NEW DELHI: India’s estimated nuclear arsenal has increased from 180 warheads to 190 warheads, according to the latest assessment by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), reflecting New Delhi’s continued efforts to modernise its strategic deterrent amid a rapidly evolving security environment. The findings were released as part of SIPRI Yearbook 2026, which warns...
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Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis on AGI: Humans only have a few years left to prepare
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind recently issued one of the starkest AI warnings. According to a report by Axios, speaking at the company’s annual developer conference, Hassabis said that humanity is standing in the ‘foothills of the singularity’ and has only a few years left to prepare for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Speaking to...
Court orders 10 free biriyani plates for five Sundays after man finds dead insect in food
AI generated image NEW DELHI: A Puducherry consumer commission has held a restaurant liable for serving contaminated food and directed it to compensate the customer along with providing 10 free plates of biriyani after a dead insect was found in a plate of biriyani.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Puducherry, comprising S. Mouttouvel (President), A.S....
INDIA bloc meeting concludes, consensus on 5 issues including Pradhan’s resignation
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc on Monday reached a consensus on five points after opposition leaders huddled at Delhi’s Constitution Club — their first formal meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.At a press conference, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that 25 parties attended the meeting and shared their views.“The INDIA alliance meeting has concluded, with...
Ships attacked in Hormuz: 24 Indian seafarers ‘seek urgent assistance’
NEW DELHI: The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) on Sunday sought urgent assistance for 24 Indian seafarers aboard a vessel reportedly attacked off the coast of Oman, amid heightened tensions in the region linked to the Israel-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the union said the vessel was located near the Strait of Hormuz...
Manav Suthar stars on debut; India crush Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs
NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, weaving a web around Afghanistan’s batters as India registered the biggest victory in their Test history with an innings-and-300-run win in the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Monday.Making his Test...
‘You don’t need a turning track’: Gavaskar decodes Suthar’s six-wicket haul
Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan’s batting line-up and put the hosts in...
World comes to China, Xi goes to North Korea: Why Kim Jong Un makes Beijing uneasy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea for his first overseas trip of the year.While global leaders are making a beeline for Beijing — Xi has hosted 17 world leaders in just the first 4 months of 2026 — the Chinese president is personally courting Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit...
Praggnanandhaa beats Tamil Nadu CM Vijay in friendly chess game, watch
2 min readNew DelhiJun 8, 2026 01:49 PM IST Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay felicitated grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa in Chennai on Monday, honouring the 20-year-old chess prodigy for becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess tournament on June 6. On behalf of the Tamil Nadu government, Vijay presented Praggnanandhaa with a cash reward...
Physicists predict a Solar Deepavali this year
The sun may well add to this year’s Deepavali celebrations, if predictions made by solar physicists come true. A solar flare that occurred on the Sun has triggered a magnetic storm which scientists predict will arrive at the Earth in the early hours of November 4, and this can give rise to spectacular displays of...

