Representative Image The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will overhaul its regulatory framework for data centres and halt public disclosure of their physical locations to shield them from military threats, according to comments reported by The Next Web of a session from Salesforce’s annual event Dreamforce 2026. Speaking alongside Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at the Dreamforce...
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Houthis, Saudis, Iran – and the future of Middle Eastern oil
Houthi fighters stand in front of what they say is a downed Saudi jet, at a location given as Yemen In a lightning offensive last week, Yemen’s Houthis took over much of the country’s Red Sea coast, threatening shipping in the vital sea lane that had emerged as an alternative to Strait of Hormuz in...
In-laws ‘plotted’ B’luru woman’s abduction; how 3 men tracked her hubby
The woman was allegedly forced into a Hyundai Venue on Wednesday evening, triggering a chase. BENGALURU: What initially appeared to be an attempted abduction on a busy Bengaluru road has taken a different turn, with police alleging that the three men who tried to take a 21-year-old woman away had been sent by her in-laws....
Urinal in food storage area: Mumbai’s iconic Olympia Coffee House loses licence
Olympia Coffee House in Colaba had its food licence suspended due to hygiene violations MUMBAI: Olympia Coffee House in Colaba had its food licence suspended with immediate effect following a consumer complaint that flagged hygiene violations.On inspection, food safety officers found a urinal inside the food storage area, an infestation of cockroaches and flies, and...
Centre agrees to lower cut-off for NEET-SS admission
SC last week asked govt to reconsider its decision not to reduce the cut-off percentile NEW DELHI: Nudged by Supreme Court to reduce the cut-off percentile for admission to super specialty medical courses to fill around 2,000 vacant seats, Centre Thursday told the court that the qualifying percentile for NEET-SS may go from the existing...
‘My biggest bet would surely be the doubles’: Neha on India’s TT medal hopes at Asiad
For Neha Aggarwal Sharma, the difference between this Indian team and the one she was part of at the 2014 Asian Games is hard to miss. India’s 10-member table tennis contingent is already in Japan, with the Aichi-Nagoya competition for the event beginning on September 20. At the forefront are world No. 3 men’s doubles...
96 vs 86: Abhishek leaves Sooryavanshi chasing as six-hitting race takes a twist
Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: The six-hitting battle between Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken an interesting turn in 2026. Abhishek has now moved 10 sixes ahead of Sooryavanshi, with the India opener hitting 96 sixes in all T20 cricket this year compared to the youngster’s 86.Abhishek added 11...
Tata group dispute: Panel sought 5-year term for Chandrasekaran early September
The timeline outlined by Tata Sons shows that the move to retain Chandrasekaran predated RBI’s Sept 11 directive MUMBAI: About three weeks after N Chandrasekaran announced that he would not seek reappointment, Tata Sons‘ nomination and remuneration committee (NRC) unanimously urged him to reconsider and recommended a fresh five-year term for him.The timeline outlined by...
Programmes and prayers mark PM Modi’s 76th birthday
Putin, Netanyahu, Meloni and US embassy on President Donald Trump’s behalf also sent wishes. NEW DELHI: BJP celebrated PM Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday Thursday with development and political programmes, prayers and diyas nationwide, also marking his unbroken 25-year run as head of govt.Allies Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu of TDP, Maharashtra deputy chief...
EC accepts TMC split, freezes name, symbol in interim order
EC barred both factions from using party symbol, name in Bengal bypolls NEW DELHI: Election Commission Friday froze All India Trinamool Congress‘s reserved “flowers and grass” poll symbol after acknowledging a split between factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.Pending final settlement, neither faction can use AITC’s name or symbol. For Oct 6 assembly...
