US inflation climbed to a fresh three-year high in May, driven largely by rising energy prices linked to global supply disruptions following the Iran conflict, according to official data released on Wednesday.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.2% in May compared to a year earlier, up from 3.8% in April, the US labour department said.It…
For nearly 17 years, an Air Canada captain flew hundreds of passenger flights without holding the licence required for the job, according to Canadian police.Investigators say the case resembles the plot of a Hollywood film, reports CNN.Geoffrey Wall is a ex-Air Canada pilot and has been charged after he piloted more than 900 domestic and…
NEW DELHI: Apple has spent the past two years watching rivals race ahead in artificial intelligence, while its own AI ambitions stumbled amid delays and missed deadlines. At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, the company attempted a reset, unveiling a rebuilt Siri powered by Google’s Gemini models and positioning the assistant at the centre…
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, a stranger approached a 31-year-old man for weed and later injured him and his elder brother with a trimmer.According to the complaint filed by Anith DN, a resident of Metro Layout in Nayandahalli, the incident happened around 2pm on June 3. Anith, who runs a dog-breeding business, was standing near…
On a late-summer flight over northern Alaska’s Brooks Range, stretches of river that should look like glass suddenly appear stained the colour of iron oxide. From above, they resemble rust spreading through a cracked engine block. On the ground, the change is even more unsettling: clear tributaries turning opaque orange within a few bends, with…
The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved Phase 2A of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project, a 6.032-km corridor connecting Koteshwar Road to Ahmedabad Airport.The project, approved by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be built at a total cost of Rs 2,169.04 crore, including interest during construction (IDC).The new corridor will have five…
A worn volume bound in faded red leather has been formally recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as one of England’s earliest surviving paper-based archives. It is the kind of object most visitors would walk past without realising they are looking at something that predates printing presses, predates modern record keeping,…
Benchmark equity indices gave up most of their intraday gains on Wednesday, with the Sensex ending marginally higher and the Nifty closing in the red as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran dampened investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 64.42 points, or 0.09%, to settle at 73,983.18.The index had surged as much as…
Leaf spot and yellow leaf diseases hit arecanut farmers across the coastal and Malnad regions Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has urged Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan to initiate urgent measures to address the growing threat posed by arecanut Leaf Spot Disease (LSD) and Yellow Leaf Disease (YLD),…
Bengaluru: After a successful discount scheme for pending traffic fines last year, from Nov 21 till Dec 12, the govt announced a 20-day period for motorists to clear pending traffic e-challans, issued before May 2026, at half the penalty amount.The govt has provided motorists multiple online and offline options to view and clear their pending…
