AP file photo Moscow has agreed to a request from US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv for a week, until February 1, the Kremlin said on Friday.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that Russia had accepted what he described as a “personal request” from Trump to halt attacks on the...
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Unarmed combat, hostage crisis and more: What Delhi Police SWAT commandos are trained for
NEW DELHI: Kajal Chaudhary, 27, a SWAT commando with Delhi Police’s Special Cell, died on January 27 at a hospital in Ghaziabad, five days after she was allegedly attacked by her husband at their home in west Delhi’s Mohan Garden. She was four months pregnant.Part of an elite force trained to handle challenges unique to...
‘Understanding of peace’: What Palestine FM said on Gaza Peace Board invite for India
Varsen Aghabekian (PTI image) Palestine’s foreign minister Varsen Aghabekian on Friday said that India would decide on joining the proposed Gaza “Board of Peace” in line with its own understanding of peace. She further stressed that any genuine effort to end the conflict should be welcomed.Speaking on the US-backed initiative announced by President Donald Trump,...
Bengal SIR: Former India footballer receives EC summon, says ‘no choice but to appear’
Mehtab Hossain Former India footballer Mehtab Hossain has said he will respond to the Election Commission’s summons issued under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, saying he has nothing to hide and will submit all required documents.“They are calling everyone; celebrities bigger than me have been called. I will provide...
‘Whitewashing brutal invasions’: BJP flays Cong over ex-VP Ansari calling Ghazni ‘Indian’
Former VP Hamid Ansari (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday strongly criticised former Vice President Hamid Ansari over his remarks describing Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire Mahmud of Ghazni as an Indian. The party accused him of distorting history and attempting to “whitewash” the brutal invasions of India.Ansari, who served...
47% for defence, Rs 197 crore expenditure: A look at India’s first Budget in 1947
File photo NEW DELHI: As India prepares for the Union Budget for 2026–27, scheduled to be presented on February 1, it is worth noting that when the country’s budgetary journey began, in a vastly different India, still finding its feet after independence.India’s first Union Budget was presented on November 26, 1947, three months after the...
Bill Gates daughter Phoebe reveals a ChatGPT tip she uses at work
Phoebe Gates with her father Bill Gates Bill Gates‘ daughter Phoebe Gates recently shared a ChatGPT tip to “reverse engineer” viral videos. During a latest episode of “The Burnouts” — a podcast that Phoebe Gates cohosts with her cofounder, Sophia Kianni, she revealed that the duo uses OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT TO “reverse engineer” viral...
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‘From 0 to 64 lakh’: Shah attacks Cong over infiltrators in poll-bound Assam
Union home minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting in Assam on Friday. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Congress of “changing” the poll-bound state’s demography, a “trend” he said the current BJP-led government at the Centre is working to “reverse.”Shah made the remarks at the closing ceremony...
India’s coach offered to resign after senior player’s exclusion over ‘indiscipline’
India’s Chief Coach Craig Fulton addresses a press conference on the eve of the first match against China in the Men’s Asia Cup Hockey, at Rajgir, in Nalanda district, Bihar. (PTI Photo) Veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh’s exclusion from India’s core hockey probables on disciplinary grounds was strongly opposed by chief coach Craig Fulton, who even...
