Monthly Archives: January 2025
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday. The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands off central Tunisia, were aiming to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied […]
For the first time in at least nine years, Tesla’s global annual sales have recorded a decline, dropping by 1.1 per cent compared to 2023. The electric vehicle (EV) giant delivered 1.79 million vehicles in 2024, a slight decrease from the 1.81 million sold the previous year. A 2.3 per cent hike in fourth-quarter sales, […]
Ozzy Osbourne shares his wild views on Christmas Ozzy Osbourne, a renowned singer, songwriter, and media personality, recently got candid and revealed his true feelings for Christmas and beer consumption habits. While having a conversation with The Sun, the 76-year-old singer quipped, “I’ve been saying to Sharon forever, ‘F***** Christmas, I hate it.’ It’s for […]
A sales person stands in front of a picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. — Reuters/File Bangladesh has introduced new text books for primary and secondary students which state that former army major and president Ziaur Rahman declared the independence in 1971 instead of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, The Daily Star reported. The books previously mentioned that Rahman […]
LONDON: Factory activity in Asia, Europe and the US ended 2024 on a soft note as expectations for the new year soured amid growing trade risks from a second Donald Trump presidency and China’s fragile economic recovery. A manufacturing slowdown in the euro zone intensified last month, with scant signs of a rebound anytime soon […]
Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh Thursday said he will float a political party in Punjab on the eve of Maghi Mela on January 14. Tarsem Singh said the outfit will be launched from the Muktsar district of Punjab on the occasion of Maghi. He said Amritpal Singh will lead the party when […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday said it now believes the suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone in the New Orleans attack that claimed 14 lives. “We do not assess anyone else was involved in New Orleans truck attack,” Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said in a press briefing.Shamsud-Din […]
Image credit: UK government press release The United Kingdom’s defence ministry announced Thursday that a secret laboratory is creating the nation’s first “revolutionary” atomic clock using quantum technology to enhance military intelligence and surveillance capabilities.“Military personnel will use groundbreaking quantum technology to conduct more secure and precise operations, thanks to a new high-tech atomic clock,” […]
Former NFL star Antonio Brown launched a fund for the victims and their families of the terror attack that took place in New Orleans in the wee hours of New Year’s Day. More than a dozen people were killed and several more were injured when the suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a truck into […]
Ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela, which is expected to draw around 40 crore people, Indian Railways is preparing to manage the huge influx of pilgrims with extensive planning and infrastructure upgrades. Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information and Publicity of the Railway Board, said that the railways would run around 13,000 trains during the […]