Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha plays a shot during day five of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: 1139 minutes, 722 balls, 420 runs and three hundreds. Over the last two weeks, Sonal Dinusha accumulated staggering numbers, but the time…
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A pair of vacant office buildings in Connecticut have been acquired for redevelopment as multifamily housing. In a joint venture between developers Saber-Hightower LLC and Granoff Real Estate, 101 and 201 Merritt 7, in the Merritt 7 office park in the New York City suburb of Norwalk, Connecticut, will be the sites of the project….
Happy Raksha Bandhan 2026 Raksha Bandhan is one of those festivals that can make even the most ordinary family group chat feel a little warmer. From a sister tying a rakhi on her brother’s wrist to siblings teasing each other over sweets and gifts, the day is all about celebrating a bond that has its…
A San Francisco federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist Anthropic earlier this year was unlawful. According to a report by CNBC, the US District Judge Rita Lin found that the Department of Defense violated the First Amendment by designating the AI giant a supply chain risk “based on a desire to…
A tourist bus carrying wedding guests overturned near a petrol pump in Kakkoor KOOTHATTUKULAM: A tourist bus carrying around 35 members of a wedding party overturned after crashing into the premises of a petrol pump at Kakkoor on the Koothattukulam-Piravom Road on Thursday morning.According to police, the accident occurred around 10.25am when the bus was…
Mark Carney hits back after Donald Trump ‘renames’ Lake Ontario Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday (local time) rejected US President Donald Trump’s move to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, declaring that the iconic water body would remain known as Lake Ontario “today and forever.”In a social media post following Trump’s signing of…
The Trump administration is said to be preparing a new wave of expansive tariffs targeting imported semiconductors. This has triggered a sharp pushback from technology leaders who warn the move could derail American ambitions to lead the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. Citing eight people familiar with internal discussions, Politico reports that under the framework…
The Balen Shah-led govt has decided that Nepali security agencies should lead the operation Nepal has declined offers from several countries to deploy search and rescue teams after devastating flash floods killed at least 469 people and left hundreds missing, saying its own security agencies are capable of handling the operation.The decision comes as rescue…
Raksha Bandhan travel caused significant traffic delays across Noida and Ghaziabad. NOIDA: Raksha Bandhan rush brought traffic across Noida and Ghaziabad to a crawl on Thursday, with commuters facing delays of two to three hours on several major roads and expressways. The congestion intensified in the evening, with long queues also reported on the Delhi-Meerut…
Authorities are closely monitoring the lake, rainfall and downstream areas, while identifying communities that could be at risk. The death toll from the devastating flash floods along Nepal’s border with Tibet has risen to 469, Nepal Police said on Friday, as rescue teams continue searching for people missing after a torrent of water, mud and…
(L) Arjun Sharma his former girlfriend, Nikitha Godishala (R) AGRA/HYDERABAD: A fugitive software engineer wanted by US authorities for allegedly murdering his former girlfriend in Maryland over a monetary dispute was arrested from Agra, where he had been hiding in an apartment.Arjun Sharma, 27, was produced before the court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate Animesh…
A first-of-its-kind medical school branch is coming to Arizona, offering 10 students full tuition scholarships to train within a Tribal healthcare system. (Photo: University Communications) A new chapter in medical education is set to begin in Arizona in 2027, with the University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care (GRHC), the Gila River Indian Community’s…
Apple’s iPhone 17 has emerged as the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2026 so far, but its successor may not arrive during the company’s usual September launch event. According to Counterpoint Research, the standard iPhone 17 captured 6% of global smartphone sales in the April-June quarter. The iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro, on…
Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ may have received a mixed critical response, but the film made a strong start at the box office, crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in India on its opening day. The milestone also marked Yash’s second Rs 100 crore opener after ‘KGF Chapter 2’.Given the divided response…
The images also traced a broad ice-rock avalanche path descending towards the river Nearly two-thirds of a high-altitude glacier near the Nepal-Tibet border sheared away and plunged about 1.2km into the Lhende Khola river catchment Wednesday. This triggered a chain reaction in which falling ice gathered rock, snow and sediment, temporarily blocked the river and…
Accused Imran involved in the murder of Muskan in Tilak Nagar, has been arrested. NEW DELHI: A day after a 21-year-old woman was found murdered in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar, police apprehended the suspect Imran, alias Aqib, after a manhunt across three states.Police said the victim, Muskan, was alone at home when she was attacked….
Rezaei claimed Netanyahu’s actions had brought the “end of the Zionist regime’s existence near” Iran has issued a fresh warning to Israel and the United States, with its security chief threatening a severe confrontation if Washington continues its blockade and vowing to target US economic interests in the region.Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have criticised Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta over its “data-extraction business model” following a major US child harm settlement. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have once again put the spotlight on children’s online safety. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have criticised Meta’s “data-extraction business model” after the company agreed to pay…
Raksha Bandhan is one of India’s most loved festivals, celebrating the special bond between siblings. The festival brings back childhood memories, playful arguments, inside jokes, emotional moments and the promise that no matter how much brothers and sisters fight, they will always remain connected. Raksha Bandhan 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, August 28, on…
