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October 19, 2025 1:08 PM

Prince Andrew: the British royal brought down by scandal

Once widely reputed to be Queen Elizabeth's favourite son and feted as a dashing young military officer, Britain's Prince Andrew will now always be seen in the public eye as the royal who was accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. Andrew, 65, s...

October 18, 2025 11:38 AM

Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies at 103

Chen Ning Yang, one of the world's most renowned physicists and a Nobel Prize winner, died at 103 of illness in Beijing on October 18, state news outlet Xinhua said on Saturday. Born in eastern China's Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chi...

October 17, 2025 11:14 AM

Kancha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Everest expedition, passes away at 92

Kancha Sherpa, the last living member of the historic 1953 Everest expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, passed away at his residence in Kathmandu at the age of 92. According to his family, Ang Phurba ‘Kancha’ Sherpa breathed ...

October 17, 2025 9:40 AM

Singer Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for album ‘People Watching’

Rocker Sam Fender won the Mercury Prize for his third album "People Watching" on Thursday, beating the likes of band Pulp and singer FKA Twigs for the British music award. Loud cheers erupted when the 31-year-old's name was called out at the ceremon...

October 12, 2025 9:34 AM

US actress Diane Keaton, star of ‘Annie Hall,’ dies at 79

Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her performance as Woody Allen's eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy "Annie Hall," has died at the age of 79. Rizzoli, a publishing compa...

October 11, 2025 1:21 PM

European Commission reviews child safety on Snapchat, YouTube, app stores

The European Commission is scrutinising safeguards for minors on Snapchat, YouTube, the Apple App Store and Google Play under its Digital Services Act (DSA), it said on Friday. The Commission is asking the businesses to provide information on their ...

October 10, 2025 4:14 PM

India to send sacred relics of Buddha for exposition in Russia’s Kalmykia Republic

The sacred relics of Lord Buddha, currently enshrined at the National Museum in New Delhi, will be taken to Russia’s Kalmykia Republic for an international exposition from October 11 to 18, 2025. The exhibition will be held in the capital city of E...

October 10, 2025 2:21 PM

Mahabharat Returns: Doordarshan, WAVES OTT to Air AI-Reimagined Epic

India’s timeless epic Mahabharat is set to return to the small screen in a never-before-seen avatar. Collective Media Network has announced an AI-driven reimagination of the classic, which will premiere digitally on WAVES OTT on October 25, followe...

October 9, 2025 4:50 PM

Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million crowns ($1.2 million). Established in the will of Swedish dyna...

October 9, 2025 3:59 PM

Britain’s Princess Kate warns screen time feeds ‘epidemic of disconnection’

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, warned on Thursday that smartphones and other digital devices were playing a key role in an "epidemic of disconnection" that threatened the development of young children. "While digital devices promise to keep us c...

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