6 min readNew DelhiJul 24, 2026 04:55 PM IST Bryan Johnson has once again sparked widespread discussion after claiming on X: “I just cloned myself…as a newborn.” He went on to explain what he believes this technology could eventually enable, writing that with this “clone” he could “+ become my own blood boy + test...
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B’desh crisis: President resigns ahead of Hasina’s return; reports of rift with govt
Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigns Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigned on Friday, nearly two years before the end of his five-year term, Reuters reported citing local media.His resignation comes amid reports that the government was no longer comfortable with his continuation in office because of his perceived ties to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.Shahabuddin’s resignation...
Oregon may charge tech firms for undersea cables to fund public schools
After decades of charging only a one-time fee for undersea cables along its coast, the Oregon Department of State Lands have recently begun discussing a new opportunity for tax revenue. Now, the state is set to charge cable operators a one-time fee for cable installations within three miles of its coastline and will be using...
The state is draining ISRO’s hard-won excellence
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is being poisoned by politicisation. With each passing year of late, it is a darker shadow of its once-formidable self, on the brink of a history in which it is no longer an engine of national growth. In the recent past, the organisation has suffered a non-trivial number of...
Up to 10-year jail & Rs 10 crore fine: Cabinet clears tougher anti-paper leak bill
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved amendments to the anti-paper leak law, proposing up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 10 crore for offenders. NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Friday approved amendments to the Prevention of Paper Leak law, proposing tougher penalties for those involved in examination paper leaks.According...
Indian-origin man says he would not move to US today on H-1B visa
Mohamed Zeeshan, an Indian-origin man who moved to the United States after being attracted to its ‘values’ has now said he ‘wouldn’t do it today’ on an H-1B visa. The 32-year-old was born in Indonesia to Indian parents and moved back to India at the age of 7.“In Indonesia, everyone knew me as the Indian...
Nokia once sold 2 in 5 phones on Earth, then lost it all in 7 years
130 countries and a name that everyone remembered, that’s how successful Nokia once was. The Finnish company that spent its first century making rubber boots, toilet paper, cables and gas masks reinvented itself in the 1990s as the world’s dominant mobile phone maker, controlling roughly a third of global handset sales by 2000. But within...
‘Risk of misuse’: Govt tells GitHub to take down Bluetooth-based Bitchat app
The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: The Union government’s cybercrime coordination centre has directed Microsoft-owned GitHub to remove Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging application developed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, citing concerns that it could be misused by terrorists, organised crime groups...
Govt ready on 2 demands, CJP adamant on Pradhan’s resignation: What happened in round 2 of talks
NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Cockroach Janata Party met Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh on Friday for the second round of talks over the NEET paper leak protests, submitting three key demands and a five-point reform charter.The nearly two-hour meeting, held at the Constitution Club of India, ended without a final decision,...
‘Eye damaged’: Rahul presents alleged pellet gun victim, calls Pradhan ‘criminal’
Rahul Gandhi brings alleged pellet gun victim before media (Image/X) New Delhi: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his demand for the removal of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing him of being responsible for the alleged NEET paper leak and the ongoing crisis in the education system.Addressing...

