Friday, June 19, 2026

WORLD

Florida to execute man convicted of rapes, murders in 1984

Duane Owen, who was sentenced to death for the raping and murdering two women in 1984 in Florida's Palm Beach County, will be...

Indian-American who drove Tesla off cliff barred from practicing medicine

An Indian-American doctor, accused of deliberately driving his Tesla off a cliff with his wife and children inside the vehicle, has been barred...

Cyclone Biparjoy: Forest Department in Junagadh takes precautionary measures

Amid severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy likely to make a landfall in Gujarat on Thursday evening, the Forest Department in Junagadh has geared up...

Archery World Cup: India’s Aditi Swami, 16, breaks U-18 compound World record in Colombia

India's 16-year-old compound archer Aditi Gopichand Swami made history by smashing the under-18 world record on debut and qualified for the next round...

Indonesia Open: Srikanth upsets Lakshya to reach quarterfinals

In what was a repeat of the 2021 World Championship semifinal, India's Kidambi Srikanth defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen in straight games to reach...

Another US state bans kids from social media without parental consent

The US state of Texas has banned kids under age 18 from joining social media platforms without parental consent. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed...

German govt presents first National Security Strategy

The German government has approved its first National Security Strategy, following months of negotiations. "The paramount task of German security policy is to ensure...

Twitter sued for $250 mn over ‘wilful’ music copyright infringement

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) in the US has sued Twitter for $250 million over a massive copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed in...

Judge orders cops to evict Twitter from US office over unpaid rent

A court in the US has ordered Elon Musk-run Twitter to leave its office building over unpaid rent. According to a report in Denver...

Sony testing cloud streaming for some PS5 games

Tech giant Sony has announced that it is testing cloud streaming for "supported" PlayStation 5 (PS5) games. The company is planning to add this...