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Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI: A new era of cyber threats is coming to the roads. As vehicles become smarter, with more software driving systems, the risk of malware attacks is no longer science fiction. In response, the road transport ministry has proposed sweeping rules to make cybersecurity and software update management mandatory for vehicles...

Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Demonstrating its commitment to a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy against terrorism, govt Saturday designated 23 Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir-based functionaries of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish and other terror outfits and affiliates as ‘individual terrorists’ under Schedule 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Home minister Amit Shah said the 23 designated...

Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: As the dates for the monsoon session were announced, Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh slammed the BJP, accusing it of splitting parties. He claimed the govt would still fail to secure a two-thirds majority.“We are going into this monsoon session knowing that they will bring back the...

Rajnath Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that “India’s journey over the last 12 years has been a progression from shortages to self-reliance, from self-reliance to self-confidence and from self-confidence towards building a Viksit Bharat .” Addressing the NBT Utsav programme as the chief guest on the occasion of...

Amarnath Yatra (File photo) JAMMU: The third batch of 4,812 pilgrims left for Shri Amarnath cave shrine from Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu amid chants of “Bam Bam Bhole” on Saturday, a day after 12,168 pilgrims paid obeisance to the naturally formed ice Shivling on the opening day of the 57-day annual pilgrimage.“While 2,041...

Harrison Butker was reportedly the only Kansas City Chiefs player to not be invited to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding (Image 1 via Getty, Image 2 via X: Harrison Butker, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift) “If I was one of the most successful career women ever, I would not invite a man who said...

J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: AAI on Saturday withdrew its proposed closure of Srinagar airport on Mondays-Tuesdays from July 1-Sept 30 and plans for a full closure from Oct 1-16. The closure was planned for “runway maintenance and other repairs” by IAF, which operates the airfield.J&K CM Omar Abdulah expressed “gratitude to govt...

Kashmir (ANI photo) SRINAGAR: Romance bloomed across the LoC and drew Zeeshan Mir past the treacherous line, only for him to be caught until love finally saved the day.The 22-year-old from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was repatriated home Saturday, over a month after he was intercepted crossing the LoC in north Kashmir’s Uri, as authorities viewed...

(ANI file photo) SRINAGAR/JAMMU: A political storm erupted Saturday in J&K after it was found that a book for govt school libraries described the region as “India-occupied Kashmir” and “Indian-held Kashmir” and referred to banned JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat as “Shaheed”.Opposition BJP demanded education minister Sakina Itoo’s resignation, sought an immediate ban on the book...

Elon Musk spoke about philanthropy on Nikhil Kamath’s People by WTF podcast in 2025. Talking about charity, the world’s richest man said that he finds “it’s very difficult to give away money” effectively. Musk added that simply writing checks doesn’t ensure the money is used correctly, and emphasized his philosophy that one should focus on...