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New Samsung foldable smartphones now open for pre-booking in India

Samsung India on Tuesday announced that the fourth generation foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4, are now open for pre-book online and across retail stores in the country

Warner Bros Discovery lays off nearly 14% of its workforce at HBO, HBO Max

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has laid off nearly 70 workers, or 14 per cent of its workforce, at HBO and HBO Max streaming service.

T20 WC: Ponting believes Suryakumar Yadav should be in India's playing XI

Suryakumar Yadav not the one to "step down" from a challenge whatever be the situation, says Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi given 6 more years in jail for corruption

A court controlled by the military junta in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in prison over alleged corruption, according to sources familiar with the proceedings.

Afghan resistance group claims arrest of Taliban forces in Panjshir

An Afghan armed resistance group claimed to have arrested dozens of Taliban forces, as the Islamists celebrated their first year in power and others called it a "dark day"

S Korea, US to stage preparatory military drills before major exercise

South Korean and US troops plan to hold preliminary drills this week in advance of their annual combined training involving field manoeuvers, officials said on Tuesday.

Spain continues to fight severe forest fires; over 380 blazes on record

Since July 17, 31,500 hectares of forest and scrubland have been destroyed in the fire and two people have died

Lucknow's historic Imambara's parapet collapses due to heavy rains

A parapet of the historic 230-year-old Bara Imambara in Lucknow collapsed on Monday night, following heavy rains

Russian President Putin reaffirms goal of capturing Ukraine's Donbas region

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed the goal of completely capturing the Ukraine's separatist Donbas region, nearly six months after launching his war against Kiev.

Snapchat+ reach 1 mn subscribers, users can now get noticed by celebrities

Snap has announced that its premium service Snapchat+ has reached 1 million subscribers and the platform has begun rolling out new features to allow users to customise their experience.

Israel's inflation rate hits 5.2% as fruits prices hike; highest since 2008

Israel's monthly inflation rate in July was 1.1 per cent, following a 0.4% in June, mainly due to an increase of 8.5% in fresh fruit prices and 3.3% in transport prices

Norway, Germany to enhance cooperation on security, green transition

Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store met visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Norway's capital Oslo to discuss major challenges facing Europe, including security, climate issues and green transition.

Congress calls meeting of office bearers ahead of rally against inflation

Congress has called a meeting of AICC General Secretaries, incharges, PCC presidents, legislature party leaders and frontal heads to prepare for rally against inflation and unemployment on August 28

Russia accuses British reconnaissance aircraft of border violation

An RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the British Royal Air Force "illegally crossed" Russia's state border in the Arctic area of Cape Svyatoy Nos, the Russian Defence Ministry has said

UN denies hampering Zaporizhzhya nuclear checks as Ukraine battle rages

The United Nations rejected Russian accusations that it is preventing a visit by nuclear experts to the Zaporizhzhya plant in Ukraine, amid reports of more shelling and explosions

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt likely to expand state cabinet today

With the cabinet expansion of Bihar government scheduled to take place today, the RJD may try to present an impression of being an "A-to-Z party" by giving representation to leaders of every community

FBI 'stole' passports during search at Mar-a-Lago, says Donald Trump

Former US President Donald Trump has accused the FBI of stealing his passports during recent search of his Mar-a-Lago estate

Movement of illegal drugs rampant under DMK rule, says AIADMK leader

AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister, D Jayakumar said the movement of illegal drugs was rampant during the 14 months of the DMK government

CBI gets crucial clues linking Anubrata Mondal to arrested BSF commandant

The CBI sleuths have come across some crucial clues that connect Trinamool Congress strongman, Anubrata Mandal with BSF commandant, Satish Kumar

China's semiconductor output dips 17% in July amid US threat: Report

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the production of integrated circuits (ICs) dropped 16.6% year-on-year to 27.2 bn units last month, reports South China Morning Post