Firing in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, one killed
Kolkata, Nov 16 - West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Thursday witnessed firing in broad daylight in which one person was killed.
Car rams into barricade near Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, cop injured
Tokyo, Nov 16 - A Japanese police officer was injured after a car rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, local media reported.
Alia reacts to ‘wipe it off’ controversy on ‘Koffee With Karan’
Mumbai, Nov 16 - Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who graced the latest episode of the popular chat show 'Koffee With Karan' along with her sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan, reacted to the "wipe it off" controversy surrounding her actor husband Ranbir Kapoor.
Microsoft unveils text-to-speech avatar tool in deepfake era
San Francisco, Nov 16 - Microsoft has introduced a new text-to-speech feature with vision capabilities, that enables users to create talking avatar videos with text input, and to build real-time interactive bots trained using human images.
Church of England backs services for gay couples
London, Nov 16 -In a first, parishes under the Church of England will allow special services for gay couples, which will include the wearing of rings, prayers, confetti and a blessing from the priest, but not formal weddings.
We need more Shorts & film clubs: National Film awardee director Umesh Kulkarni
New Delhi, Nov 16 - Currently busy setting up and reviving film clubs across multiple locations in Maharashtra, and also Karnataka, filmmaker Umesh Kulkarni, whose debut feature film ‘Deool’ won the National Award for Best Film (2011), feels it is paramount to establish
‘Bigg Boss 17’: Ankita Lokhande says she took pregnancy test in show
Mumbai, Nov 16 - In the latest episode of 'Bigg Boss 17', actress Ankita Lokhande, who has been facing ups and downs in her married life with Vicky Jain in the show, shared that she missed her periods, took a pregnancy test inside
Just 26% of Indian firms fully prepared to deploy, leverage AI
Bengaluru, Nov 16 - Only 26 per cent of organizations in India are fully prepared to deploy and leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered technologies, a new report showed on Thursday.
‘Go home Indian’: Sikh restaurateur racially targeted in Australia
Melbourne, Nov 16 - A Sikh restaurateur living in Australia for 15 years, has been left shaken after he found excrement smeared on his car for several days in a row and racist letters that told him, "go home, Indian".
France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Paris, Nov 16 -The French government has issued an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in the war-torn nation, a media report said citing a judicial source. This is the first time that
Kourtney Kardashian throws vegan Thanksgiving dinner for Husband Travis Barker’s 48th birthday
Los Angeles, Nov 16 - Kourtney Kardashian Barker celebrated her husband's 48th birthday by throwing him a vegan Thanksgiving dinner.
Lily Allen doesn’t get recognised when she’s with husband David Harbour
Los Angeles, Nov 16 - Actress-singer Lily Allen says no one recognizes her when she's out and about with her star husband David Harbour and quipped that it's "good for her ego".
‘Koffee With Karan’: Kareena says Taimur is quieter, Jeh is ‘Toofan Mail’
Mumbai, Nov 16 - The latest episode of the popular chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’, which has migrated to the streaming medium, saw Bollywood stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt gracing the couch and all that the ladies had to drop were
Karl Urban back on set of ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ as shooting resumes
Los Angeles, Nov 16 - The shooting for the sequel to 2021’s ‘Mortal Kombat’ has now once again begun as the Hollywood strikes come to an end. Joining the set, actor Karl Urban shared a new image from the set who announced that
14% US adults now regularly get news on TikTok: Pew report
New York, Nov 16 - In just three years, the share of US adults who say they regularly get news from Chinese short-form video platform TikTok has more than quadrupled -- from 3 per cent in 2020 to 14 per cent in 2023,
Whale calf found dead at Maha beach, hours after rescue
Ratnagiri, Nov 16 - Barely hours after it was successfully rescued, a five-tonner whale calf died in the Arabian Sea off Ratnagiri coast and its carcass washed up again on Ganpatipule Beach early on Thursday, locals and officials said.
ED issue fresh summons to Neville Roy Singham in NewsClick case
New Delhi, Nov 16 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Shanghai-based millionaire Neville Roy Singham for allegedly funneling funds to media portal NewsClick.
Fischer’s departure triggers melancholy in Union Berlin
Berlin, Nov 16 - Three free days announced by Union Berlin president Dirk Zingler appear like a time of mourning at the club following the dismissal of head coach Urs Fischer.
Hamas demands release of 194 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons
Tel Aviv, Nov 16 - The Hamas militant group has demanded the release of 194 Palestinians currently being held in Israeli prisons in exchange for Israeli hostages.
Zoho launches comprehensive solution ‘Zoho Practice’ for CAs
New Delhi, Nov 15 - Global software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Zoho on Wednesday launched a free end-to-end practice management solution "Zoho Practice" for chartered accountants (CAs).