Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (File photo) A newly released high-resolution satellite image revealed significant destruction at the official residence compound of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, following US-Israeli military strikes early Saturday morning.The image, captured by Airbus Defence and Space and obtained by The New York Times, shows multiple collapsed buildings, heavy structural...
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‘Slit throats with axe’: B’luru triple murder – Son kills parents, sister over marriage dispute
Accused Akshay (R) BENGALURU: Gathering inside the station, the Tilaknagar police posse were lost in thought. They were trying to trace a missing family: a man in his late 50s, his wife, and their daughter. Despite painstaking efforts, their search was in vain. Akshay BJ, 27, who had come to the station claiming his parents...
Watch: Israel releases first footage of strikes in Iran
Israel released the first visual footage of its military strikes in Iran, thrusting the Middle East into a dramatic escalation of hostilities. The video, shared by the Israel Defense Forces, shows moments from a coordinated attack carried out with the United States against multiple targets inside Iranian territory, including military sites and infrastructure in and...
US-Iran tensions: Who are the men steering the storm in Middle East
After a month-long build-up, the United States and Israel on Saturday launched strikes against Iran, killing at least 40 people. The attack comes amid negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme and months of mass protests against the Islamic Republic.The United States and Iran have been sworn enemies since the 1979 Islamic Revolution...
Read memo that Sam Altman sent to employees hours before OpenAI signed deal with Pentagon
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly told his employees that rival Anthropic was ‘overreacting’ in its dispute with the US Department of War. A report cited an internal memo sent by Altman to his employees to make this claim. The memo was reportedly sent just hours before OpenAI finalised a deal with the Pentagon to deploy...
Watch: Rinku spotted at Kolkata airport hours after father’s funeral
Rinku Singh spotted at Kolkata airport (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh was seen arriving at Kolkata airport on Saturday morning, just hours after performing the last rites of his father. He has joined the Indian team ahead of their must-win World Cup T20 clash against the West Indies on Sunday.Rinku’s father, Khanchand Singh,...
Iran attacks US military bases across Middle East in operation ‘Truthful Promise 4’
Iran struck American military bases across the Middle East in retaliatory strikes against Israel and the United States, hours after the two arch-rivals rocked Tehran Saturday morning.Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said the military struck several facilities across the region in what they named operation “Truthful Promise 4.”The Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that in...
Government directs cricketing body to drop ‘India’ or ‘Indian’ from name; here’s why
Photo credit: X/@dcciofficial The Union sports ministry has asked the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) to stop using the words “India” or “Indian” in its name and activities, stating that the body is not recognised as a National Sports Federation (NSF).In a communication to DCCI secretary Ravi Kant Chauhan, the ministry said that...
Why US-Israel has attacked Iran now – explained in 5 points
The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Saturday in the most dramatic escalation in their long-running confrontation with Tehran. The recent offensive has pushed the region closer to a full-scale war.What began as months of mounting rhetoric, military build-up and stalled diplomacy has now tipped into open conflict, with air and...
US-Israel strike Iran: Tehran says ‘time to defend homeland’, hits back with missiles – key points
The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran early Saturday, with explosions reported in Tehran and other parts of the country, marking a serious escalation amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.Iran in its retaliatory strikes has attacked Israel with a barrage of missiles and drones, along with targeting US military bases...
