THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM and BJP have come out against the state govt’s decision to appoint chief electoral officer Rathan Khelkar as chief minister V D Satheesan’s principal secretary. Both BJP and CPM asked Congress to clarify its stand on the matter as Rahul Gandhi had criticised West Bengal govt’s decision to appoint the CEO there as…

The anticipation builds for IPL 2026’s Qualifier 2, where Gujarat Titans face off against Rajasthan Royals, but one player has everyone buzzing – the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Two months, 72 matches and countless twists later, IPL 2026 has reached the business end. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already booked their place in the final…

After giving competition to Tesla with its EVs, China is now all set to compete with another segment with Elon Musk. China has reportedly approved the world’s first brain-computer chip for commercial use, beating Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Neuralink to market. According to a report by New York Post, the coin-sized device, called NEO, has…

Bengaluru police have arrested a water tanker driver, Sharath, accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife, Anusha, following frequent domestic quarrels. BENGALURU: A water tanker driver accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife after frequent domestic quarrels has been arrested by Bengaluru police days after allegedly confessing to the crime over a phone call and fleeing.The accused,…

KOLKATA: The Jharkhand govt has removed hockey coach Sudhir Golla from the Eklavya Hockey Training Centre in Ranchi over absenteeism and harassment complaints, according to an order issued by the Director, Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, dated May 11, 2026.“He has remained continuously absent from training duties and behaved inappropriately with girl trainees. In…

Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose lifelong quest for the rare and the beautiful ended in a global health emergency, has been identified as patient zero in the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, according to Argentine authorities.Authorities believe the 70-year-old and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, contracted…

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday continued its ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy and alleged lapses in the education system.As part of its protest programme, the organisation announced a “diaper donation drive”…

Anthropic, Microsoft, OpenAI and Amazon have joined forces as anchor partners in Raise US, a new non-profit aiming to help Americans adapt to the workplace disruptions brought by artificial intelligence. The organization plans to raise $1 billion to build a national platform advising governors on workforce strategies, with $500 million already raised, according to Business…