Category: Events

(Representative image credit: NYT)(Photo credit: NYT) Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman saying the vessel was carrying six million litres of diesel fuel and had 18 crew members from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on board, as per news agency AFP.Fars news agency cited an official from Iran’s southern Hormozgan...

US President Donald Trump has often pointed to rising government revenues and sweeping investment pledges as proof that his economic strategy is working. However, many Americans, struggling with rising bills, have failed to see this growth materialising.Critics have also argued that the president is talking past households dealing with day-to-day affordability pressures, CNN reported. High-Stakes...

An Indian-origin entrepreneur was arrested in the United States for allegedly trying to start a fire, hurling a wine bottle, and crashing his Tesla into two parked cars. Beri Vikram, 42, founder of BetterLYF Wellness, allegedly went berserk at Garrod Farms Estate Winery & Stables in Saratoga in the Bay Area on Saturday, trying to...

Representative Image KOCHI: Counting of votes for 1,199 local bodies in Kerala began at 8 am on Saturday, with postal ballots counted first, followed by EVM votes.The State Election Commission (SEC) reported initial trends showing the ruling LDF, the opposition UDF, and the NDA leading in various gram panchayat, block panchayat, municipality, and corporation wards....

Tech that Pakistan Googled most in 2025 Google Gemini was the tech most searched by Pakistan in 2025. The tech giant recently released its Year in Search 2025 report for different regions, offering a detailed look at what people searched for most throughout the year. For Pakistan, Google listed 7 categories that included tech, cricket,...

Heavy smog in Delhi; flights might get disrupted NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport issued an advisory on Saturday amid heavy smog and low visibility conditions across the capital.The airport assured the flight operations to be normal as ‘Low Visibility Procedures’ were in progress, and urged the passengers to stay updated with their respective...

Messi mania grips Kolkata KOLKATA: A newlywed couple in Kolkata postponed their honeymoon to catch a glimpse of football superstar Lionel Messi, whose arrival in the city on Saturday triggered scenes of jubilation. “We recently got married, but on Messi’s visit, we cancelled our honeymoon plan because first we wanted to see Messi,” a fan...

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Virat Kohli (Imag credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi has emerged as the most-searched Indian personality on Google in 2025 after his stunning 171 off 95 balls in the U19 Asia Cup clash against UAE at Dubai’s ICC Academy Ground on Friday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube...

(Photo credit: AP) A coalition of 20 US states, led by California, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas, arguing that the move is unlawful and threatens access to essential public services such as healthcare and education.The legal challenge, announced by California Attorney General Rob...

AP file photo Cambodia on Saturday accused Thailand of continuing air strikes on its territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said the two neighbours had agreed to halt hostilities.“On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on multiple targets, the Cambodian defence ministry said through a...