At least 23 people died after a passenger bus fell into the Padma River in Bangladesh’s Rajbari district on Wednesday, officials said, as rescue teams continued searching for survivors and those still missing.A video shared online shows the bus tipping over the edge and plunging into the river. A few passengers are seen managing to […]
The United States Central Command on Wednesday fact-checked the reports claiming that Iran had shot down an American F-16 fighter jet over Chabahar amid the intense ongoing military action in the Middle East, involving Iran and the US-Israel military partnership.Dismissing the Iranian claims as “false,” the US military command responsible for the Middle East, Central […]
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday warned hotels and restaurants of action in case it found them levying additional charges under heads such as “LPG charges,” “gas surcharge,” and “fuel cost recovery” in food bills.The authority issued an advisory invoking provisions of the Consumer Protection Act observing that such charges are […]
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Indian Institutes of Technology continue to anchor the country’s global reputation in engineering, placing multiple disciplines firmly within the world’s top 50 QS rankings by subjects. Close behind, management education is carving out its own space, with institutions such as IIM Ahmedabad pushing into elite global ranks and signalling India’s growing influence […]
FILE – The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) In what can be termed as a landmark verdict that could reshape the legal landscape for the tech industry, a California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for harms suffered by a young user. After more than […]
British Airways is proposing a new incentive scheme that would reward pilots for reducing fuel burn and carbon emissions, with a potential bonus of up to 1% of basic salary if collective targets are metAccording to a document seen by Bloomberg, pilots would need to collectively cut their aircrafts’ carbon dioxide emissions by 60,000 tonnes […]
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday named Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim, as its candidate from Panihati in its third list of nominees for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, formally bringing the bereaved mother into the electoral fray.In a press release, the party said its Central […]
In a hospital room in Melbourne, in 1982, a baby arrived who seemed to defy every expectation attached to life itself. Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, a reality so startling that even the adults around him struggled to imagine what came next. Today, that same boy has grown into one of the […]
Indian refiners have stepped up purchases of Russian crude as they lock in supplies for the coming month, with around 60 million barrels secured, according to people aware of the developments. The move comes as disruptions linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict continue to affect global oil flows.The cargoes have reportedly been contracted at […]
B2 Spirit bomber (Image/X) As the war in the Middle East intensifies, the B-2 Spirit, one of the United States’ premier stealth bombers has emerged as a critical asset in the campaign against Iran. Known for its unique ability to penetrate the most sophisticated air defenses, the B-2 has carried out missions that few other […]
