arrest
Spread the love The minor activist shared a series of videos on X on Saturday night. NEW DELHI: A minor CJP activist has alleged that her house was surrounded by people she described as “goons” and pelted with stones, several hours after social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested over an alleged attack on her father during the CJP protests...
