Heat-related deaths up by 68% between 2000-04 and 2017-21: Study

Heat-related deaths increased by 68 per cent between 2000-2004 and 2017-2021, while vulnerable populations were exposed to 3.7 billion more heatwave days last year than annually in 1986-2005, according to a Lancet report. The study that focused on health effects of climate change amid Covid pandemic, global energy and…

From censorship expansion to turning up heat on Taiwan, here’s how China has changed under Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping emerged from the 20th Communist Party Congress with a precedent-breaking third leadership term and a Politburo Standing Committee made up entirely of loyalists, cementing his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. Under Xi’s decade in power, China has undergone profound change,…

Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals when Thalapathy 67 with Vijay would go on floors

An upcoming film with Vijay directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj is all set to start later this year.  The director had mentioned this in a recent interview and the film is now titled as Thalapathy 67. Previous collaboration was for the movie “ Master”.  Varisu is the next movie of Actor Vijay. He is awaiting it’s…

Nothing Ear (Stick) with 29 hours of battery life launched in India, price set at Rs 8,499

After months of leaks and speculations, Nothing has finally lifted the veil off the Ear (Stick). The Nothing Ear (Stick) is the company’s second pair of earbuds and third product to be out on the market after the Nothing Phone (1). A lot of emphasis has been put on the design of the Nothing Ear (Stick). It is every…

UAE minister lauds S Jaishankar, says very impressed how he positions India’s foreign policy

Lauding India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, the UAE’s minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Omar Sultan Al Olama said that he is very impressed by how the former positions India’s foreign policy on the world stage amid geopolitical tugs of war. Responding to how he tackles…