James Bond is back, this time on the page. The next James Bond novel has officially been titled ‘King Zero’, with the book set for release on September 24, 2026. The story comes from author Charlie Higson, who previously wrote entries in the Young Bond series and has now written his first full-length James Bond…
New Delhi: Three men— including a B.Tech graduate, a diploma holder and a graduate preparing for competitive examinations— have been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly running an interstate racket that pirated copyrighted UPSC coaching material using a bot and sold over 2,400 stolen educational videos on social media through a network of fake accounts,…
Bengaluru: Heavy rain and winds in and around the city have time and again exposed a critical gap in its preparedness — the absence of a Doppler weather radar. The record rain on April 29, which intensified within minutes and left several areas flooded, once again highlighted how the lack of a real-time, hyperlocal forecasting…
A fire broke out in a residential building at Tughlaqabad Extension in New Delhi on Friday New Delhi: Mumtaz (23) is in the ICU of Safdarjung Hospital with burns from the Tughlaqabad building fire. She saved her two younger sisters Friday, and went back in for her cat, Coco.“Meri Coco kahan hai (where is my…
Former RBI governor C Rangarajan Chennai: Former RBI governor C Rangarajan on Monday urged the central bank to incentivise the setting up of more small finance banks (SFBs).In his address after inaugurating Equitas Small Finance Bank’s Equitas Towers here, he said 11 SFBs are currently operational in the country. “I believe SFBs will have a…
John Bolton, US President Donald Trump‘s national security adviser, during his 1st term, and later one of his most prominent critics, is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents, according to three CNN sources familiar with the matter.Bolton plans to plead guilty to one felony count of illegally retaining sensitive national security documents and…
Gorakhpur: A 13-year-old girl who had come to visit her uncle’s family was killed after a bullet allegedly fired from a licensed pistol struck her in the head under mysterious circumstances late Tuesday in Deoria district.The deceased, Gopi Barnwal, a resident of Sadat in Ghazipur district, had arrived at her uncle Sushil Barnwal’s house on…
Shillong: The two prominent indigenous tribal languages of Meghalaya — Khasi and Garo — are now full-fledged official languages of the state, alongside English, which had been the sole official language until the cabinet on April 16 approved the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026, repealing the Meghalaya State Language Act, 2005.Khasi and Garo had previously…
Chennai: The TVK govt’s flagship women and child safety project – the Singapen Special Task Force – has started taking shape, as 18 police personnel, including two sub-inspectors from cybercrime wing, have been posted there on deputation basis.The transfer was ordered by the office of the director-general of police through a communication issued on May…
A screen announces a hydration break during the first half of an international friendly match between Bosnia and Panama in St. Louis. (AP) New Delhi: In December last year, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada six months away, FIFA announced hydrations breaks in both halves of the game. Similar…
