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At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India’s eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday (May 30), authorities said, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue until Saturday (June 1). While temperatures in northwestern and central India are expected to fall in the coming days, the prevailing heatwave over east India is likely to continue for two days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD), declaring a heatwave when the temperature is 4.5ºC to 6.4ºC higher than normal. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The deaths…
Saudi Arabia’s government on Thursday filed papers to sell a new stake in state oil giant Aramco that could raise as much as $13.1 billion, a landmark deal to help fund the kingdom’s plan to diversify its economy. In the main part of the deal, Saudi Arabia could raise $12 billion by offering about 1.545 billion Aramco shares, equivalent to about 0.64 per cent of the company, if it prices the sale at the top end of a 26.7 ($7.12) to 29 riyals range, according to Aramco’s filing on Riyadh’s Saudi Exchange. Stay up to date with the latest news.…
The New York Times appeared at CES 2023 alongside Delta to confirm that the publication’s game lineup is part of the upcoming Delta Exclusives Hub. Delta Air Lines passengers will soon be able to play Wordle, Spelling Bee, and more during flights via the airline’s free Wi-Fi.Currently, those flying on a Delta flight only get free access to iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. Starting on February 1, though, Delta Air Lines plans to offer free Wi-Fi on its flights to Delta SkyMiles members, and lots of content will be accessible from a new landing page called the Delta Exclusives Hub.When…
Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below. How to play Strands You start every Strands puzzle with the goal of finding the “theme words” hidden in the grid of letters.…
Travel agents are advising visit visa holders flying from India to the UAE to book their onward and return journeys on the same airline. They reported that advisories shared with them insist on this requirement to board the flight. Some travellers were unable to fly to the UAE as they had booked return flight tickets on a different airline. “Advisories from some airlines state that if the journey to the UAE is booked with them, the journey to India must also be booked with the same airline. Failure to comply with this new requirement may result in passengers being denied…
Donald Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury pronounced Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts he faced. Trump watched the jurors dispassionately as they were polled to confirm the unanimous verdict. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Justice Juan Merchan set sentencing for July 11, just days before the Republican Party…
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…
Car buyers in the UAE have been asked to go for pre-purchase checks from car service centres in order to ensure that the vehicle they’re buying was not damaged during the heaviest rains that the country witnessed on April 16. Automotive industry executives advised residents to buy from trusted and regulated sources. There are a number of car service centres in the UAE that provide 360-degree health check-ups of vehicles for a fee of around Dh150. Prospective buyers can get to know if the vehicle was involved in an accident or was damage during the floods. Stay up to date…
“Art, once destroyed, can never be replaced, yet history repeats itself.” — Clarence H. Burns. With every new brushstroke, lyrical melody, or graceful dance step, artists carry their existence forward through the art they create. Breathing life into their creations, artists pour every bit of heart and soul into their work, yielding beautiful pieces of art that they hope will live on forever. But what happens when one suddenly loses their creative sanctuary, with no one to come to their rescue? What happens when this loss also accompanies the loss of home, familiar faces, and the life they once knew?…
In a big step toward its first crewed flight, Boeing Space’s Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket were transported to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. In a video (seen below) showing the vehicle making its way to the launchpad, Boeing said the Starliner and Atlas V moved at 1 mph (1.6 km/h) along tracks from ULA launch’s Vertical Integration Facility to Space Launch Complex-41 in preparation for Saturday’s historic flight with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Today, the #Starliner and #AtlasV stack moved at ~1 mph (1.6 km/h) along…