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Oppo has been making smartphones for more than a decade now, but most of its devices either focus on design or camera. But now that mobile gaming is popular in India, the Android phone maker has launched its first-ever dedicated gaming phone – the K13 Turbo Pro.While mobile chipsets have gotten so powerful that some of them can even run the latest PC titles, the main problem with performance-centric devices is that they heat up and throttle after a few minutes, especially if you’re playing a graphics-intensive game. Oppo is trying to address these very issues by packing in a…

First responders work at the site of the accident involving Lisbon’s Gloria funicular, a popular tourist attraction, which derailed and crashed, resulting in fatalities and injuries, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed on Wednesday (September 3, 2025), killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.Five of the injured are in serious condition and a child is among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a statement. An unknown number of the…

Small cars and entry-level bikes are set to get cheaper as the GST Council on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) approved a complete overhaul of the tangled Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.The GST Council approved limiting slabs to 5% and 18% effective from September 22, the first day of Navaratri.Petrol, LPG and CNG vehicles of less than 1,200 cc and not more than 4,000 mm length and diesel vehicles of up to 1,500 cc and 4,000 mm length would move to the 18% rate from the current 28%.Motorcycles up to 350 cc would be taxed at a lower GST of…

The decision is a victory for the Ivy League university, which has been locked in a months-long feud with Trump.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump violated the law when it cancelled research grants worth more than $2.2bn to Harvard University.The Wednesday decision from District Judge Allison Burroughs is a major setback for the Trump administration, which has sought to pressure universities into compliance with policies opposing pro-Palestine protests and diversity initiatives.In her order, Burroughs explained that the funding cuts ran afoul of the First Amendment of…

Fossils of the creature Spicomellus revealed elaborate body armor used to attract mates and deter rivals. Matt Dempsey/The Natural History Museum, London hide caption toggle caption Matt Dempsey/The Natural History Museum, London A dinosaur that roamed modern-day Morocco more than 165 million years ago had a neck covered in three-foot long spikes, a weapon on its tail and bony body armor, according to researchers who unearthed the curious beast’s remains. The discovery of the animal Spicomellus in the Moroccan town of Boulemane painted a clearer picture of the bizarre, spiked ankylosaur, which was first described in 2021 based on the…

From tariffs to the use of the National Guard in states and the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans — many of the Trump administration’s policies are winding their way to the Supreme Court.

Beijing stages its largest military parade ever with dozens of world leaders in attendance. On the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, President Xi Jinping told the world, China does not fear violence, and showed them its weapons: Sophisticated military hardware, ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons filled Tiananmen Square, along with thousands of soldiers.The Russian President Vladimir Putin and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also took centre stage.So, was Xi showing there is an alternative to a US-led world order?If so, how was this message received? And what does it mean for global politics?Presenter: James…

Days after the statistics ministry said India’s GDP grew by a higher-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, a new survey by the ministry has painted a worrying picture about the state of the informal manufacturing sector in the country. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) first-ever Quarterly Bulletin of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises showed that the number of enterprises in the informal manufacturing sector reduced by 4.7 per cent in April-June to 2.06 crore compared to January-March. Informal enterprises are those that are unincorporated, or not registered under the Companies Act of 1956 or the…

Chidakash Kalalay students performing at Samvatsar Katha | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “’Marga Natya’ is not a form of dance, but a process by which any art practitioner is trained on self-awareness and explores the attributes of — geetham, sangeetham, vadyam, nrityam and natyam — all based on Bharata’s Natyashastra,” says Piyal Bhattacharya, theatre director and scholar from Kolkata, and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Sanskrit. He established the Chidakash Kalalay Centre of Art and Divinity, which is known for practising ‘Marga Natya’, a methodology evolved by him. “After studying varied theatre forms in the…

Analysts say the cuts in the Goods and Services Tax is aimed at boosting demand in the wake of 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025India has announced tax cuts on hundreds of consumer items ranging from soaps to small cars to spur domestic demand in the face of economic headwinds from punishing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.The measures come as the 50 percent US tariffs took effect last month, raising fears of an economic slowdown.The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been overhauled to simplify India’s complex four-tier system into two slabs…