Representative Image Amazon has confirmed that its cloud infrastructure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been “disrupted” in Bahrain amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. According to a Reuters report, the company said that it is working to recover the service and is meanwhile helping its customers to migrate to alternate AWS regions. “As this situation...
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DC playing XI for IPL 2026: Duckett vs Nissanka, who opens with KL Rahul?
Delhi Capitals predicted XI (Image: ANI) Delhi Capitals (DC) are one of the most underachieving teams in the IPL and are one of the three franchises yet to lift the title. However, over the last 3-4 years, they have shown greater stability, consistently putting up strong performances and challenging top teams. Last season, they started...
‘Asim Munir spoke to Trump’: Is Pakistan emerging as backchannel in Iran war?
US president Donald Trump spoke with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir earlier this week as Islamabad is attempting to position itself as a key mediator in the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict. Meanwhile, Pakistani prime minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a separate call with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, according to officials familiar with the discussions.The...
No Scheduled Caste status on conversion to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism: SC
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot be recognised as a member of a Scheduled Caste. The top court observed that conversion to any other religion results in the loss of such status.A bench of Justices PK Mishra...
Air Canada collision: Flight attendant’s miraculous escape after being ejected 100m from the plane
Solange Tremblay, the Air Canada Jazz Flight A flight attendant on an Air Canada Jazz flight that collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport on Sunday survived after being thrown more than 100 metres from the aircraft during the impact.Solange Tremblay was found still strapped to her seat after the crash, her...
Rs 18.9cr on extras, flawed bidding: What CAG flagged in Kejriwal’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’ facelift
CAG report revealed significant cost overruns and procedural lapses in renovating Arvind Kejriwal’s former residence, escalating from ₹8.6 crore to ₹33.6 crore. NEW DELHI: A Comptroller and Auditor General of India audit has flagged major cost overruns, irregular tendering and fund diversion in the renovation of former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence at 6,...
US-Iran war hits India’s private sector; manufacturing slumps to over 4.5-year low
Experts have cautioned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will impact India’s growth story. (AI image) In the first signs of the impact of the US-Iran war on the Indian economy, the private sector recorded its slowest expansion in more than three years in March, according to the latest HSBC PMI survey. Rising prices linked...
Supreme Court slams bias in evaluating women officers for Permanent Commission
Supreme Court (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the denial of Permanent Commission (PC) to women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the armed forces stemmed from a flawed and discriminatory evaluation system, particularly in the way their performance was assessed.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and...
After billions of funding and multi-year deal, Sam Altman ‘calls’ Microsoft risk for OpenAI
Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has now warned the prospective investors that its deep reliance on Microsoft could pose a risk to its business, according to a financial document viewed by CNBC. The filing which appears as an IPO prospectus, highlights that Microsoft offers “a substantial portion of our financing and compute,” making the...
Middle East tensions to escalate? Saudi, UAE take steps to join war
US soldiers stand atop a military tank displayed at the World Defense Show in Riyadh. (AP photo) With the war entering its 25th day of tensions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly taken tentative steps that could draw them closer to the Iran conflict, pointing to a potential...
