Will NDA’s house of cards hold in Tamil Nadu? Late-night meetings in Delhi rarely make for calm politics, and the one that unfolded late evening last week between Union home minister Amit Shah and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, or EPS, was no exception. In optics, it was another routine round of koottani (alliance)...
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How Rubio’s childhood shaped Trump’s Venezuela policy
President Donald Trump listens to Sec. of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) When US forces moved in on Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, it looked like a dramatic end to a long-running crisis....
Apple’s Korea hotel gambit failing: Memory costs jump 300%; chipmakers refuse long-term deals
Apple executives are in South Korea negotiating memory chip deals amidst soaring prices, up to 300% since mid-2025. Memory makers are planning aggressive hikes, even charging Samsung’s own divisions significantly more. This AI-driven shortage means less RAM for phones and PCs, with Apple facing tough renegotiations this month. Wall Street analysts betting on Apple weathering...
From Maharashtra to TN, has ‘women first’ become best poll bet for parties?
NEW DELHI: Women are the new kingmakers in elections. Little wonder, political parties have gone all out to woo them elections after elections. We have seen this in Lok Sabha elections, assembly elections and now even in the civic body polls.With municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Pune and other regions of Maharashtra next week, the...
AI infrastructure debate: Amazon founder on private data centres; ‘Just plug into the grid’
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos criticizes the current trend of companies building private AI data centers, likening it to early 20th-century factories generating their own power. He argues this approach is inefficient and predicts a shift towards centralized cloud services like AWS. Jeff Bezos thinks the current rush to build private data centers for AI is...
Bills’ Darius Slay spotted at Eagles vs 49ers game, fans confused
(Image via Getty: Darius Slay) Darius Slay, a 35-year-old cornerback, was recently spotted at the Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL Wild Card Round game. Video footage of him was shared by NFL Insider Ari Meirov. He captioned it: “Darius Slay — who is technically on the Bills, who are playing right now —...
Chinese leaders admit AI gap: Top tech figures warn US lead may widen; cite chip export curbs
Contrary to what tech leaders like Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt, some Chinese tech leaders are now saying China is unlikely to eclipse the US in the AI race. According to a report by Bloomberg, Justin Lin, head of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Qwen series of open-source models has said that currently there are less...
xAI attrition claim: Twitter user shares screenshot on high exits; Elon Musk responds
File photo A post shared by Twitter user has reignited concerns over employee retention at Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). A Twitter user called Varunaram Ganesh recently shared a screenshot of an employee announcing their departure from xAI just six months after joining. In the post shared the employee claimed...
Gurgaon: Coach ‘rapes’ minor at stadium bathroom; pregnancy led to complaint
GURGAON: A junior hockey coach at a govt school in the city was arrested for allegedly raping a minor student four months ago.A case was registered against him under BNS Section 63 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused was produced in court and remanded in...
‘ICC’s existence is unnecessary’: Ex-Pakistan cricketer’s explosive attack on BCCI dominance
Abhishek Sharma of India speaks to Haris Rauf of Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has launched a strong critique of the International Cricket Council, warning that the global governing body risks losing its relevance if it continues to function under what he described as the dominance of the Indian...
