A resident may accept ordinary and disclosed risks associated with living in a rented property. But that does not mean the person has given up the right to expect the premises to be structurally safe and legally compliant. NEW DELHI: The Satya Niketan building collapse, which killed seven people and injured several others, has raised...
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‘Not invited’: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman on Brics Summit in Delhi
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13 at Bharat Mandapam Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not attend the Brics Summit in New Delhi after Dhaka said he was not invited to the two-day meeting.Bangladesh state minister for foreign affairs Humaiun Kobir said on Thursday there was...
Bamboo mass flowering and die-off can trigger ecological crisis and wildlife conflict, study warns
The synchronous mass flowering and subsequent die-off of bamboo across forest landscapes can trigger a chain of ecological shocks — from invasive weed outbreaks and intense wildfires to rodent population explosions and spikes in human-elephant conflict, a study by Dr. T.V. Sajeev of the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Thrissur, Keralam, has warned. Published...
Businessman murder: ‘Killer bahu’, hubby made 330 calls to ex-servant in 21 days
Police arrested a daughter-in-law and former domestic help for a businessman’s murder. Shalu and her husband (L) Vineet Minocha (M) KANPUR: Police probing the murder of pharmaceutical businessman Vineet Minocha have found that his daughter-in-law Shalu and former domestic help Vishal Gautam were in frequent contact before the killing.Call records showed Shalu, her husband Subrat...
Kanpur’s ‘killer bahu’ case: WhatsApp chats reveal alleged plot to kill father-in-law
Investigators found WhatsApp messages indicating Shalu urged Vishal Gautam to murder her father-in-law. Shalu and her husband (L) Vineet Minocha (M) KANPUR: Investigators probing the killing of Kanpur-based pharmaceutical businessman Vineet Minocha have uncovered WhatsApp messages they believe indicate that his daughter-in-law, Shalu, urged the accused, Vishal Gautam, to murder him.Shalu, Vishal, and another accused,...
1980s AI Photo trend: 5 ChatGPT prompts to create Kerala-style retro images
The ChatGPT ’80s photo trend is gaining attention on social media, especially Instagram. Users are turning their photographs into images inspired by the fashion and photography styles of the 1980s. The trend has now moved beyond general retro portraits, with users creating images based on regional styles. One version focuses on 1980s Kerala and Malayali...
3 Russian aircraft touch down at Noida airport ahead of Brics summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s three-day India visit will focus on defence, energy and economic ties, Ukraine and West Asia, with talks with PM Modi and participation in the BRICS summit on the agenda. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Three Russian transport aircraft touched down at Noida International Airport on Thursday as world leaders began arriving in...
The ecosystem divide: why Indian bright minds thrive abroad but stall at home
Walk into MIT, Stanford, Caltech, or Bell Labs, and you will find Indian-origin scientists driving quantum computing, mRNA therapeutics, agentic AI, and graphics processor design. They run corporate research divisions, win Nobel Prizes, and turn lab prototypes into trillion-dollar companies. Their schooling, their instincts, their work ethic—all of them trace back to India. (Sign up...
10 biggest features of Apple’s first foldable phone, iPhone Duo
Top features of Apple iPhone Duo Apple has launched iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, bringing a new design to the iPhone lineup. The iPhone Duo opens to reveal a 7.6-inch inner display and folds down to a 5.4-inch outer display for regular use. Apple says iPhone Duo is built with a titanium frame, a...
‘Govt cremated body’: Gulzar Singh’s family alleges last rites conducted ‘forcibly’
‘Administration cremated the body forcibly, without our consent,’ says Gulzar Singh’s son. NEW DELHI: The family of Gulzar Singh, a Dalit labourer from Punjab’s Sangrur district who died by suicide after allegedly facing harassment, has accused the “government of forcibly cremating his body without their consent.“Gulzar’s son Lakhwinder Singh alleged that the family was not...
