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Prayagraj: Allahabad high court took UP Police to task on Friday for what it said were “frequent” instances of cops shooting crime suspects below the knee in the name of encounters and basking in the glow of “social media fame or out-of-turn promotions”.“Such an act is not permissible in the eyes of law, as the...

New Delhi: India and Germany are on the verge of signing a $8 billion Project-75(I) submarine manufacturing agreement, which is set to become India’s largest-ever defence deal. The agreement, likely to be signed by March-end as negotiations have reached an advanced stage, will be a historic milestone in Indo-German defence cooperation.The long-pending Project-75 India (P-75I)...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk seemed to want to visit disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s Caribbean island, documents released by the Justice Department on Friday showed.Musk previously claimed that he rebuffed attempts from Epstein to get him to visit one of the two islands Epstein owned, Great St. James and Little St. James, in the US Virgin...

Elon Musk is betting that Tesla’s future isn’t about cars at all. And the Tesla CEO has once again reiterated what he said last year too. Tesla’s future won’t ride on cars but on humanoid robots. On Tesla’s earnings call this week, Elon Musk laid out a literal replacement of Tesla cars by robots –...

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Eduardo Gil Pinto Venezuela on Friday criticised new US measures targeting Cuba, calling them “punitive” and warning of serious humanitarian consequences for the island nation.The reaction came a day after US President Donald Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba. Venezuela’s foreign ministry said the...

NEW DELHI:: Despite receiving excess rainfall of 33%, Jan, this year was more polluted than last year. The average AQI in Jan 2026 was 307, compared to 305 in Jan last year, according to an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board’s data.Also read: Foul air causing deaths in India? ‘Yes’, ‘can’t say’ — 2 govt...

Brooke Sutton/GettyImages The offseason lore has just gotten crazier, the Minnesota Vikings have fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, ending his four-year run. The decision was announced Friday by team ownership and this comes less than a year after Adofo-Mensah received a multi-year contract extension and follows a 2025 season that fell short of expectations. Vikings...

Satellite images show new activity at two Iranian nuclear sites hit by Israeli and US strikes last year, raising questions about what Tehran may be doing at the damaged facilities.Images from Planet Labs PBC show roofs have been built over destroyed buildings at the Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites. The work appears to block satellite...

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (Amendment) Ordinance, after receiving the assent of governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd), has introduced a raft of stringent penal provisions, including imprisonment of up to seven years, for offences related to marriage and live-in relationships.Under the amended law, any person found guilty of using force, coercion or fraud...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran was ready to negotiate a deal to avoid American military action, but Iran said talks cannot happen under threats.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “They do want to make a deal.” He added that he had set a deadline for Iran to enter...