Category: Events

BNP’s chairman Tarique Rahman’s adviser Humayun Kabir Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman’s adviser Humayun Kabir on Saturday said that “Hindu extremism and far-right intolerance” are growing in India, describing radicalisation as a wider South Asian concern.He also called for balanced and cooperative ties with New Delhi as the BNP prepares to form the next...

NEW DELHI: A second death was reported in connection with actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Salem on Saturday. A man allegedly died after consuming poison near the gathering venue. A 50-year-old man identified as Murugan died at Vijay’s rally. The deceased was a porter from Mettur whose body was discovered directly in...

NOIDA: A 32-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were found dead with gunshot wounds inside a locked car in Noida’s Sector 107 area on Saturday, police said.According to police, information was received about a suspiciously parked car near Dadri Road, close to Pillar No. 84, under the jurisdiction of Sector 39 police station. Upon reaching...

Pakistan’s T20 team skipper Salman Ali Agha (AP Photo) Ahead of the high-voltage India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has again stirred debate around the handshake controversy with a fresh remark. Speaking in the pre-match press conference, Agha said he hopes the game will be played in the right...

Union cabinet has approved construction of a 4-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor from Gohpur (NH-15) to Numaligarh (NH-715), including a 15.79-km road-cum-rail underwater tunnel under the Brahmaputra, at a total capital cost of Rs 18,662 crore, the government said.The total project length will be about 33.7 km, and will be implemented on an Engineering, Procurement and...

NEW DELHI: The emergency landing facility on the Moran Bypass in Assam’s Dibrugarh marks a significant piece of strategic infrastructure for India. The move has been described by defence officials as a “moment of profound significance” for India’s national security and regional resilience.Landing on the Moran Bypass in an IAF C-130J Super Hercules, Prime Minister...

USA’s Shadley van Schalkwyk (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: It has been the Shadley van Schalkwyk show at the T20 World Cup 2026, with the South Africa-born American all-rounder’s excellence making heads turn. Schalkwyk comfortably leads the wicket-taking charts, recording 11 dismissals in three matches at an economy rate of 6.55, followed by Zimbabwe pacer Blessing...

Meta has confirmed it will not repeat last year’s company-wide performance purge, assuring employees that the bottom 5% cull is not an annual initiative. This comes after recent layoffs in its Reality Labs division, which has incurred significant losses. The company is now shifting its focus and investment towards AI research. Meta has told employees...

Metro pillar collapses on autorickshaw in Mumbai MUMBAI: A portion of an under-construction metro rail pillar collapsed onto an autorickshaw in Mulund West on Saturday afternoon, leaving three to four persons feared injured, officials said. The incident was reported around 12.20 pm near the Johnson & Johnson company on LBS Road. According to preliminary information...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei strongly opposes selling advanced AI chips to China, viewing them as a national security risk. He argues that while AI’s economic benefits should be shared globally, critical compute power must remain out of authoritarian hands. Amodei believes this approach is crucial for maintaining global stability and preventing misuse of AI technology....