Chip giant Qualcomm has reportedly approached rival semiconductor firm Intel about the possibility of acquiring it but has not made any official offer yet.

Multiple reports on Saturday claimed that Qualcomm has been considering a "full takeover" of US semiconductor manufacturer.

A report in The Wall Street Journal first revealed that although a deal is “far from certain,” the two companies have held talks on the subject.

Both Qualcomm and Intel declined to comment on the reports.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is set to hold informal discussions across five states between September 26 and October 1, engaging various stakeholders in an effort to refine the proposed changes to the Waqf Act.

This Act governs the management of registered Waqf properties throughout the country.

The first consultation will take place in Mumbai on September 26, bringing together representatives from the Maharashtra Government, the Ministry of Minority Affairs, and the Maharashtra Waqf Board.

Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday night mourned the acting commander of its Elite Radwan Force, Ibrahim Akil, who was killed earlier in the day by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs.

"Today, the great jihadist leader Ibrahim Akil joined the procession of his brothers, the great martyr leaders, after a blessed life full of jihad, work, wounds, sacrifices, risks, challenges, achievements, and victories," read a statement released late Friday by Hezbollah.

Meanwhile, the local MTV channel reported that the body of Akil was found along with seven other members of Hezbollah's Elite Radwan Force.

The channel reported earlier that the whole command committee of the Elite Radwan Force was meeting in the building that was targeted by the Israeli airstrike.

Five packets of suspected heroin weighing over 2.8 kg along with a motorcycle were seized by the Border Security Force and Punjab Police, near Dal village in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Friday.

According to a release, the BSF troops were on duty at a checkpoint near village Dal of Tarn Taran district on Friday when they observed suspicious movement of two people on a motorcycle.

As the BSF troops indicated them to stop, the individuals fled away from the spot, leaving behind the motorcycle. BSF troops immediately seized the bike and, in collaboration with Punjab Police, carried out a search operation in the adjoining area, it added.

In a horrifying accident a 23-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after he crashed into an SUV driven on the wrong side of the road in Gurugram on Friday.

The accident took place around 5.45 am on an upscale Golf Course Road in DLF Phase-2, police said on Friday.

The footage, which was also circulated widely on social media, shows the biker riding his bike at a high speed and crashing into the SUV.

The victim was identified as Akshat Garg from Pochanpur in New Delhi’s Dwarka and was wearing safety gear, including a helmet and gloves while riding his motorcycle.

The Border Security Force (BSF) along with Mizoram Police have seized four lakh Methamphetamine tables worth Rs 40 crore and arrested a drug peddler, officials said on Friday.

A BSF spokesman said that acting on a tip the border guarding forces along with the Special Narcotics Police of Mizoram Police Department intercepted a truck at Selling in the Aizawl district on the National Highway-6.

A thorough search of the vehicle was carried out in the presence of two independent witnesses and Police and recovered the 40 packets containing four lakh Methamphetamine tablets or Yaba tablets.

The drugs were hidden in the ceiling of the driver's cabin of the vehicle. The drug peddler, who is also the driver and owner of the truck, was also apprehended

An encounter has started between security forces and terrorists at the Shikari area in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.

"Based on specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists, a joint search operation was launched by security forces at the Shikari area of Reasi," police said.

Contact has been established and a few rounds have been fired from both sides. Area cordoned off."

The operation started after a joint team of police and security forces got input about the presence of terrorists in that area.

Punjab Mining and Geology Minister S. Chetan Singh Jouramajra, on Friday, called for a paradigm shift in the state's mineral exploration efforts, urging both government and private entities to look beyond conventional resources like sand and gravel etc.

Speaking during the workshop on "Mineral Exploration" organized by the Department of Mines and Geology in collaboration with the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET), the Cabinet Minister highlighted recent discoveries and stressed the potential for further mineral wealth in the region.

Actress Alia Bhatt has shared some unseen pictures with her father, director Mahesh Bhatt on the occasion of his 76th birthday.

Alia took to her photo-sharing platform Instagram and posted two pictures simultaneously and wrote a caption while pouring immense love for her father.

The caption read, “sometimes all you gotta do in life is show up .. you always did and always do (with sunflower emoji). Happy birthday pops/g-pa (with a balloon emoji) there’s no one like you".

The first picture shared is from her wedding day in which the actress was seen getting ready while Mahesh was seen standing as a protective father to accompany her adorable daughter for her grand day.

Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) on Friday said it has secured the largest global financing in the city gas distribution business, at $375 million, which will help the company cater to over 200 million people, covering 14 per cent of India's population.

The maiden financing, executed with international lenders, includes an initial commitment of $315 million with an accordion feature to enhance the commitments.

Five international lenders, which include BNP Paribas, DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, participated in the initial financing.

"Participation from the global lenders reinforces the potential of city gas distribution in its role as a transition fuel," said Parag Parikh, CFO of ATGL, India’s leading city gas distribution (CGD) company.