Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Adam Driver faces constant reminder that he killed Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’

Hollywood actor Adam Driver, who played Kylo Ren in the final 'Star Wars' trilogy and though it has been eight years since his...

Rajasthan polls: Gehlot accepts Cong’s defeat, to resign as CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday accepted the Congress' defeat in the Assembly elections, and he is expected to meet Governor Kalraj...

X rival Bluesky to roll out automated moderation tools

Jack Dorsey-backed social media network Bluesky, an alternative to Twitter/X, is launching “more advanced automated tooling” designed to flag content that violates its...

Real Madrid, Girona still leading La Liga table

Real Madrid remain top of La Liga after a routine 2-0 home win to Granada, while Girona stay second on goal difference by...

X may go bankrupt under Elon Musk if advertisers keep fleeing

The loans Elon Musk took out to buy Twitter (now called X) was about $13 billion and the social media company has to...

Pakistan reports 6th polio case of this year

Pakistan confirmed a new case of poliovirus in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, raising this year's tally of the disease-infected cases to six, the...

Seven-day cleanliness drive underway in Gurugram

A seven-day cleanliness campaign is underway in Gurugram during which hundreds of tonnes of garbage has been collected, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG)...

Andhra woman becomes 1st-ever to get uterine hole repaired during pregnancy

In a medical feat, doctors here in a first-ever reported case repaired the uterine hole of a woman during pregnancy. The patient,...

K’taka govt treads firmly to develop most backward district as IT hub

In a forward-looking initiative, the Karnataka government has taken concrete steps to extend the IT revolution, which has catapulted the state capital Bengaluru...

Junior women’s hockey WC: Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Germany qualify for QF

FIH Junior Women's World Cup, Day 4 has decided the fate of a few teams as India and South Africa bowed out the...