NEW DELHI: In Rajasthan local body polls, a single vote decided the fate of an Independent candidate Jagdish Prasad as he defeated BJP’s Ramsharan by the narrowest possible margin, securing 151 votes against his rival’s 150, as news agency IANS reported.Coincidentally, mother of the Independent candidate contesting from Ward No. 6 died a day after…
Indian army sappers deploy a Sarvatra bridge in the high-altitude region of Ladakh. (Image credit: Indian Army) In December of 1971, the Indian army dashed to Dhaka, for the war which began on December 3, 1971 and by the 16th of December Lt Gen AAK Niazi surrendered. The war on the eastern front was characterised…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and TN CM Vijay NEW DELHI: The AIADMK on Monday took a swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay over his visit to London to attract investment, questioning the need for such an overseas trip at taxpayers’ expense.The party pointed out that a company established in India…
Image: Representational, AI-generated A missed opportunity does not always mean the end of the road. For NIT Jalandhar student Irfan Mohammed, one such setback eventually became part of a journey that led him to a reported Rs 4.5 lakh-a-month iOS Developer internship at Revolut UAE.His story, shared on X by Vikas Alwys, has drawn attention…
Anthropic says Claude was used to write missile guidance code, profile Uyghurs and run a 25 million-SIM surveillance platform. Anthropic has published its most detailed threat intelligence report so far, and the picture it paints of how its Claude models are being misused is far less abstract than the extinction argument currently dominating the AI…
The city of Phoenix has decided to tackle homelessness with a new method. What was once designed to carry goods across oceans is now serving a very different purpose in Phoenix, Arizona: giving older people experiencing homelessness a private place to sleep, shower and begin rebuilding their lives.The city recently opened a new project offering…
What began as an audacious advertising idea for a Pennsylvania shoe businessman in the 1940s is now a roadside landmark where visitors can actually spend the night. The Haines Shoe House, a 25-foot-tall building shaped like a work boot, was built by shoe entrepreneur Mahlon Haines and today operates as a short-term rental. According to…
When Bill Gates started constructing his Median estate, famously known as Xanadu 2.0, in 1990, he encountered an unexpected challenge: the northen spotted owl crises. The mansion, designed in Pacific Lodge style and sprawling across 66,000 square feet, was initially planned to use old‑growth timber. But with the owl listed as a threatened species, America…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other leaders at Brics Summit 2026 NEW DELHI: As critical minerals emerge as a key element of the global energy transition, the issue found prominence at the Brics summit, with leaders calling for reliable, diversified and resilient supply chains for minerals needed for zero- and low-emission energy technologies and energy…
NBA star Julian Champagnie is putting down roots in San Antonio. The Spurs forward has purchased a luxury home in the city’s exclusive Dominion community for a reported $2.34 million, just months after signing a new three-year, $45 million contract with the team, according to the San Antonio Business Journal and CultureMap San Antonio. The…