New Delhi: United Nations will posthumously honour two Indian peacekeepers on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday for making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh, who served with UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan, who was deployed…
Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism mounts over his “butter chicken tsunami” comment.The New Zealand First deputy leader on Wednesday said colleagues in Parliament had urged him to tone down his language, but he…
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ANTHROPIC (Don Feria/AP Content Services for Anthropic) Chinese developers are increasingly turning to a sprawling underground network of “shadow APIs” to access leading US artificial intelligence models such as Anthropic’s Claude and Google Gemini, despite tightening restrictions aimed at cutting off users in mainland China.According to a report by South China Morning…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Old proverbs have a habit of making big claims.They rarely sound cautious. They do not leave much room for exceptions. Instead, they present an idea in a way that people will remember and repeat.This Chinese saying does exactly that.“Marrying a woman eight years older guarantees…
Who is Leia? Streamer opens up about Sykkuno incident as past claims resurface and raise serious questions online (Image via Getty) Twitch streamer Leia has suddenly become part of a serious online discussion after she shared her experience involving fellow streamer Thomas “Sykkuno”. Her claims came out during a live stream and quickly spread across…
If you follow sports, you know Ilona Maher. She’s the Olympic bronze medalist, the powerhouse of the USA Rugby Sevens team, and the undisputed queen of sports social media. But while she’s a global icon, it turns out she doesn’t spend much time watching the NFL, a fact that led to the funniest celebrity interaction…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday that its forces carried out airstrikes on militant hideouts in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, a claim swiftly rejected by Islamabad. In a statement posted on X, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said the Afghan Air Force targeted militant positions in the two Pakistani provinces on Thursday night. The ministry…
West Indies’ Shemaine Campbelle, left, and Jahzara Claxton celebrate after hitting the winning runs. (AP Photo) West Indies pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday, avenging their 2024 semifinal heartbreak with a thrilling seven-wicket victory over defending champions New Zealand in Southampton.A magnificent unbeaten 90 from…
File photo: TMC leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Saturday assured full cooperation with the West Bengal CID’s probe into the alleged signature forgery case, but maintained that others who were present at the time should also be questioned.His remarks came after he was questioned for…
Since US President Donald Trump began his second administration, there has been a noticeable shift in the White House’s diplomatic posture. World leaders have made the now familiar walk into the Oval Office for meetings that often turned heated. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly berated. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa clashed with Trump in front…