The United States military disabled the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie in international waters after the vessel allegedly ignored repeated warnings and continued sailing towards Iran’s Kharg Island, the US central command said. It also released the video from when a US aircraft struck the ship.According to the central command, the US fired a Hellfire...
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Watch: Air defence battle over Kuwait as Patriot missiles respond to Iranian strike
Tensions in the Middle East escalated once again early Wednesday after Iran launched missiles towards US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain. According to the US central command (CENTCOM), the missiles failed to hit their targets and were either intercepted or broke apart before impact. In response, the US military carried out strikes on an...
More Trump tariffs? US names India in its Section 301 findings; proposes additional duties
The development comes as senior trade officials from the US and India are engaged in a three-day round of discussions in New Delhi. (AI image) Amid ongoing India-US trade deal talks, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has named India among countries that have unfair trade practices. Based on these findings, the...
IND vs AFG: Siraj’s availability hangs in the balance; Nabi on standby for one-off Test
Mohammed Siraj and Auqib Nabi (Image credit: Agencies) TimesofIndia.com in Chandigarh: The Indian team management is likely to make a final call on Mohammed Siraj‘s workload within the next 48 hours ahead of the one-off Afghanistan Test. If the 32-year-old is rested, Auqib Nabi will replace him in the squad.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that medical staff...
Goldman Sachs CEO calls investors more ‘greedy’ and less ‘fearful’ of AI technology
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has said that investors have shifted decisively into “greed” mode as markets are set to test a fundraising wave for giant artificial intelligence (AI) companies. When asked whether markets can support a string of massive equity offerings from the upcoming IPOs of OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX, Solomon said that there...
‘Ab sab chuk jayega’: The IPL dream that will free Mukul Choudhary’s family from debt
Mukul Choudhary (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: When Mukul Choudhary packed his bags and headed home after IPL 2026, he carried with him a deep sense of satisfaction. There was the joy of a memorable debut season, highlighted by his six-hitting blitz against Kolkata Knight Riders that helped Lucknow Super Giants pull off a stunning heist.There...
As layoffs across tech industry cross over a lakh, position for this engineering job has gone up 700%
Technology industry has cut over a lakh jobs in 2026. One engineering role has done the exact opposite—postings are up 729% in a year, and the pay sits between $170,000 and over $200,000. The job is forward-deployed engineer, or FDE, and right now it might be the only safe seat in the industry. Indeed listings...
Donald Trump passes AI Cybersecurity order, days after saying it will hurt US companies
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking early government access for the most advanced AI models to weigh cybersecurity risks and protect critical infrastructure. The executive order comes as models like Anthropic’s Mythos have spooked government and Wall Street over security concerns. In simple words, the AI executive order establishes a framework for...
Is Mojtaba Khamenei alive? Rubio says Iran supreme leader ‘increasingly engaging’
Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Marco Rubio says Iran Supreme Leader ‘increasingly engaging’ (Image credit- AP/ANI) US state secretary Marco Rubio said he “believes” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and is becoming “increasingly engaging” in leadership matters.While addressing the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Rubio said that Khamenei has not been...
Maharashtra-model in Bengal? Didi fights to fend off crisis amid MLA exodus buzz
Former CM Mamata Banerjee greets supporters at a sit-in to protest alleged attacks on party seniors and and workers (R) BJP minister Tapas Roy fends questions from media outside assembly over his claim that more than 50 Trinamool MLAs were ready to break off from the party (L) KOLKATA: The ‘M’ word entered the lexicon...
