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Musk and Zuckerberg engage in Heated verbal spat

17 Aug 2023 09:14 AM IST

In an interesting turn in the Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg much-anticipated ‘cage fight’, both tech leaders again entered an indirect war of words. Initially, Zuckerberg posted on Instagram story, “Send me the location” along with the screenshot of Musk’s tweet where he had first challenged the Meta owner.Responding to this, the

Trump rejects 4th Indictment, Pledges compelling ‘Irrefutable’ evidence

17 Aug 2023 09:14 AM IST

Coming out hard after his fourth indictment, former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that he will produce an “irrefutable” report that “should” lead to all charges against him getting dropped, New York Post reported. This comes after the former President was indicted by the Georgia grand jury in

Hawaii Governor announces Grim toll: 101 dead in Maui inferno

17 Aug 2023 09:12 AM IST

A mobile morgue unit has arrived to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. Gov. Josh Green announced the confirmed death

Construction of Airstrip on disputed South China Sea Island raises alarm

17 Aug 2023 09:10 AM IST

China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analysed by The Associated Press. The work on Triton island in the Paracel group mirrors construction on seven human-made islands in the Spratly group

Ukraine Grain depots hit, Black Sea corridor Trial persists

17 Aug 2023 09:09 AM IST

Russia resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, local officials said Wednesday, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Kyiv has increasingly used for grain transport to Europe after Moscow broke off a key wartime export deal through

Suspected Chinese spies hacked GOP Congressman

16 Aug 2023 15:58 PM IST

Chinese hackers, who are suspected of forging Microsoft customer identities to access the emails of State Department employees, have also hacked into the personal and campaign emails of Grand Old Party (GOP) member Don Bacon from Nebraska on the House Armed Services Committee. On Tuesday, Bacon took to his social

Church attacked in Pakistan’s Faisalabad over blasphemy allegations

16 Aug 2023 15:24 PM IST

In yet another attack on religious minorities in Pakistan, a church was vandalised and set ablaze in Faisalabad district, according to Lahore-based Bishop Azad Marshall. Following the allegations of blasphemy, the mob vandalised and destroyed a Church in Punjab province’s Faisalabad district. Bishop Marshall posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Words

Boeing begins production of Apache helicopters for Indian Army

16 Aug 2023 14:02 PM IST

Boeing, a major player in the defense industry, has announced that Apache Helicopter production for the Indian Army has begun at its cutting-edge facility in the US (Mesa, Arizona). The AH-64E Apache helicopters of the Indian Army, known for their cutting-edge technology and outstanding performance, are ready to improve operational

Afghan girls voice for educational rights through global campaign

16 Aug 2023 13:57 PM IST

AfghanGirlsVoices is a global campaign launched on 15 August, Tuesday to amplify the voices of young Afghan girls who are deprived of their basic right to education. This campaign emerged two years after the de facto Taliban authorities took over the country. On Tuesday, the United Nations released a statement

106 injured & 27 killed following clashes in Libya

16 Aug 2023 13:26 PM IST

A clash between two armed factions in Tripoli, Libya, resulted in at least 27 deaths and more than 100 injuries, according to a statement from the nation’s emergency services, which CNN cited. The emergency services stated in a statement that a total of 106 people had been hurt. According to

Pakistan raises the cost of petrol and diesel for the second time in a month.

16 Aug 2023 12:19 PM IST

This is the second price increase in a month that Pakistan announced on Tuesday for petrol and high-speed diesel. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the ministry said that the price of petrol would increase by 17.50 Pakistani rupees to 290.45 rupees per liter as of August

Two “terrorists” killed in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

16 Aug 2023 10:27 AM IST

According to reports from Geo News, security personnel and at least two individuals—whom Pakistani officials have referred to as terrorists—exchanged fire in the North Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a statement from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation on the nights