NEW DELHI: The government has appointed senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit as the next Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the country’s domestic intelligence agency, PTI reported on Thursday.The current IB chief, Tapan Deka, was appointed to the post in June 2022 and has since received two one-year extensions, in June 2024 and June 2025.(Developing…
Streamer Clavicular slams GTA 6 character rumors, calls Rockstar Games ‘clout chasing’ (Image via Viewsceo/X) A viral clip has put streamer Clavicular at the centre of fresh GTA 6 discussion, but not for the reason many expected. In a video shared by X account @viewsceo on June 25, Clavicular reacted angrily to rumours that Rockstar…
Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India kept their Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal hopes alive with a convincing five-wicket victory over Bangladesh at Old Trafford on Thursday, overcoming yet another disappointing fielding display to register a crucial win in Group A.Chasing a modest target of 137, India rode on a blistering knock from…
A man dives in the Limmat river during a heat wave in Zurich, Switzerland (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Switzerland recorded its hottest June temperature ever on Thursday when thermometers in the northern city of Basel reached 38C, surpassing a national June record that had stood since 1947, as an intense heatwave continued to grip large parts…
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, has warned that America’s economic divergence remains ‘firmly intact’, with newly updated data showing the bottom 80% of earners losing ground against inflation while top earners dominate national consumption. Zandi’s estimates reveal that households in the top 20% of the income distribution — those earning over $175,000 annually…
Centre has introduced a risk-based compliance mechanism to ease industry compliance with Quality Control Orders (QCOs), allowing eligible manufacturers to follow a simplified certification route while maintaining product quality and consumer protection. The Centre has introduced a risk-based compliance mechanism to ease industry compliance with Quality Control Orders (QCOs), allowing eligible manufacturers to follow a…
Netra AEW&C uses the Brazilian Embraer EMB-145 airframe as its platform and on which is mounted an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar in its dorsal fin. NEW DELHI: The indigenously-developed Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system, which is India’s specialised “eye in the sky”, achieved a big milestone on Thursday when the…
Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, has purchased a sprawling 3,720-acre ranch in Snowmass, Colorado for $120 million. According to a report by Business Insider, the property is located 15 miles north of Aspen, was acquired from St. Benedict’s Monastery, which no longer has enough monks to sustain operations. The deal, finalized in…
New Zealand’s Tom Latham, right, celebrates reaching a century during day one of the third Test against England. (AP Photo) Tom Latham and Devon Conway produced one of the greatest opening partnerships in New Zealand’s Test history, rewriting the record books with a monumental 317-run stand against England on Day 1 of the series-deciding third…
A casual question. A few laughs. And before he knew it, a Korean traveller had gone from watching an Indian wedding from the outside to becoming part of the celebrations.The moment, captured in a now-viral video, unfolded during his visit to Jaipur. Curious after spotting a grand wedding, the content creator decided to ask a…