TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a major US legal case concerning alleged violations of federal laws designed to protect children’s privacy online. The settlement, announced by the US Department of Justice, brings an end to litigation filed in 2024 that accused TikTok of failing to adequately...
More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), providing an important boost to efforts to contain an outbreak that has become the country’s deadliest Ebola epidemic on record. A shipment containing 16,250 doses was delivered by air to Kinshasa late Friday as health authorities and...
The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has arrested Fazle Rabbi, the brother of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Islampur block president Zakir Hossain, in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged espionage network with links to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Rabbi was taken into custody from Uttar Dinajpur late Thursday night after investigators reportedly...
A retired teacher was found dead inside her residence in Delhi’s Jangpura area, with investigators examining CCTV footage that appears to show a young man in the vicinity around the time of the incident. Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the killing and are working to identify the person seen in the surveillance footage. The...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to undertake a two-day official visit to Russia on August 23 and 24, 2026, in a diplomatic engagement expected to focus on strengthening India-Russia cooperation across trade, investment, science, technology and other areas of mutual interest. During the visit, Jaishankar will co-chair the 27th session of the India-Russia...
Television actor Arjun Bijlani has reassured his fans after being involved in a minor car accident while returning from promotional activities for his upcoming show Chumbak. The incident briefly raised concerns among his fans and colleagues, but the actor has now confirmed that he is safe and doing well. Bijlani addressed the concerns through a...
A US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the measure exceeded the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and conflicted with federal immigration law. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas, sitting in Manhattan, issued the ruling on Friday, August 21,...
A fresh leadership dispute has emerged within the Bar Council of India (BCI), with its Co-Chairman and senior advocate Y.R. Sadashiva Reddy calling for the resignation of BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. Reddy has raised serious concerns over the functioning of the council and cited the recent controversy involving students of the National Academy of...
Three people were killed and six others injured after four motorcycles were involved in a major collision on the Kanwar route in Haridwar district late Friday night. The accident occurred on the Kaliyar road, commonly known as the Kanwar Patri, amid darkness and rain that reduced visibility, according to police officials. The incident took place...
Bank branches across India are closed on Saturday, August 22, 2026, as the date falls on the fourth Saturday of the month. Banks in India observe holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays every month, making August 22 a scheduled branch holiday. The closure means customers will not be able to access regular in-person services...