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15 killed in fire at Lucknow building housing animation studio

A pet shop, an animation centre and a building engulfed in flames. The Lucknow fire triggered a massive rescue effort before ending in tragedy for several lives.

  • Fire starts around 3 pm, possibly due to short circuit
  • Rescue teams drill walls, save some trapped inside
  • PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased
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Technology

CRED founder Kunal Shah to become global CEO of WhatsApp

Kunal Shah, who also happens to be the founder of CRED, will take charge of WhatsApp globally. Meta has announced that Shah will become the next Head of WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart. Here are all the details.

CRED founder Kunal Shah to become global CEO of WhatsApp

UK News

Who is Andy Burnham, King of the North, frontrunner for UK PM's post?

Keir Starmer's resignation as British Prime Minister and Labour Party leader has triggered a search for his successor. Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who won a parliamentary by-election last week, is being seen as the frontrunner. Who's Burnham, and why is he known as the "King of the North"?

Former Greater Manchester Mayor and newly elected Makerfield MP Andy Burnham addresses supporters of the Labour Party after his by-election victory. (Image: Reuters)
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Polity and Governance

6 PMs in 10 years: A timeline of Britain's political churn

Keir Starmer said he will step down as Prime Minister once the Labour Party chooses a successor. His exit extends a decade of rapid leadership turnover, during which 6 prime ministers have resigned, contributing to a period of instability in British politics.

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The Big Question

Has Trump succeeded in making Vance the face of America's humiliation by Iran?

US President Donald Trump on multiple occasions, albeit in jest, suggested that if the Iran talks failed, he would blame JD Vance for it. Trump sent Vance for negotiations to Geneva, and the developments suggest that the Vice President might actually be emerging as the face of America's humiliation by Iran.

Is Trump making Vance the face of Iran humiliation?

India News

Mamata's TMC to Uddhav Sena: Are rebels sugarcoating party splits now?

From Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT), recent defections to the BJP-led NDA have unfolded with an unusual lack of public hostility. Both the rebels and the leaders refrained from direct attacks on one another. Is India witnessing a new, sugar-coated style of political defection?

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena's six and Mamata Banerjee-led TMC's 20 MPs have joined the BJP-led NDA. (Images: PTI)
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