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Representative Image (AI) KABUL: Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband’s meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan’s increasingly parched capital.Kabul faces a looming water crisis, driven by unruly and rapid urbanisation, mismanagement over years of conflict, and climate change, meaning people like Bibi…
North Korean officials accused the traveller’s companion of “polluting their country” after discovering a selfie video of him scattering ashes at the DMZ/ Henrik Jeppesen For most travellers, visiting twenty countries is an achievement. For Henrik Jeppesen, a Danish backpacker-turned-blogger, twenty was just the warm-up. By 28, he had stood in more than 2,000 destinations…
Tragedies like that in Goa nightclub remind us that many businesses & all govts are callous when it comes to safety norms The terrible fire at a nightclub in Goa’s Arpora that killed 25 people – trapping many of them in the kitchen – again spotlights the criminal negligence of safety norms in this country….
Tristan Jass, the popular basketball content creator and YouTube star, has announced that he will undergo brain surgery to remove a tumor, marking a serious turn in his long-running health journey. The 25-year-old made the revelation via a post on social media, explaining that after several years of annual MRI monitoring, medical professionals determined the…
Elon Musk’s Starlink has set its Indian launch price at Rs 8,600 monthly, plus a Rs 34,000 hardware fee. This significantly exceeds current terrestrial broadband options like Airtel and Jio, which offer speeds up to 40MBPS for under Rs 500. Starlink promises unlimited data and 30-day trials, but service commencement hinges on government spectrum allocation….
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the treatment meted out to a resident of Arunachal Pradesh transiting through the Shanghai airport, India has sought assurances from Beijing that its citizens will not be selectively harassed. The govt had earlier registered strong protest with China for the detention of the Indian woman, reiterating its position that the…
Tata Electronics is set to manufacture Intel’s advanced AI laptop chips and employ cutting-edge packaging technologies at its new Gujarat and Assam facilities. This significant collaboration aims to boost India’s semiconductor ambitions, enhance cost-effectiveness, and accelerate market entry for Intel, tapping into the nation’s burgeoning AI PC demand. MUMBAI: Tata Electronics will manufacture chips and…
MUMBAI: The weakening rupee and unabated selling by foreign funds weighed on investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Monday, pulling down sensex by 610 points to 85,103 points. A rate cut decision by RBI and strong GDP growth numbers for the Sept quarter failed to arrest the slide in stock prices, market players said.Nifty lost…
New Delhi: After putting up consumer prices for its India satcom services on its website, Starlink withdrew them and blamed a “glitch” that briefly made “dummy test data” visible. “The Starlink India website is not live, service pricing for customers in India has not yet been announced, and we are not taking orders from customers…
US President Joe Biden. (Reuters Photo) WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is brushing off criticism of his administration’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal because he and his aides believe the political fallout at home will be limited, according to White House allies and administration officials.Biden and his top aides argue they are managing an evacuation mission https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-edge-after-anti-taliban-protest-east-kabul-calm-airlift-goes-2021-08-19 as…
