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I have bought and reviewed smartphones like a man possessed over the last decade. It started with devices like the Nexus 5, the Xperia ZR and the OnePlus One. Somewhere along the way, buying them turned into reviewing them. Since then, I’ve spent years shooting on everything from iPhones and Pixels to OnePlus flagships and Xiaomi’s own Leica-powered phones. Very few have genuinely surprised me.The Xiaomi 17 Ultra. (Shaurya Sharma)Shaurya Sharma is the Technology Editor at Hindustan Times Digital Streams, where he oversees technology coverage across digital and social platforms. With over eight years of experience across editorial, video production,…
The tankers sailed out of the Red Sea through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. (Reuters photo) Seeking to avoid curbs on movement in Red Sea, two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Indian refiners sailed out by temporarily going “dark”. The tankers sailed out of the Red Sea through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This follows the announcement by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they would impose a blockade on Saudi oil shipments.The Suezmax tanker Amazon, chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), loaded 1 million barrels of crude at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port, while the Aframax tanker Rodos took on 700,000 barrels…
Members of the Civil Protection carry a body bag with the remains of an unidentified man who, according to his family, died of Ebola. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, according to official data released on Thursday (July 30, 2026), a 50% spike in around a week that shows the outbreak continues to outpace response efforts.The latest update from Congo’s government shows that as of Tuesday (July 28, 2026), 3,442 cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak, and 1,521 people have died.The outbreak declared on…
Indian hockey team players in new saffron jersey Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday criticised the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey colour from its traditional blue to saffron, saying it had hurt the emotions of sports fans.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will wear saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at next month’s FIH World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium.The Odisha government became the sponsor of the Indian hockey team about a decade ago when Patnaik was the chief minister.”I am deeply anguished to know…
With the summer holidays in full swing, economic uncertainty and risks posed by Ukrainian drone strikes are reshaping how Russians are spending their long-awaited vacations. Residents of major cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg — who have historically traveled abroad more often — are seeking ways to continue taking international trips despite limited flight availability and visa restrictions. But in Russia’s regions, many people appear to be opting for domestic trips — if they can afford to travel at all. “My holiday planning has changed significantly since I traveled a few years ago because I am more concerned about…
After weeks of uncertainty caused by a delayed monsoon, continuous rainfall has revived farming activity across rural Pune with paddy transplantation gaining pace in water-filled fields. “We thought we would not be able to cultivate our fields, but the good rains have finally arrived,” said Dipesh Chande, a farmer from Mulshi. “We started sowing late this year, but the rainfall now looks very good,” said Bhushan Patil, a farmer near Nandgaon Mumbai: The Maharashtra government, which faces a debt of Rs 11 lakh crore, has cleared a sum of Rs 9.9 crore towards publicity of its farm loan waiver scheme,…
The foundation stone for the Rs 1,385-crore project was laid on June 28 Bengaluru: Work has begun on the controversial short tunnel connecting Hebbal Junction and Veterinary College on Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Road, even as the authorities are yet to complete a survey to determine the fate of nearly 540 trees likely to be affected by the project.The preparatory excavation has commenced on the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) campus, where an earthmover is operating on a treeless stretch after the area was cleared of grass. Nearby, several trees have been tagged with identification numbers, indicating…
Hyderabad: Olectra Greentech Limited on Thursday said it has become the first company in India to reach a deployment of 4,000 electric buses, marking a major milestone in the country’s shift to sustainable public transport.The Hyderabad-based electric mobility company marked the achievement in Shimla with the symbolic handover of its 4,000th bus to Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri.The handover took place during the flag-off ceremony for 297 Olectra electric buses inducted into Himachal Road Transport Corporation fleet. Senior officials from Himachal Pradesh govt, HRTC and Olectra attended the event.Olectra said its buses…
Chennai: A 34-year-old Nepal national was found dead with severe head injuries in Thalambur, near Thiruporur, on Thursday morning. The man, identified as Bahadur, was employed at a private firm near Thiruporur and stayed in a rented house in Thalambur. Police said Bahadur had argued with a woman living nearby on July 28. The woman later told her relatives that Bahadur had misbehaved with her. Her relatives subsequently confronted Bahadur and assaulted him.Bahadur, who suffered minor injuries, received treatment at a private hospital and returned home. He did not report for work the following day.On Thursday morning, Bahadur was found…
Berhampur: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur, have developed ‘Cisproplatin’ (CPP), a modified version of a widely used chemotherapy drug, which, they claim, could make cancer treatment safer by reducing some of the drug’s most severe side effects.The findings have been published in the latest edition of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry in a paper authored by Rakesh Kumar Pathak, associate professor, and Kajol, research scholar at IISER Berhampur’s department of chemical sciences, and other IISER Berhampur researchers.Pathak said that the drug has been successfully evaluated in pre-clinical studies, including mouse models.The IISER team…