NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc hit the “reset” button this week with a five-point truce plan. The opposition alliance met after a gap of two years to recalibrate their anti-BJP strategy. There was some hard talk, some emotional hugs, and a lot of reconciliation to keep the alliance intact and relevant in the face of…
The growing rift at home as online gaming dominates teen life (AI image used for representational purpose only) Online gaming has become part of everyday growing up in today’s digital world. It now shows up almost everywhere—from school corridors to family WhatsApp groups—where talk of new games, levels and wins has become routine. Teenagers often…
Brazil will begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign without Neymar after head coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the star forward will not be available for the team’s opening Group C fixture against Morocco.The Selecao are set to face Morocco at MetLife Stadium on June 14 (IST) in what will be their first match of the…
Investors gave SpaceX a blockbuster welcome on its stock market debut, sending the company’s valuation above $2 trillion and cementing its place among the world’s most valuable listed firms.After raising $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering ever, SpaceX began trading under the ticker SPCX at $150, an 11% premium to its IPO price…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency has launched a dedicated digital training programme for examination officials on the iGOT Karmayogi Bharat platform to strengthen supervision and invigilation of its examinations, including NEET-UG.Titled ‘Pariksha Karmayogi: Capacity-Building Programme for Examination Officials’, the programme has been designed to strengthen the capacity of examination functionaries and to ensure the…
Dark clouds hover over the HPCA Stadium ( PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Rain continues to have the final say in Dharamshala as the start of the opening ODI between India and Afghanistan remains delayed. The drizzle has shown little sign of relenting and, with conditions refusing to improve, overs have already begun to be reduced from…
SRINAGAR: Nasir Aslam Wani, the advisor to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called for the revival of the apex committee to oversee the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.In 2009, the government in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, then also headed by Abdullah, constituted the apex committee to oversee…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday mounted a strong counterattack against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut after he compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and called him as an “aghori”.The ruling party said Raut’s comments reflected the opposition’s growing frustration and alleged that he had insulted not only the prime minister but…
NEW DELHI: Paving the way for the eviction of Jaipur Polo Ground in the Race Course area of the national capital, a Delhi court declined to grant interim protection to the Indian Polo Association (IPA) against the Centre’s order directing it to vacate the ground.The order dated June 12 was posted on the court website…
The US government recently directed Anthropic to suspend access to the two models over national security concerns, forcing the company to shut them down for users worldwide. Anthropic has said it disagrees with the decision and believes the concerns are based on a limited “jailbreak” technique. According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, the…