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Family members of 32-year-old Mohammad Nizamuddin from Telangana, who was shot dead by Santa Clara police in California in the US on September 3, alleged on Friday demanded a fair inquiry by the US and Indian governments. Syed Furqan Ahmed, a close friend of Nizamuddin said the latter was a calm and quiet person. (HT sourced photo) Nizamuddin, a resident of Ramaiah Bowli area in Mahbubnagar town, was shot dead by the Santa Clara police during an altercation with his roommate on September 3. “We received the information from the California police about my son’s death only on Thursday. We…

Updated on: Sept 19, 2025 04:15 pm IST Zubeen Garg, 52, was a household name across the country, especially in Assam where he rose to fame in the 90s. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday reacted to the tragic passing of singer Zubeen Garg, saying Assam lost “one of its favourite sons”. Most popularly known for the song ‘Ya Ali’, Zubeen Garg died in Singapore, reportedly while taking part in a scuba diving activity. Zubeen Garg died in a tragic scuba-diving accident in Singapore on Friday Reacting to the singer’s death, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on X: “Today…

Hackers can easily break into your WhatsApp account, and one of the most common tricks today involves delivery scams. Actor-director Upendra, known as Real Star, and his wife Priyanka recently fell prey to one such fraud.Priyanka received a call from someone posing as a delivery agent from Dubai, who claimed her package could not be delivered. She was asked to dial a code. Though hesitant, she complied — her phone froze soon after. She forwarded the link to her husband, and once Upendra clicked it, his phone, too, stopped working. Within minutes, messages from Priyanka’s WhatsApp began reaching friends and…

U.S. President Donald Trump “does not support sending weapons without payment, a preference also on display with Ukraine,” the report noted. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump declined to approve $400 million in military aid to Taiwan in recent months while negotiating on trade and a potential summit with Beijing, the Washington Post reported Thursday (September 18, 2025).The decision would mark a sharp departure from U.S. policy toward the democratic island, which faces a constant threat of invasion by China. A White House official told the Post that the aid package decision was not yet final.Mr. Trump…

In line with its aim to support the development of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) models, the government has selected eight more startups to build indigenous Large Language Models (LLMs) and sector-focused Small Language Models (SLMs), which includes the likes of Tech Mahindra, Fractal Analytics, Avatar AI, Zeinteiq Aitech Innovation, and the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay consortium’s BharatGen, among others. Earlier, the government had selected four startups for building such models, including Sarvam, Soket AI, Gan AI, and Gnani AI. Aside from those mentioned above, the government has also selected Genloop Intelligence, NeuroDX, and Shodh AI to build LLMs as well…

Maiduguri, Nigeria – Four months after authorities evacuated 22,000 people and dismantled its water supply, the Muna displaced persons camp in Maiduguri is a shell of what it once was. But Maryam Suleiman, a 50-year-old widow, has refused to leave.Suleiman and her 12 children still sleep beneath leaking roofs of the camp in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, even as the structures crumble around them.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“They gave us options to stay or return home,” the mother tells Al Jazeera, standing in what remains of the site that housed her family for a decade. “But they’re…

It’s well known that stress contributes to various health risks, but can it also lead to high blood pressure? That’s the question a Quora user asked, ‘I was in the hospital with a blood pressure of 200/90. They said it was a panic attack or stress. I went back to the doctor two months later, and it was still high. Can stress cause high blood pressure?’ Let’s get an answer from an expert. Dr Manisha Arora, director of internal medicine at CK Birla Hospital, Delhi, concurred that stress can definitely cause a temporary rise in blood pressure. “When you are…

WHILE HE was holding investment roadshows in London these days, a reply on X by him to a post by a start-up CEO from Bengaluru showed that Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh is not averse to using unconventional ways to get business to his state.On Tuesday, Rajesh Yabaji, the co-founder and CEO of logistics start-up BlackBuck, expressed his frustration over Bengaluru’s pothole-filled roads in a post on X saying: “ORR Bellandur has been our office + home for the last nine years. But it’s now very, very hard to continue here. We have decided to move out.” Lokesh…

The Liverpool fan who is in the spotlight after Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone launch a tirade during their Champions League fixture at Anfield has revealed his version of the story. Shortly after Virgil van Dijk scored the winner in stoppage time, Simeone was sent off with a straight red card after an altercation with Liverpool fans who were behind the dugout. Asked about the incident later on, Simeone said: “They always talk about taking care of each other, but they insult you throughout the entire match and you can’t say anything because you’re the manager,” he said. My reaction…

When my landlord informed me that she’d be doubling my rent, I didn’t run to Streeteasy or other apartment rental apps like most New Yorkers would. With a job as a travel editor that has allowed (and encouraged) me to work remotely from all around the world and three months left on my eligibility to be in the European Union, I decided to put all my belongings in storage and set off for a three-month-long trip, starting in France’s Champagne region and Paris, followed by the chilly Faroe Islands and Italy.  From where to stay to how to fund the…