China’s key maritime vulnerability starts at the Strait of Hormuz rather than the Strait of Malacca, creating a fresh arena of strategic competition in the Indian Ocean involving Beijing, India, France and the United States, according to a new report released ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.The London-based International Institute for Strategic…
Less than a year after formally recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Russia has now signed a military cooperation agreement with Kabul. According to Politico, the agreement was signed on Wednesday during a meeting between Afghan Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoub and Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu at the International Security Forum in Moscow. While…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his dream IPL 2026 season with another explosive innings for Rajasthan Royals, but his latest knock against Gujarat Titans surprisingly produced an unusual milestone in his short T20 career.The teenage sensation smashed a breathtaking 96 off 47 balls in Qualifier 2 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket…
Carrie Fisher was much more than a famous actress. Best known for playing Princess Leia in the iconic Star Wars films, she was also a talented writer, humourist, and mental health advocate. Born in 1956 to entertainers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Carrie grew up in the spotlight. Despite her fame, she openly spoke about…
Former US attorney general Pam Bondi on Friday appeared before the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door interview over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, admitting there were “redaction errors” while defending the Justice Department’s actions under her leadership.Bondi’s testimony comes amid mounting scrutiny over the Trump administration’s handling of records linked to convicted…
Cisco executive Liz Centoni has acknowledged that adopting artificial intelligence (AI) across a large enterprise can be a difficult process. The executive of the US-based tech major described the transition as “surgery without the drugs” and admitted that “It’s painful.” Speaking to Business Insider, Centoni, Cisco’s chief customer experience officer, discussed the challenges of transforming…
The government has asked state-run fuel retailers to expand liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity to cover at least 30 days of demand, as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict highlighted the need for larger reserves, PTI reported.“We are working on the strategic reserves. Oil marketing companies have been asked to work out…
California man shares harrowing experience as his robotaxi started speeding at a construction site. A California couple had the most harrowing 20 seconds of their life when their self-driving Waymo robotaxi went haywire and began speeding through a highway construction zone. The company offered him $120 in free rides, compensating for the life-threatening experience he…
CHENNAI: Paid VIP darshan at Hindu temples is wrong and discriminatory, Madras high court remarked on Friday. It said no such practice is followed in churches and mosques.“Let ministers and MLAs not think that they could walk into a temple any time and that God would be waiting for them. Why do we need VIP…
Sonakshi Sinha has leased out her upscale apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra West to the Consulate General of the State of Kuwait for a yearly rent of Rs 1.92 crore, property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix revealed.The apartment has reportedly been rented for the residential use of Kuwait’s Consul General Emad Abdul Aziz Al-Kharaz along…