TikTok to pay $400m to settle US children’s privacy case
2026-08-22
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance agreed on Friday to pay $400 million (roughly €342 million) to resolve allegationsContinue Reading
Canada vows dollar-for-dollar tariff retaliation, suspends trade talks with US
2026-08-22
A last-ditch effort to reach a new trade deal before a midnight tariff deadline failed Friday, as Prime Minister MarkContinue Reading
Mahatma Gandhi’s 688 handwritten reflections sold for Rs 16.2 crore at Mumbai auction
2026-08-22
At an auction in Mumbai, a rare collection of Mahatma Gandhi’s handwritten notes was sold for Rs 16.2 crore, settingContinue Reading
Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’
2026-08-22
Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade ofContinue Reading
Alaska charter flight crash kills 8
2026-08-21
A charter plane crash at a remote military radar site in western Alaska on Thursday has left all eight peopleContinue Reading
Four years after saving Korean pilots, Sri Lankan workers gain long-term visas
2026-08-21
Four years ago, three Sri Lankan migrant workers aboard a fishing boat off South Korea’s western coast spotted two AirContinue Reading
El Niño set to be ‘strongest in living memory’, says UK Met Office
2026-08-21
The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory,Continue Reading
“Medically Fit”: Imran Khan taken back to jail after check-up at hospital
2026-08-21
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved back to Adiala Jail from Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad, aContinue Reading
“You Know Who You Are”: Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Warning To Iran’s Allies
2026-08-20
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened “tremendous” punishment on any country that helps or does business with Iran, anContinue Reading
At least nine dead, several injured in massive India hotel fire
2026-08-19
At least nine people, including a child and woman, were killed and six others injured in a devastating fire atContinue Reading
Husband, Mother-in-Law charged over Indian actor Twisha Sharma’s death
2026-08-19
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has charged the husband and mother-in-law of 33-year-old model and actor Twisha Sharma with abetmentContinue Reading
Shakira makes surprise visit to earthquake-damaged Colombia, commits to building new schools
2026-08-18
Colombian superstar Shakira committed Monday to help build at least 10 new schools in a remote and hard-hit region ofContinue Reading
India at 80: The 2047 challenge
2026-08-17
Balancing growth, equity and democracy on the road to India’s 2047 milestone Every generation inherits a different India. The IndiaContinue Reading
Shipbreaking yards: ‘Green’ on paper, deadly on ground
2026-08-17
Though many of Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards have gone green on paper, workers continue to face deadly safety hazards, with atContinue Reading
Engine debris shattered Ryanair window, pulling passenger out, NTSB says
2026-08-15
United States air safety investigators have found evidence of metal fatigue in an engine fan blade that fractured during aContinue Reading
Indian solar mission’s new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
2026-08-14
One of the most enduring mysteries that has been puzzling scientists forever is how the Sun’s outer atmosphere – theContinue Reading
Indian actor Vikram’s video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation
2026-08-13
Indian Actor Chiyaan Vikram has come under heavy criticism after he shared a fun-filled moment with a large gibbon. WhileContinue Reading
Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms
2026-08-13
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday (Aug 13) it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspectedContinue Reading