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The Dubai Police says it has thwarted an attempted theft of an extremely rare pink diamond. Three people have been arrested in connection with the attempted theft of the diamond, estimated to be worth $25 million (Rs 218 crore). “Dubai Police thwarts an attempted theft of an exceptionally rare pink diamond valued at 25 million US dollars. The group of three individuals of Asian nationality were apprehended within eight hours,” Dubai Media Office said in a post on social media. Dubai Police thwarts an attempted theft of an exceptionally rare pink diamond valued at 25 million US dollars. The group…

Moody’s added that the tariffs imposed by the U.S. have left countries across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region “feeling bruised”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The combined 50% tariff on Indian exports to the U.S. will reduce demand for Indian goods “very substantially”, Moody’s Analytics said in a report. The report was talking about the combined effect of the ongoing 25% tariff on Indian imports imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as the secondary tariff of 25% he imposed for India’s economic dealings with Russia, which are set to come into force on August 27. “India has experienced a sudden…

Rains sweep away villages in worst-hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as rescuers search for 150 missing people.At least 20 people have been killed when new monsoon rains caused flooding in northwestern Pakistan, local officials say, as the region is ravaged by an unusually intense and deadly monsoon season.“A cloudburst in the Gadoon area of Swabi completely destroyed several houses, killing more than 20 people,” a local official in the district told the AFP news agency on Monday. Local Pakistani media also reported on the latest deaths due to the flooding.Three to five villages were wiped out by the huge amount of…

White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes posted on official government social media accounts illustrate the Trump administration’s project of redefining who belongs in the United States. @DHSgov and @WhiteHouse via X/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption @DHSgov and @WhiteHouse via X/Screenshot by NPR Last month, the White House X account posted an illustration of President Trump looking determined, framed by eagles, fireworks, the American flag and a cloud of cash. Official Trump administration accounts embrace memes, AI-generated imagery and a defiant tone in their social media posts. @WhiteHouse via X/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption @WhiteHouse via…

India’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah has copped a lot of flak recently for playing 3 Tests out of 5 against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy. However, former BCCI chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma, who was a pacer himself, backed Bumrah saying that a player should go by what the physios say. “If the medical team advises, if the doctor tells me that I have to take antibiotics, then I have to consume them. If our physios are telling a player to manage workload, I think we should listen to them because they are the better judges,” said Sharma on the…

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bharti Airtel experienced a network outage in the Delhi-NCR region on Monday (August 18, 2025), with several users reporting difficulties in making or receiving calls. The network service tracking website Down Detector showed that the complaints about the Airtel network started around 3.30 p.m. and peaked about an hour later. “We are currently experiencing a network outage, our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore services promptly. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused,” Airtel social media customer care handle Airtel Cares said. Several Airtel customers, who complained about facing…

New Delhi, Railway’s total earnings and expenditure from its operations when compared with its cross subsidising records showed that it understated its expenditure in the financial year 2022-23 by more then 5,000 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report, recently tabled in the Parliament, has revealed. Railway Ministry understated its working expenditure in 2022-23: CAG Report The CAG found that while the Railways, after working out its earnings and expenditures, presented a net profit of ₹2,517.38 crore, when the loss in passenger services was compensated with the profit from freight services, it showed a net loss of ₹5,257.07 crore. The…

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (r) and Head of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman speak as lawmakers gather at the Knesset in Jerusalem. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia has cancelled the visa of an Israeli lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition who has advocated against Palestinian statehood and called for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank.Simcha Rothman, a Knesset member from the Religious Zionism party led by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, was scheduled to visit Sydney and Melbourne this month at the invitation of a local conservative Jewish organisation.Australia is…

Updated on: Aug 18, 2025 06:02 pm IST From Mumbai to Bengaluru, users reported call drops, no signal, and slow internet, making the outage one of the most widespread in recent months. Mobile and broadband users in India faced disruptions on Monday as both Airtel, Jio and even Vodafone-Idea networks went down in several key cities, triggering a wave of reactions from frustrated users online. Ported from Jio to Airtel due to internet issues, but facing even bigger problems now, one user said.(REUTERS) After Delhi, even Mumbai and Bengaluru, users reported call drops, no signal, and slow internet. Most users…

Almost every tech platform is designed to grab your attention and never let it go. You give it clicks, and it gives you dopamine. Games, news updates, social media hits — they all run on the same logic. We can add a new activity to the list: gambling. In just a few years, sports betting has gone from a legal gray area to a mainstream multibillion-dollar industry.And this isn’t just about sports. It’s about how our economy increasingly exploits our cognitive biases and our irrationality, and how institutions — governments, media companies, even the sports leagues — have partnered in…