NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level meet after the NEET UG 2026 paper leak on Wednesday. Several social media channels, particularly that on Telegram, came under scanner for circulating fake paper leak claims and spreading misinformation related to competitive examinations.He called for a targeted crackdown on networks spreading fake information ahead...
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Leaked audio catches Meta CEO explaining exactly why company is tracking employees
Zuckerberg, caught on tape, explains why Meta watched your every keystroke Days before Meta started laying off 8,000 people, Mark Zuckerberg gathered his employees for an all-hands meeting and told them something the company had avoided saying publicly: their computers were being used to train AI, they were chosen specifically because they’re smarter than outside...
Pune firm successfully tests 300km-range Suryastra rockets; Army procuring launcher systems
NEW DELHI: In a boost for the country’s indigenous defence capabilities, Indian company NIBE Limited has successfully carried out the firing demonstration of the EXTRA and Predator Hawk “Suryastra” rockets of 150 km and 300 km range, respectively from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.The consecutive trials on May 18 and 19 met...
As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food
File photo Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief.The United Nations says three in four people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs amid widespread unemployment, a struggling healthcare system and shrinking international aid. It estimates...
Kerala portfolios: CM Satheesan keeps 35 ministries, including finance; Chennithala gets home
Thiruvananthapuram: Newly sworn-in Kerala Minister Ramesh Chennithala being congratulated by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the swearing-in ceremony of the state government, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kerala governor Rajendra Arlekar on Wednesday approved the portfolio allocation recommended by chief minister VD Satheesan, the Lok Bhavan said, two days after the Congress-led...
42 aircraft, over $29 billion: What Trump’s Iran operation cost the US military
Photo credit: X/@Tasnimnews_Fa At least 42 US military aircraft, including fighter jets, refuelling planes and drones, were lost or damaged during Donald Trump’s mega militray mission Operation Epic Fury launched against Iran on February 28, according to an official report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).The MAGA supremo’s military action pushed Tehran into fury, triggering...
Parle gets a ‘Melody’ boost: Shares rise 5%, hit upper circuit — but there’s a twist
Parle Industries shares surged 5% on Tuesday and hit the upper circuit limit. During intraday trading on the BSE, the stock advanced 5% to Rs 5.25 as investors appeared to respond to the viral “Melody” exchange involving PM Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. However, interestingly the listed company that witnessed the rally...
‘Not a pandemic emergency’: WHO warns of high local Ebola risk, says global threat is low
AP file photo WHO on Wednesday said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighbouring Uganda remains high at the national and regional levels, though the global risk is currently considered low.WHO also said that the Ebola outbreak does not currently meet the threshold to be declared a pandemic even as the agency...
Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab & more states sizzle in heatwave: What’s fuelling temperature spike
(Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Several parts of India remained in the grip of an intense heatwave on Wednesday with temperatures soaring far above seasonal averages and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning that severe heat conditions are likely to continue across North-West and Central India over the next few days.The weather department issued orange alerts...
‘Frustration manifesting in his temperament’: BJP attacks Rahul over ‘traitor’ remark on PM
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were “traitors” who had worked to “sell India”.BJP president Natin Nabin termed Rahul’s statement “regrettable” and said his continuous electoral...
