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Bangkok has been declared a flood disaster zone after two days of heavy rain overwhelmed drainage and water-management systems across the Thai capital. With more rain forecast on Sunday, officials are facing mounting pressure to protect residents, critical transport links and low-lying districts from further disruption.
In a shocking incident in Bali, a father chased his two young children before committing murder-suicide. The children's mother, who witnessed the horrific events unfold, is left grappling with the aftermath of this devastating tragedy.
India's proposed October 2028 mandate for Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Everything communication is accelerating a major shift in how automakers design and validate connected safety systems. With road conditions that include two-wheelers weaving through traffic, unmarked intersections and unpredictable obstacles, simulation is emerging as the safest way to prove these systems can work in the real world.
A year after a Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco killed a nine-year-old cat named KitKat, a firsthand ride in the company's robotaxi fleet offered a closer look at the promise and unease surrounding autonomous driving. The experience highlighted the convenience, polish and technical ambition of Waymo's service, while also underscoring why safety remains the defining question for the industry.
Netflix's Hindi thriller series Shaque: Trust No One arrives with the trappings of a moody mystery but struggles to decide whether it wants to be a psychological suspense drama or a daily soap in disguise. Set against the misty backdrop of Shimla, the show builds around a child's disappearance, an obsessive mother's grief and a string of red herrings, but its overstuffed plotting and melodramatic detours dilute the central tension.
Karthik Subbaraj's 'Dorothy' is being hailed as one of his most audacious films yet, with its cleverly concealed queer subtext and emotionally charged storytelling drawing attention even before release. The review argues that the film not only subverts audience expectations but also exposes the persistence of queerphobia in modern Tamil society and online discourse.
Vimal Krishna's second feature, 'Anumana Pakshi', returns to the eccentric crime-comedy terrain that powered 'DJ Tillu', but with far less control and charm. Anchored by an overcooked central performance and a script crowded with gimmicks, the Telugu film struggles to turn its premise about suspicion and insecurity into sustained entertainment.
The Telangana government is weighing a new "Tourism Coupons" initiative aimed at encouraging Hyderabad's large IT workforce to travel across the state on weekends, in a bid to expand domestic tourism and spotlight lesser-known destinations. The proposal comes alongside a much larger push to use AI, digital tools and private investment to position Telangana as a major tourism hub, with officials now targeting Rs 50,000 crore in tourism investments and 5 lakh jobs.
Infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 150 crore each reported a cumulative cost overrun of Rs 2,88,122 crore in August 2026, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The latest monthly review shows that while delays and inflationary pressures continue to weigh on large projects, implementation is still advancing, with nearly half of the revised project cost already spent.
The sixth edition of the J&K Bank presents JK Tyre Rally of Himalayas was officially flagged off in Manali on Saturday, launching a demanding cross-country motorsport challenge across some of the highest and most rugged terrain in the country. With 140 competitors entered across Moto, Extreme and TSD categories, the rally will traverse Kaza, Jispa, Padum and Pensi La before concluding in Padum, Zanskar, on Wednesday.
Ian Brennan's latest entry in the Monster franchise revisits the Lizzie Borden case with a lurid, time-jumping approach that critics say collapses under its own sensationalism. Rather than deepening the historical or social context of the infamous Fall River murders, the series is being criticized for reducing women killers to a patchwork of blood, violence and recycled true-crime tropes.
The United States said it will provide an additional $31 million to support Nepal's flood recovery, expanding aid for bridges, water and sanitation, shelter, livelihoods and disaster-response tools. The announcement came after Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker met Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal in New York and expressed sympathy for those affected, including the families of about 70 Americans still unaccounted for.
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