Flash floods kill hundreds, injure many others in Afghanistan: Taliban

Flash floods kill hundreds, injure many others in Afghanistan: Taliban

Islamabad: Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a 'substantial number,' a Taliban official said Saturday, without giving exact figures. The floods hit mostly the northern region of the country. The province of Baghlan bore the brunt of the deluges Friday with officials preliminary reporting at least 50 people dead and properties destroyed in multiple districts. In neighbouring Takhar province, state-owned media outlets reported...

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Hamas leader al-Sinwar not in Rafah as Israeli army claims: Reports

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Tel Aviv: Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar, is not hiding in Rafah in southern Gaza, contrary to previous assumptions, according to Israeli media report. That's according to two officials familiar with the matter who spoke to the Times of Israel newspaper Friday night. The officials were unable to say with certainty where al-Sinwar is currently located. However, according to the latest intelligence estimates, the Hamas leader is believed to be hiding in...

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PM Modi, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik two sides of same coin: Jairam Ramesh

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik are "two sides of the same coin", Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Saturday, accusing the BJP and the BJD of being ‘in cahoots’ with each other. Modi is on a two-day poll campaign tour of Odisha and will address three rallies in the state Saturday. Lok Sabha and assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. Attacking the...

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Sex videos: BJP leader Devaraje Gowda arrested in Chitradurga

Chitradurga (Karnataka): BJP leader and advocate G Devaraje Gowda was arrested in connection with the release of an explicit sex video allegedly involving Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. According to police, Devaraje Gowda was arrested at Gulihal tollgate by the Hiriyur police in this district Friday night for leaking the video in a pen drive. He was arrested on a tip-off received by the Hassan police, which wanted his presence for...

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Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week

New Delhi: More than $320 million has been raised by 24 Indian startups in funding this week, which includes seven growth-stage deals and 13 early-stage deals. Four early-stage startups did not disclose the amount raised, reports Entrackr. Last week, around 28 early and growth-stage startups collectively raised nearly $340 million in funding. Among the growth-stage deals, seven...

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WhatsApp to restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature that will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures on iOS. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, a message will occur on the screen notifying users that taking screenshots of profile photos has been blocked to protect everyone’s privacy on the app. According to...

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CERT-In finds vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes, Google Chrome

New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users of vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome for desktop which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. The affected software includes Apple iTunes versions prior to 12.13.2 for Windows....

Flash floods kill hundreds, injure many others in Afghanistan: Taliban

Flash floods kill hundreds, injure many others in Afghanistan: Taliban

Islamabad: Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a 'substantial number,' a Taliban official said Saturday, without giving exact figures. The floods hit mostly the northern region of the country. The province of Baghlan bore the brunt of the deluges Friday with officials preliminary reporting at least 50 people dead...

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UPI payments see surge in India, leading people to overspending too: Experts

New Delhi: As India's digital and less-cash journey gains steam, more and more people are not only purchasing their daily essentials via unified payments interface (UPI) mode of digital transactions but also costly home appliances, high-end gadgets and designer apparels, among other things. The seamless digital journey via the UPI mode has also resulted in people overspending...

Elon Musk's X (Formerly Twitter)

X banned 1.8 lakh accounts over policy violations in India in April

New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp banned 184,241 accounts in India between March 26 and April 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk, also took down 1,303 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country. In total, X banned 185,544 accounts in the...

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Neeraj Chopra finishes close second in Doha

Doha: Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra vowed to go one step ahead in the next Diamond League meeting after finishing a close second during the Doha leg here. Chopra finished second at the Doha Diamond League as his big final effort of 88.36m fell short by just two centimeters of Jakub Vadlejch's winning effort...

 

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The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Far-right allies has been growing authoritarian by the day, throwing...

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