Wednesday, September 9, 2026

INDIA

Delhi’s air quality continues to be ‘very poor’

Air quality in the national capital continued to be "very poor" on Saturday with the overall AQI reaching 340, according to the System...

AI to power 2nd major revolution in Internet with $1 tn investments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to power the second major revolution in the internet, better known as the Information Superhighway, with major tech...

5 Palestinians killed by Israeli army in West Bank

At least five Palestinians were killed in clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Jenin, said the...

Amazon lays off employees in India amid global churning in Alexa division

Amazon has announced to lay off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa division, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence...

Altman-founded Worldcoin’s crypto token crashes 12% after his ouster from OpenAI

Worldcoin, the crypto project co-founded by Sam Altman who has been sacked as OpenAI CEO in a dramatic move, saw its token crashing...

Cassie, Sean Combs settle lawsuit that accused rapper of rape

Former Bad Boy recording artist Cassie has settled a lawsuit filed against Sean Combs that accused the music mogul of rape. The settlement came...

Denmark, Albania qualify for Euro 2024 Qualifiers

Denmark accomplished their qualification with one game to spare after beating Slovenia 2-1, while a 1-1 stalemate with Moldova was enough for Albania...

2 airbases housing US-led coalition forces attacked in Iraq

Two airbases housing the US-led coalition forces in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones. A statement by Kurdistan's regional...

CLOSE-IN: World Cup’23 – The Final Countdown (IANS column)

The India versus Australia World Cup’23 finals on November 19 in the newly-constructed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be the stage for...

Israeli shekel bounces back to record high against USD amid war

The Israeli shekel has bounced back to its highest value against the US dollar (USD) since the raging war with the Hamas erupted...