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BENGALURU: A couple died and two others suffered grievous injuries when a sirenblaring ambulance shot through traffic lights, knocked down two motorbikes and climbed onto a footpath before screeching to a wobbly halt at Kengal Hanumanthaiah Junction late Saturday night.The deceased — Ismail Nathar Dabapu, 40, and wife Sameen Banu, 33, from Bhatkal in Uttara…
BENGALURU: A couple was killed and two others seriously injured when an ambulance lost control and collided with several motorcycles stopped at a red light in Bengaluru on Saturday night.The incident occurred near Richmond Circle at around 11:00 pm, according to local police. Eyewitnesses said the speeding ambulance struck three motorcycles, dragging one for a…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that tons of investments in artificial intelligence (AI) will be “dead ends”. During an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, Gates said that his opinion is not a product of pure speculation. Stating that we are in the middle of an AI bubble, he pointed to the example of “tulip…
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day (Picture credit: AP) Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that around 700 people have been killed in three days of violent election-related protests across the country. As quoted by news agency AFP, Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka said on Friday that “as we speak,…
Influencer Penélope ‘Muse of Crime’ shot dead in Rio’s deadliest police raid after flaunting guns and drugs online (Image via Getty) A Rio de Janeiro influencer known as Penélope, or Japinha do CV, was shot dead during Brazil’s deadliest-ever police raid. Police said the 20-something woman was killed by a rifle shot to the face…
MUMBAI: A 45-year-old documentary filmmaker from Pune held 17 children, aged 12-15, a 75-year-old woman and his staffer hostage for two hours at a recording studio in Powai Thursday afternoon after calling them for auditions for a web series. The crisis ended after a police commando team stormed the studio following failed negotiations and shot…
WARANGAL/HYDERABAD: At least six people were killed as cyclone Montha unleashed torrential rain across 12 districts of Telangana — flooding homes, toppling trees, and paralysing transport on Wednesday. Warangal and Ranga Reddy districts reported two deaths each, while Mahabubabad and Suryapet saw one fatality each. Another retired roads and buildings department employee is feared dead…
Representative image credits: IANS Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) second-in-command Amjad, a key figure in the banned militant group, was killed along with three other militants when security forces foiled an infiltration attempt from Afghanistan into Pakistan, the army said on Thursday.According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), cited by PTI, the militants tried…
Hurricane Melissa impact (AP) At least 25 people died in the southern coastal town of Petit-Goave, Haiti after severe flooding from Hurricane Melissa swept through the area, local officials said Wednesday.Mayor Jean Bertrand Subrème told The Associated Press that the La Digue river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes. Dozens of houses collapsed, and…
Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army strike on their tent camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo) The death toll from Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday has risen to 101, including 35 children, in the most serious test of the increasingly shaky US-brokered…
