NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader K Annamalai on Saturday clarified that he was not denied a ticket for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, stating that he himself had chosen not to contest and would instead focus on campaigning for the party and its allies.“I had already informed the core committee in writing that I...
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Why did Suryakumar Yadav replace Hardik Pandya as MI captain?
Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Just moments before the toss, broadcasters announced that Mumbai Indians captainHardik Pandya would not play in the match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Seconds after the announcement, Suryakumar Yadav – smiling, chewing gum, and dressed in the blue and gold...
Another global trade chokepoint at risk? After Hormuz, Iran signals Bab el-Mandeb move
Amid an ongoing maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has indicated that Iran could consider expanding pressure to another critical global chokepoint — the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.In a series of posts on social media platform X, Ghalibaf raised questions about the global dependence on the...
‘Devil’ and gang: UP ATS cracks Pakistan-backed module targeting rail infrastructure
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has busted a suspected terror module allegedly operating under the directions of Pakistani handlers, arresting four persons for planning arson attacks on railway infrastructure and conducting reconnaissance of key installations and public assets across multiple cities.According to ATS officials, intelligence inputs indicated that this group was in continuous...
Amazon internal memo ‘confirms’ AWS centres hit in Dubai and Bahrain; no timeline for recovery
Amazon has reportedly confirmed service disruption at its Amazon Web Services (AWS) centres in Dubai and Bahrain after Iranian strikes. The company, in an internal memo viewed by Big Technology, said that it expects “hard down” Dubai and Bahrain AWS centres to be “unavailable for an extended period”. As per the memo, employees have been...
Rajinikanth on Jailer 2, KHxRK while dodging Tamil Nadu poll questions
Superstar Rajinikanth has confirmed ‘Jailer 2’ is nearing completion and will soon enter its final production stages, with the release date to be announced by the production team. He also revealed that a new project, tentatively titled ‘KHxRK,’ with director Nelson Dilipkumar is slated to commence shooting in August, keeping the actor’s schedule packed. Superstar...
‘Ghayal hoon isliye ghatak hoon’: Raghav Chadha tears into AAP allegations with Dhurandhar reference
NEW DELHI: Raghav Chadha on Saturday hit back at the Aam Aadmi Party after being removed as the party’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha and replaced by Ashok Kumar Mittal, rejecting the allegations cited against him. Terming the move part of a “scripted campaign”, Chadha alleged that it was a “coordinated attack” aimed at...
Delhi govt tightens noose: Businesses to get LPG only if they apply for PNG connection
The Delhi government has introduced new conditions for the supply of commercial LPG cylinders, making eligibility contingent on steps taken towards adopting piped natural gas (PNG) in areas where the network is available. The changes were notified through an order issued by the Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, which amends a provision of the...
OpenClaw creator, who Altman hired for millions, reacts to Anthropic banning his AI Agent
Anthropic has cut off support for the popular AI agent platform OpenClaw from Claude subscriptions. This comes just days after the entire source code for Anthropic’s Claude Code command line interface application (not the models) leaked and has been disseminated widely on GitHub, apparently due to a serious internal error. Anthropic has publicly acknowledged the...
A land that floats, a deer that ‘dances’: Inside world’s only floating national park in Manipur
IMPHAL: Keibul Lamjao National Park — the world’s only floating national park — floats delicately on the southern expanse of Loktak Lake in Manipur. Here, the very ground beneath your feet is alive, swaying with thick, buoyant mats of vegetation, soil, and organic matter known as phumdis. It is a place where nature has rewritten...
