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BENGALURU: A 28-year-old Ugandan woman, who arrived at Kempegowda International Airport on May 23, has been isolated at the Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Indiranagar as a precautionary measure after her samples were collected for Ebola testing amid a global alert over the viral disease.According to Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, principal secretary of the health department, the…

Earlier this month, Cloudflare said that it would cut about 20% of its ‌workforce as the company restructures operations around the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations. The internet infrastructure and cybersecurity company is laying off more than 1,100 jobs globally. The layoff announcement was…

Lindsey Graham (AP photo) Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has once again questioned Pakistan’s credibility as a “mediator” between the United States and Iran in ongoing ceasefire parley, pointing to Islamabad’s long-standing hostility towards Israel and calling its role “problematic”.The remarks came after Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected US President Donald Trump’s appeal for…

Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Like any other elite chess tournament, Norway Chess pitted Indian Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh against her compatriot Koneru Humpy, the top-ranked women’s player of the country, setting up an all-Indian clash on Tuesday at the Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo. Drawing two players from…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has held that the in-laws of a woman cannot be prosecuted for cruelty or making dowry demands merely because they remained mute spectators to disputes between spouses and did not come to rescue of the daughter-in-law. It said that while such conduct is questionable on moral grounds, it does not automatically…

KALYANI/KOLKATA: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended Tuesday an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in an apparent act of defiance as the party’s post-poll haemorrhage showed no signs of stopping. The development coincided with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy striking a discordant note on the May…

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: The Congress leadership veered towards a change of guard in Karnataka, amid indications that CM Siddaramaiah has been offered an honourable rehabilitation including possibly a Rajya Sabha berth as part of smooth leadership transition in the state.On a day Siddaramaiah and his deputy and claimant for his post DK Shivakumar met over six…

CHANDIGARH/ROHTAK: Haryana govt granted another 30 days’ parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief serving 20 years in prison for raping two women disciples. Tuesday’s release was his 16th parole since 2020 and his second this year after a 40-day parole from Jan 5. Ram Rahim, convicted by a special CBI…

Drew McIntyre grabbed attention ahead of the IPL 2026 Eliminator after posting a gym video wearing a Rajasthan Royals jersey with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s name on it. “Chosen One,” wrote McIntyre in the caption of his social media post, which quickly went viral ahead of Rajasthan Royals’ knockout clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Eliminator…

An implosion at a chemical tank inside a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington on Tuesday left several people dead and others critically injured, according to local authorities and company officials.Mike Gorsuch, battalion chief with the fire department in Longview, described the site as a “mass casualty scene.” He said emergency teams decontaminated victims…