Category: Events

Image credit: AP A dramatic public rift appeared to open between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. Trump announced a unilateral ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah while Netanyahu swiftly issued a statement vowing to strike Beirut if attacks on northern Israel continue.Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had...

AMRITSAR: A tragic incident has come to light where a Class 12 student ended her life after allegedly facing severe mental harassment by her school management over unpaid fees.Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar confirmed that following the viral video, a case has been formally registered based on the victim’s video statement, adding that the...

Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: As the fireworks lit up the Ahmedabad sky and Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrated yet another IPL triumph, one man sat quietly in the stands, soaking in the moment.Abhishek Pathrod had found a spot close to the presentation stage, eagerly waiting for his childhood friend Rajat Patidar.With the coveted...

DKS with Rahul Gandhi (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Gandhi family for playing a defining role in his political journey and vowed to continue working with sincerity and commitment to build a progressive, inclusive and prosperous state.In a post on X, Shivakumar wrote,”The Gandhi family has...

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, right, with Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force (left) An IRGC-linked terrorist accused of plotting to assassinate Ivanka Trump and orchestrating attacks on US and Israeli targets around the world flashed a smile in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as he pleaded not guilty...

Jensen Huang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has echoed the optimism of global software leaders and pushed back against the fears of a looming “SaaSpocalypse,” telling audiences at Computex that the rise of agentic AI is creating unprecedented opportunities for software firms. Huang addressed concerns that AI agents could disrupt traditional SaaS models, saying: “A lot...

Russia Ukraine war (Image credit: AP) Just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending major Russian strike, Moscow launched a large-scale overnight attack targeting multiple Ukrainian cities.The attack marks the latest in a series of intensifying cross-border drone strikes as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade blows in the more than four-year...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) IPL-2026 was a season of extremes. A 15-year-old rewrote batting records as if they were practice drills, Virat Kohli discovered new gears at 37 and Rajat Patidar joined an exclusive club of captains with back-to-back titles. Batters routinely made 200-plus totals look inadequate, yet a handful...

South Korea’s stock market has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by value. (AI image) In yet another setback, South Korea’s stock market has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by value. Last week, India was overtaken by Taiwan to become the fifth largest stock market. Within a week,...

NTA’s re-examination portal faces fresh security questions after vulnerability claims surface online NEW DELHI: Just days after the controversy surrounding the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) digital evaluation system, another examination-related platform has come under scrutiny. This time, the spotlight is on the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) re-examination portal, after cybersecurity researchers alleged serious...