A file photo shows BSP chief Mayawati with her nephews Akash Anand (right) and Ishan Anand (left). LUCKNOW: A failure to repost a social media post appears to have sealed Akash Anand’s fate in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), with party chief Mayawati on Thursday announcing that her nephew had been “completely freed” from the...
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Sent home by PCB, Rizwan and Imam summoned by Pakistan’s national cyber crime agency
Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq (PTI Photo) Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq, who were among seven players sent back to Pakistan by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the team’s heavy defeat against England at Lord’s, have now been summoned by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) over information obtained from their mobile phones, according to...
At least 20 killed in cargo ship fire at China’s Qingdao port – all you need to know
image credit: X At least 20 people were killed after a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in China’s eastern port city of Qingdao, according to Chinese state media.The fire erupted at around 11:15 am local time on Thursday at the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. yard in Qingdao, Shandong...
China confirms Xi’s India visit for Brics summit on Sept 12-13, first trip in 7 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics summit NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This is his first trip to India in seven years and comes as...
Trump goes desi: First voter ID, now cash in the account
Trump’s $5,000 dividend promise and push for voter ID suggest he is borrowing from India’s playbook of direct welfare and voter identification as electoral tools. US President Donald Trump may never admit it, but it’s self-evident. The self-proclaimed oldest democracy is beginning to borrow from political toolkits of the world’s largest democracy.It first reflected in...
Delhi building collapse: Can a ‘no-responsibility’ clause shield a PG owner?
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...
‘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...
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...
