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Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rejected exit poll predictions for the state, declaring that the Trinamool Congress will form a “government of Maa, Maati, Manush.”Her reaction came after multiple pollsters released projections indicating a neck-and-neck contest between the ruling TMC and the main opposition, BJP.Polling in both phases...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: A day after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cheekily dismissed the bizarre “AI chip in bat” theory, another moment involving the teenage sensation has taken the internet by storm — this time courtesy of Jos Buttler.Speaking on a podcast alongside Stuart Broad, Buttler revealed he had jokingly texted Jofra Archer to ask if the...

Long ago, Indian kitchens ran on firewood, charcoal, and cow dung cakes. Today, almost every home runs on that one familiar blue flame: LPG.That familiar red gas cylinder is what keeps it all going. The steady blue flame is powered by LPG or Liquified Petroleum Gas, which has travelled a complex journey: crossing oceans, borders,...

RCB’s Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli run between the wickets (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has raised concerns over Jacob Bethell’s form ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clash against Gujarat Titans on April 30, suggesting the youngster could be feeling the heat after a quiet start to his stint this season.Bethell, who came...

Mackenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion over the past few years. Despite these big donations, she continues to remain one of the world’s richest individuals. The billionaire author and philanthropist has a net worth of $43.8 billion (Bloomberg Billionaire index). Most of Scot’s wealth, who was previously married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos,...

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre for repeatedly failing to file its affidavit in a plea seeking regulatory guidelines to curb “unpredictable fluctuations” in airfares and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines, PTI reported.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the Union government to file an application along with an...

A sudden weather shift in Delhi-NCR brings heavy rain, causing a noticeable drop in temperature and offering relief from the heatwave. NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR witnessed a sudden weather shift on Thursday afternoon, with a hailstorm and rain bringing much-needed relief from heatwave conditions.Dark clouds enveloped large parts of the region as rain and storm activity...

The Trump administration has issued a new visa rule that is aimed to limit asylum claims in the US. The US State Department has directed its diplomats to ask visa applicants for nonimmigrant visas if they fear returning home to their country. The new instruction is part of a broader push to tighten immigration checks...

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth shut down any hopes of opting out of the company’s new AI tracking tool, telling employees directly that there’s no choice in the matter. The Model Capability Initiative logs keystrokes, mouse movements, and screenshots on work computers to train Meta’s AI agents—all while the company prepares to cut 8,000 jobs. Employees...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday allowed an interim injunction plea filed by the children of Karisma Kapoor, ordering that the status quo be maintained on the estate of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur and barring any creation of third-party rights over his assets.According to news agency ANI, the court further directed that account...