Ravi Teja’s family shared his final joyful video calls before the Vietnam boat tragedy (Photo credit: PTI) HINDUPURAM: The family of Ravi Teja, one of the victims of the Vietnam tourist boat tragedy, recalled his final video calls in which he enthusiastically shared moments from his holiday, just hours before the accident claimed his life.Ravi…
After tech, the billionaire businessmen of Silicon Valley love real estate. Tech moguls have been snapping up properties across the globe, collecting them like infinity stones. Among them is Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of data-mining giant Palantir Technologies. The Palantir CEO with a net worth of $14.4 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index,…
Inquiry find lapses in Covid PPE kits procurement Nearly £9.9 billion worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic was wasted in the UK, a public inquiry has found. It concluded that the country entered the health crisis with inadequate stockpiles and an emergency procurement system that was ill-prepared for the surge…
A sleek freestanding tub and a classic floral folding screen creates the ultimate private sanctuary (Representational AI image) A shower curtain is a common feature in bathrooms. While it offers privacy and keeps water from splashing, it is often chosen more for its function more than for its appearance.If one wants their bathroom to feel…
OBC status of 77 castes: Suvendu government withdraws Mamata-era SC challenge to HC verdict NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday withdrew its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta high court’s May 2024 judgment that struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, including 75 Muslim communities, in the state’s Other Backward Classes…
IBM suffered a historic collapse on Wall Street on Tuesday (July 14) as its stock plunged 23% – marking the company’s worst single-day performance in 39 years, CNBC reported. IBM shares dropped 23.7% on October 19, 1987. The panic was triggered after the computing, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter financial results that missed…
The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crew members Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Anil Menon, along with his two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday lifted off aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for his first spaceflight, beginning an approximately eight-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS).The spacecraft launched from the Baikonur…
NCP dismisses notice challenging Sunetra Pawar’s election as party president NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday dismissed a notice issued by the party’s national secretary Sachchidanand questioning the election of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s national president, while asserting that there was no rift within the organisation.The…
Hello and welcome to Offside’s preview of the first semi-final: France vs Spain. ‘Dictator’ Mbappé vs ‘Baby Yoda’ Yamal. And to make matters even more wondrous, it is the day France shaped the rest of the world: Bastille Day. France’s National Day is celebrated on July 14 and commemorates a bunch of Parisians who became…
Trump says strait open for all but Iran US president Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States would not proceed with its proposed 20 per cent toll on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz. He announced that instead that Middle Eastern countries would enter into trade and investment agreements with the United States.“Based on…
