Thursday, July 23, 2026

INDIA

WhatsApp rolls out disappearing voice messages feature

Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced disappearing voice messages, that will allow users to send a voice message that can only be listened to once...

Amid NKorea threats, SKorea defence chief orders military readiness

South Korea's defence chief on Friday renewed his calls on the military to keep a constant state of readiness to retaliate against North...

RBI retains repo rate at 6.5%

As predicted by economists, the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did not change the repo rate from 6.50 per cent. Announcing...

Anupam Kher praises Neeraj Pandey’s minimalistic approach to storytelling

Senior actor Anupam Kher has applauded the writing of filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, saying that the best part is that whatever he writes is...

Diabetes drug may lower colorectal cancer risk: Study

A class of medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study. Glucagon-like...

‘Will take our own call if…’: Ex-K’taka unit JD-S chief on differences with Deve...

Former Karnataka unit Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief C.M. Ibrahim has said that if JD-S national president and ex-Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda does...

Kerala Guv looking into petition seeking declaration of financial emergency in state

A public activist has petitioned Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for declaring "financial emergency" in Kerala as enabled in Article 360 of the...

Explosions heard near US embassy in Baghdad

Explosions were heard early on Friday near the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone with alarm sirens sounding inside the building, local media...

‘Mission Start Ab’ to chronicle resilience of India’s grassroots innovators

The makers on Friday announced the premiere of the competitive series ‘Mission Start Ab’, which will focus on grassroots entrepreneurs in India, and...

Stop fighting, let’s focus on climate justice, children plead to COP28 dignitaries

Children are the most impacted by the climate emergency and they represent one third of the world's population (around 2.2 billion people), with...