NEW DELHI: Actor-politician Vijay is set to meet Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for the third time to stake claim to form government, after the May 4 verdict placed his TVK as the single-largest party in the state.From silver-screen superstardom to the edge of Chennai’s Fort St George, Vijay has caused the biggest political…
US stocks moved higher on Friday, putting Wall Street on course for an eighth consecutive weekly gain as easing pressure from the bond market lifted investor sentiment, AP reported.The S&P 500 rose 0.6 per cent and moved closer to the all-time high it touched last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 307 points, or…
Five weeks ago, almost nobody outside a small corner of Instagram had heard of Kalu Putik. Now, his videos are everywhere. The teenager behind the Instagram page kalupotics has crossed millions of followers in record time, and his clips regularly rack up tens of millions of views. Fashion accounts repost him. Meme pages obsess over…
WhatsApp’s next update is already making headlines, even before it reaches everyone. The messaging platform’s decision to introduce usernames has kicked off a discussion that goes beyond privacy. A post by entrepreneur and content creator Ankur Warikoo has put the spotlight on a question many users are now asking: could a feature meant to protect…
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday accused Russia of “nuclear terrorism” as he marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, warning that Moscow’s actions risk triggering another man-made catastrophe.Zelenskyy said that since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia was “again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made disaster”, highlighting that Russian drones…
Is Kai Cenat set to stream Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding? Truth behind the Madison Square Garden rumor (Image via Getty) Rumors about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported wedding have taken over social media ahead of the July 4 weekend. One of the biggest claims suggested that popular streamer Kai Cenat would live-stream…
Anagha Rajesh’s decision to shift BioCompute from Bengaluru to San Francisco has sparked a wider debate about India’s ability to nurture breakthrough technologies. While the country produces world-class talent, the founder argues that deep-tech ventures require patient investors and long-term support. Her journey highlights the challenges facing ambitious scientific startups seeking to scale globally. (Representational…
Elon Musk’s neural implant startup Neuralink has turned 10 this year. Neuralink was founded in June 2016. Musk funded it with $100 million of his own money. Elon Musk and other members of the Neuralink executive team showed off their tech in a livestreamed presentation for the first time in 2019. Since then Neuralink has…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The V D Satheesan-led UDF govt has decided to scrap the Kerala Land Assignment (Amendment) Act, 2023, and the 2025 Rules, and to create an independent state vigilance commission headed by a sitting high court judge.Two of the boldest measures contained in the govt’s ‘Vision 2031’ policy document indicate a sweeping political and…