The Bengaluru-bound private travels bus that went up in flames at Chinnatekur on the outskirts of Kurnool on the early hours of October 24, 2025 | Photo Credit: U. Subramanyam In a tragic incident, over 25 passengers were reportedly charred to death and several others were injured when a luxury private bus travelling from Hyderabad... Read More

The season’s turning, and the books this month match the mood. These are stories made for afternoon reading; for soft throws and half-drawn curtains. You’ll find everything from domestic dread and seasonal libraries to hurricanes. Consider this your pre-winter reading starter pack.  The Intruder | Freida McFadden (Penguin; ₹550) McFadden knows how to hook her... Read More

A tragic bus fire in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, has claimed over 25 lives and left several injured. The Hyderabad-Bengaluru sleeper coach caught fire after colliding with a motorbike in the early hours of October 24. Source link

The Alphabet and Amazon.com-backed AI firm, valued at $183 billion, already announced plans to open offices in Tokyo and the Indian tech hub of Bengaluru [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic will open an office in South Korea, as it ramps up its Asia expansion, a top executive said on Thursday. “Out... Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump with Canadian PM Mike Carney. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said late on Thursday (October 24, 2025) that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing U.S. court... Read More

Despite the verdict, Google has not changed its privacy disclosures or data collection practices, the plaintiffs said [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. Google users who won a $425 million jury verdict in a consumer privacy class action last month have asked a federal judge to force the Alphabet unit to forfeit an additional $2.36... Read More

A man seen burning stubble in a field, in Amritsar | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Paddy harvesting has picked up momentum in Punjab, the country’s key grain-producing State, and so have stubble burning incidents. This year, stubble burning has been relatively fewer because the State faced one of its worst floods in... Read More

The story so far: Delhi’s plan for cloud seeding is being sold as a bold solution to air pollution. In reality, it is a textbook case of science misapplied and ethics ignored. Why is Delhi’s air fouler in winter? Across North India, air quality is poor throughout the year, but it reaches extreme levels in... Read More

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday (October 24, 2025) condoled the loss of lives in a tragic bus fire in Andhra Pradesh, terming the accident deeply unfortunate. A Hyderabad-bound private bus caught fire near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district early Friday after colliding with a two-wheeler, leaving 12 people dead, a police officer said. Among the deceased... Read More

Author and journalist Khushwant Singh once termed Bombay the “only city” in India. Calling the rest “oversized villages”, he wrote, “It is true that Bombay has many more high-rise buildings than any other Indian city: when you approach it by the sea it looks like a miniature New York. It has other things to justify... Read More