Category: Events

Pakistan is positioning itself as a peacemaker in Libya while arming one of the warring sides. Pakistan spent the first half of 2026 basking in an unfamiliar role: peacemaker. Its PM and Field Marshall helped broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and for a moment, Islamabad looked like the region’s most unlikely...

Mamata stands firmly behind nephew amid rebellion in TMC NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday strongly defended her nephew and party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, saying he had ‘done no wrong’ and would remain in politics for the next 50 years. Her remarks came as the party continues to face...

Over 10 million sign petition to kick Argentina out of FIFA World Cup Over ten million people have signed an online petition at argentinaout.org demanding Argentina be expelled from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, accusing FIFA and match officials of favouring Lionel Messi and the defending champions. The petition, hosted on argentinaout.com, gained massive attention...

Tharoor urged Sonam Wangchuk to end his strike NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday penned an open letter expressing solidarity with the students protesting at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, while urging climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike.He appealed to Wangchuk to end his fast, saying...

With eight goals so far, Lionel Messi is the joint top-scorer with France’s Kylian Mbappe Controversy over FIFA’s alleged favouritism towards Lionel Messi and Argentina refuses to die down, even as the World Cup heads into its business end.Ahead of the defending champions’ semi-final clash against bitter rivals England, an online petition has been launched...

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is now the world’s richest AI model startup founder. His net worth surged to an estimated thirty-six billion dollars after a recent funding round. This development follows accusations from US AI companies regarding improper model usage. DeepSeek’s valuation increased significantly, and Liang retained a majority ownership stake. The company’s rapid growth...

Hassabis wants a US-led AI watchdog. Nadella’s already backing it. Demis Hassabis has spent his career building AI. On Tuesday, the Google DeepMind CEO argued it’s time someone started policing it—and that the United States should hold the badge. In a manifesto titled “A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age,”...

India’s Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has defended Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli amid renewed scrutiny over their future, saying India’s focus on replacing experienced players with youngsters simply because they can hit sixes is the wrong approach. The debate resurfaced after Rohit and Kohli endured disappointing returns in...

It’s not just humans that are at risk of extinction due to global warming, it’s the Earth, too. In research conducted over a period of 40 years, scientists have uncovered evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about forest soils.While on the first glance, the Harvard Forest seems like an ordinary woodland filled with oak trees, there...

Trump says US strikes on Iran to escalate in three days US President Donald Trump convened a high-level situation room meeting on Wednesday (local time) to discuss a major expansion of military operations against Iran, with officials weighing strikes beyond the ongoing campaign around the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported citing three sources familiar with...