NEW DELHI: Sunetra Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra from the NCP quota on Saturday, days after her husband Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash.Sunetra was clad in a white saree as she took the oath to replace her husband amid the chants of “Ajit dada amar rahe.” Maharashtra...
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Setback for World No. 1 Sabalenka! Rybakina lifts Australian Open title
Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina (Photos by AP) NEW DELHI: World No. 5 Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open title on Saturday as she defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 scoreline. The victory was special for Rybakina, and it helped her avenge the painful loss she suffered in the 2023 final at...
Epstein files: Photo shows Prince Andrew in all fours over a woman
Image: X@/MJTruthUltra Newly released US Justice Department records linked to Jeffrey Epstein include photographs showing Britain’s former Prince Andrew kneeling on all fours over a woman lying on the ground.In two of the images, he appears to touch the unidentified, fully clothed woman on her stomach, while another photo captures him looking directly at the...
‘Insult to fans’: Pakistan cricket erupts; slams Australia amid T20 WC row
Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during the first T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Australia, in Lahore, Pakistan. (PTI Photo) Amid uncertainty over their participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup, concerns have been raised in Pakistan over a growing pattern of visiting teams from SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) resting...
Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI secrets for China startup
A federal jury in San Francisco this week convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential information containing Google’s trade secrets related to artificial intelligence technology for the benefit...
Budget 2026: No mention in Constitution, Sunday presentation & more — 10 facts
Representative AI image NEW DELHI: As anticipation builds ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2026–27 on Sunday, attention is once again turning to the government’s tax proposals, spending priorities and fiscal math. The annual Budget is not just an economic exercise but one of the most closely watched economic and policy events in...
Sam Altman’s biggest deal of 2025 ‘in trouble’ as ‘OpenAI doomed’ predictions make headlines
Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI Sam Altman’s most ambitious deal of 2025 is facing uncertainty, reports the Wall Street Journal. World’s biggest chip maker Nvidia announced to make a planned investment of $100 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI last year. However, the talks have now been stalled after some inside the chip giant expressed doubts about the...
Suspected Pakistani drone sighted in J&K’s Samba; second time in a row
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Security forces launched a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba on Saturday after a suspected Pakistani drone was sighted along the International Border (IB) in the district, officials said.The drone was seen hovering briefly over Indian territory near Chillyari village before returning towards Pakistan after about two minutes.Following the...
Kit launch cancelled! Are Pakistan on the brink of boycotting the T20 World Cup?
With the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 just days away, Pakistan find themselves at the centre of a growing storm, with questions mounting over their participation despite having already announced their squad. While official signals suggest preparations are underway, a series of developments have kept boycott rumours alive and fans on edge.As per a report...
‘Criticism doesn’t matter’: Bhaker not setting medal goals for Asian Championship
Manu Bhaker (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: For an athlete constantly under the spotlight, criticism often travels faster than applause. Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker knows this all too well. Criticism, in the words of Manu, was once something that could easily weigh her down.“Earlier, it would definitely have affected me, but right now I don’t think...
