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'VTubers,' or 'Virtual YouTubers' are now becoming some of the most popular and influential online voices on the video and streaming platform, according to a report published by YouTube on the annual trends.

Content creator Randheer draws a metaphorical line to a real-world incident involving Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In 2021, then-US President Joe Biden hosted a high-profile summit on expanding the EV industry.

US Customs and Border Protection is revoking two-year permits of people who used an online appointment app at US border crossings with Mexico called CBP One, which brought in more than 9,00,000 people since 2023. With the immigrants, the Trump administration seems to be targeting their immigration attorneys, who are US citizens

Pope Francis was critical of Israel's war in Gaza, and exceptionally close to the Catholic church there, but had also called on Hamas to release the hostages and condemned the rise in antisemitism

Pakistan's Foreign Office issued a brief statement, saying, "We are concerned at the loss of tourists' lives in an attack in Anantnag district. We extend our condolences to the near ones of the deceased and wish the injured a speedy recovery"

Dr Sagili Prakash had felicitated Pope with a shawl and presented him with a photo of Karunagiri shrine

Pope Francis embodied humility, compassion and a quiet but persistent defiance of the Vatican’s ossified traditions

As per its latest Enforcement Report, USFDA said a US-based subsidiary of the Hyderabad-based drug major is recalling certain batches of a generic antiepileptic drug in the US market.

In January 2023, Hindenburg published a scathing report describing the Adani Group as “the largest con in corporate history”. The fallout was swift: stock prices plummeted, wiping out over $150 billion in market value, and the group’s biggest public offering was abruptly scrapped

During a bilateral meeting with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and his team here, Sitharaman encouraged them to explore local linkages in India for territorial collaboration and to develop tech for India and the world market under the 'Make In India' initiative

Francis recently returned to the Vatican after 38 days in a hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia, the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy

Any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible to be pope, but since 1378, only cardinals have been selected

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, condemned the killing of a prominent Hindu leader in Bangladesh, calling it a “blot on the subcontinent and humanity"

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia

Introduced as an alternative to Coca-Cola, Salaam Cola, manufactured in Turkey, pledges 10% of its profits to charities supporting Palestinian causes

The pandemic treaty would obligate wealthy nations to share key information on pathogens and technology for interventions such as vaccines with the rest of the world

According to reports, the request was submitted by the Bangladesh Police Headquarters amid an ongoing investigation into charges of inciting civil war and plotting to unseat the transitional administration

The ceasefire will last from 6 pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday to midnight (2100 GMT) following Easter Sunday

PM Narendra Modi spoke with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on call to strengthen India-US collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. Elon Musk expressed his plan for visiting India soon this year

The strikes took place on Thursday night, targeting the port and several concrete tanks used for storing imported fuel. The victims are workers of the port, including five paramedics

The quake was recorded at 11:47 am. Tremors were felt across a wide region of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, and various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The 21-year old Indian student Harsimrat Randhawa was struck by a stray bullet when she was waiting at a bus stop on her way to work and shots were fired by a car occupant

He also criticised former President Joe Biden, former top US health official Anthony Fauci and the World Health Organisation of suppressing the coronavirus origins.

Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defence, said on Friday that in the southern city of Khan Younis, 10 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential home belonging to the Baraka family, while six others, including two children and a woman, died after an airstrike on a barbershop.