NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a sharp swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting toffees to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni during his visit to Rome.In a social media post on X, Rahul said the Prime Minister was “laughing and filming reels” while farmers, youth,...
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi creating ‘Gayle-level fear’, says Pathan as 59-sixes record nears
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has showered massive praise on teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the youngster is creating the same fear among bowlers that legendary T20 powerhouse Chris Gayle once did during his peak years. Pathan also believes Sooryavanshi is now genuinely threatening Gayle’s long-standing IPL record of 59...
After five humbling defeats, Shubman Gill and co. to ditch raging turners at home
India’s captain Shubman Gill, (left), and head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In the past 18 months, India’s home fortress in Test cricket has not only been breached but ransacked with utter defiance by New Zealand and South Africa’s spinners. India were handed a 0-3 whitewash by New Zealand 2024...
GitHub confirms cyberattack linked to employee device breach
GitHub has confirmed a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to some of its internal repositories after a threat actor claimed it had stolen and was attempting to sell company data online. In a series of posts shared on X (formerly Twitter), the Microsoft-owned subsidiary said it has “detected and contained a compromise of an employee device...
Indian Railways eyes 350 kmph indigenous bullet train; first to run at 280 kmph potential
Indigenous bullet train at 350 kmph! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said India’s next-generation bullet train is being planned with a top speed of 350 kilometres per hour. He added that work on the train’s design is expected to commence within the next six months.The 508-kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, launched in 2016, is...
‘We are humans too, we make mistakes’: Parag urges IPL commentators to ‘talk about cricket’
Riyan Parag NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag launched a pointed defence of players after Rajasthan Royals’ seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, urging commentators and experts to stop personal criticism and focus on the game itself.The RR skipper, who missed the match due to a hamstring issue and remained among the impact substitutes, said...
‘Stored at -4°C, requires -80°C’: Cops ‘request’ family to take Twisha Sharma’s ‘decomposing’ body
The family of Twisha Sharma is facing an agonising choice: accept the body of their 33-year-old daughter or continue the legal battle for a second post-mortem examination as concerns grow over decomposition. BHOPAL: The family of Twisha Sharma is facing an agonising choice: accept the body of their 33-year-old daughter or continue the legal battle...
As LinkedIn layoff emails go, employees in this US state reportedly most impacted
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn recently fired 5% of its global workforce across four divisions. Now, a new report by New York Post reveals that the professional social network is now once again cutting more than 600 jobs this summer with California employees bearing the brunt of the fresh round of layoffs. A new Worker Accounting and Retraining...
Watch: India tests ‘Suryastra’, 300km strike-capable rocket system with pinpoint accuracy
File photo (Army’s Suryastra multi rocket launcher system during the Republic Day parade) NEW DELHI: In a boost for India’s long-range precision strike capabilities, private sector defence firm Nibe Limited has successfully carried out firing demonstrations of its Suryastra rocket launcher system at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha, as part of an Indian...
‘Wants to function like family’: TVK’s unity pitch amid alliance strain over AIADMK rebels
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister Adhav Arjuna on Wednesday said that chief minister Vijay wanted his cabinet to “function like one family” as cracks appeared in the alliance over the possible induction of rebel AIADMK MLAs into the government.Speaking to reporters, Arjuna said that Vijay wanted parties that had extended support to the government to...
