In pic: Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells Australia’s largest telecom company, Telstra, suffered a nationwide outage that disrupted phone service, train operations, and online payments. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, this outage has prompted the country’s Communications Minister Anika Wells to say the incident reflected why Australians have low trust in...
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England legend to retire after Lord’s Test against India; check stats & records
England’s Tammy Beaumont acknowledges the crowd before a break for tea during day three of the first Women’s Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England, Saturday June 24, 2023. (PTI) England opener Tammy Beaumont has announced that she will retire from international cricket after the one-off Test against India...
History, hurt & hope: What Argentina’s FIFA WC anthem ‘La Cuarta Estrella’ mean
Argentinas fans display a banner depicting Leo Messi and Diego Armando Maradona, in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (left) and Argentina players singing ‘the fourth star’ in dressing room after win over Egypt. Argentina’s dressing room erupted in celebration after the team pulled off a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World...
New York bans smart glasses from all 1,240 courthouses: Full list of rules explained
Smart glasses will be banned from all New York courthouses starting July 20. New York is set to become the first US state to bar smart glasses from every one of its courthouses, closing a privacy loophole that recording-enabled eyewear had quietly opened up. Starting July 20, any glasses or headwear fitted with cameras, microphones...
Nvidia partner Groq’s founder says his mistakes delayed the company by up to 4 years
Nvidia made a $20 billion licensing and talent agreement deal with AI chip startup Groq last year. Now, Groq’s founder and former CEO, Jonathan Ross, says his own management mistakes delayed the company’s progress by as much as four years. Speaking on a recently released episode of the Founders podcast, Ross said the setbacks were...
‘Honeymoon suite’ inside Indian Railways 1st AC coach goes viral; TTE suspended
A viral video showed an Indian Railways First AC cabin transformed into a honeymoon suite. CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: A viral video showcasing an Indian Railways First AC cabin transformed into a ‘honeymoon suite’ for a couple has taken aback many with visuals of the compartment transformed into a romantic setting flooded the internet with different reactions.Railway...
Baruipur rape-murder probe: Accused sold 12-yr-old to co-accused for Rs 10,000
Police encounter death of Prabhas Mondal will not derail the investigation. Mondal confessed to luring the child for Rs 10,000 cash. His disclosures led to the victim’s body recovery and other arrests KOLKATA: For Rs 10,000, Prabhas Mondal lured a 12-year-old girl and sold her to his co-accused — a confession that cracked open the...
‘Chor, chor’: Eggs thrown, BJP, TMC workers clash at Mamata’s rally in Bengal; watch
Eggs thrown at Mamata Banerjee’s rally in West Bengal Eggs were allegedly thrown at a protest march led by Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Wednesday, with slogans of “chor, chor” also raised during the rally.The march, which proceeded from Ballygunge Phari to Hazra More, was organised by the Trinamool Congress to protest the alleged rape...
Building collapses in Delhi’s Rohini after rain; several feared trapped
Heavy rainfall preceded the incident, prompting an immediate rescue operation. NEW DELHI: A four-storey building collapsed in north west Delhi’s Rohini Sector 16 on Wednesday evening amid rainfall, triggering a major rescue operation as several people are feared trapped beneath the debris.The incident comes just over a month after a four-storey building collapsed in South...
The war that won’t end: Why Iran ceasefire was always destined to fail
US cancels Iran talks The memorandum of understanding intended to end America’s war with Iran is now, in President Donald Trump’s own words, “over.”Why it mattersThe speed of the unravelling is the story. A ceasefire built to buy 60 days of diplomacy didn’t survive even for three weeks. The reason isn’t a single rogue strike:...
