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Devastation due to earthquakeDevastation in Indonesia as powerful earthquakeDevastation due to earthquakeDevastation in Indonesia as powerful earthquakeDevastation due to earthquake At least 38 people were killed after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings, triggering landslides and sending terrified residents fleeing for safety, officials said.Videos and images circulated on social media showed the scale of the devastation, with buildings reduced to rubble, thick clouds of dust rising from collapsed structures and people running into the streets as powerful shaking swept across the region. Recue and relief operations are also under way across the country.Residents were seen…
Steve Smith etched his name into the Test record books on Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh, equalling Joe Root’s world record for the most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket. Smith started the match with 215 catches and completed the landmark by taking three catches at second slip during Bangladesh’s first innings. He held on to edges from Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das to reach 218 catches in just his 124th Test.Smith matches Root’s record in 42 fewer TestsSmith’s achievement stands out for the speed with which he reached the landmark. The Australian…
Saba Pataudi recalls Saif Ali Khan stealing her favourite T-shirt, calls Kareena Kapoor ‘very straightforward and supportive’: ‘Kareena is not dramatic, she is entertaining and doesn’t pretend to be anyone else’ Saba Pataudi may have largely remained away from the film industry spotlight, but she often gives fans glimpses into her close-knit family through social media. In a recent conversation, she looked back at her childhood with siblings Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan while also sharing her thoughts on sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor. From amusing memories of Saif borrowing her clothes to describing the support they continue to offer…
Anthropic is preparing for what could become one of the world’s biggest IPOs, with investors and bankers looking beyond the AI firm’s current performance and towards 2028 to assess how much the company could be worth.Two people familiar with Anthropic’s financials portfolio told Reuters that the company is forecasting revenue of about $190 billion to $200 billion in 2028. That estimate is far above the $47 billion revenue run rate the company disclosed in May, underlining the extent of the expansion being factored into its prospective valuation.Bankers and investors are applying enterprise value-to-revenue multiples to projected figures. Such multiples are…
An Israeli air strike has killed seven people in southern Lebanon, the nation’s prime minister has said, in one of the deadliest attacks since an agreement aimed at reducing hostilities was announced in June.The strike hit a house on the outskirts of Ansar at about 04:30 (01:30 GMT), in the Nabatieh district, where authorities say displaced families were living. Those killed included three children and two women, Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported.Israel’s military said it had struck “Hezbollah terror infrastructure” in response to what it described as an earlier action against its soldiers.The attack came as Israeli strikes intensified across…
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Saturday, hours after at least 38 people were killed when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).The latest quake struck at a depth of 158 km (98 miles), GFZ said. Source link
The release of Cauvery water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu has sparked debates, particularly after a BJP claim that water was released late at night from KRS BENGALURU/MANDYA: Did Karnataka quietly begin releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS), even as it prepares to challenge the order in the Supreme Court? A BJP claim that water was released around midnight has raised that question, though the government has not publicly confirmed the release.The development is significant in Mandya, where any release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu is closely watched by farmers, political parties and local residents.BJP…
The previous DMK govt had acquired almost 50% of the land required for the Parandur airport project from about 13 villages. CHENNAI: The grama sabha of Ekanapuram village in Kancheepuram district, where the now-shelved greenfield airport project was proposed by the previous DMK govt, on Saturday passed a resolution to name the main road in the village after chief minister C Joseph Vijay.The grama sabha meeting was held at the govt middle school in the village under the chairmanship of village panchayat president S Sumathi, where a resolution to name the main road of the village as “Thalapathy Vijay Salai”…
ERODE/SALEM: R Velusamy, state president of the Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association, was detained in Erode on Saturday, hours before the outfit was to hold a rail blockade at Salem Junction railway station. The association wanted to block the Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train at the Salem Junction around 4.30pm to protest Karnataka’s refusal to release Tamil Nadu’s rightful share of Cauvery water and its continued efforts to construct the Mekedatu dam across the river.Velusamy was detained at Surampatti police station in Erode.Condemning the police action, Velusamy alleged that the detention was intended to suppress the farmers’ voice and derail the…
Mangaluru Central Railway station Mangaluru: Paschima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivriddhi Samiti has urged Southern Railway to extend train no 16539/40 Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express to Mangaluru Central (MAQ), saying the move would significantly benefit passengers travelling between coastal Karnataka and Bengaluru.The committee submitted a memorandum to the divisional railway manager of Palakkad Division.In the memorandum, the committee said the tri-weekly train no 16575/76 and the weekly train no 16539/40 operating between Mangaluru Junction and Yeshwantpur have been an economical and convenient mode of transport for people travelling between the coastal region and the state capital.It said train no 16575/76 was…