A violent gang war in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City has sparked a major criminal investigation, exposing potential links to a transnational cyber fraud network tied to Chinese organised crime syndicates.A Chinese national who was abducted and later found dead was identified as an individual allegedly connected to computer fraud activities, reported Sri Lanka’s News…
Photo: Winsold 3D Photography (R) Did you know that a 2,840‑square‑foot home located in the historic neighborhood of Unionville, within the city of Markham, Ontario, played a special role in TV history? It was the original house used as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore’s home in the pilot episode of Gilmore Girls. After that first episode,…
RBI’s Poonam Gupta sees India growing above 6.7% forecast, says 7.5% is ‘a given’ CHENNAI: Despite multiple challenges, including the oil and tariff crises, heightened global uncertainty and the possibility of a rainfall deficit, India’s GDP is likely to grow faster than Reserve Bank of India‘s projected 6.7% this fiscal, RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta…
IBM forecast adjusted earnings per share of $2.93 for the quarter, below the analysts’ consensus estimate of $3.02. (AP photo) IBM stock price crash: IBM shares tumbled on Tuesday after the company indicated that its second-quarter revenue would likely fall short of Wall Street expectations. Based on preliminary results, IBM projected quarterly revenue of $17.2…
Redditor says after living in the US for 14 years with immigration uncertainty, he relocated to Switzerland. A tech lead of a company shared his experience of being an H-1B in the US for years and then finally putting an end to this altogether by relocating to Switzerland. What triggered him was the US immigration…
Protest visuals from Patna NEW DELHI: Students protesting the NEET paper leak in Patna turned a tense demonstration into a viral moment, when they asked police to use water cannons because of the heat, and then danced as officers sprayed them.The protest, organised by the All India Students’ Association, an affiliate of CPI(ML) Liberation, demanded…
Dehradun declares one-day holiday for schools and Anganwadi centres amid heavy rain alert Following a forecast of heavy rainfall by the Meteorological Department, the Dehradun district administration has declared a one-day holiday for all schools and Anganwadi centres on Wednesday, August 5.This order covers all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12, along…
India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated several of India’s medal winners at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday, praising their performances in posts on X after another productive day for the Indian contingent.India’s biggest attraction of the day came in the men’s javelin throw final, where double Olympic medallist…
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha leaves the field at half time during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Argentina in Miami Gardens, Fla., Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha is set to begin the next chapter of his career with Chilean giants Colo-Colo, but the name that made…
Scottish first minister John Swinney, his Welsh counterpart Rhun ap Iorwerth and Northern Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill signed the MoU at a summit in Cardiff. LONDON: Elected representatives of three devolved UK legislatures – Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales – signed a historic pact on Monday, declaring their intent to break free of Westminster’s control.“The political…
