Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters has rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108 billion hostile bud for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), calling it unrealistic without the financial backing of Oracle founder Larry Ellison. In an interview with Financial Times, Peters said Paramount’s proposal ‘doesn’t pass the sniff test’ and relies too heavily on debt and external support. He contrasted...
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How street-fighter Mamata is using Cong’s vote chori & SIR ammo better than Rahul
Rahul and Tejashwi’s ‘vote chori’ pitch failed in Bihar; how Mamata is doing it differently in Bengal Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress have unleashed an all-out offensive against the Election Commission over the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state. True to her style, Mamata has...
Pills, pillow, porn: How Andhra woman used ‘biryani’ to kill husband
A woman in Chiluvur village, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly killed her husband with the help of her boyfriend after lacing his biryani with sleeping tablets. VIJAYAWADA: A woman in Chiluvur village, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly killed her husband with the help of her boyfriend after lacing his biryani with sleeping tablets. After he became unconscious, the boyfriend...
BBL: Ex-Pak cricketer asks Babar to ‘swallow bitter pills’ after leaving league midway
Babar Azam of the Sixers acknowledges spectators during the BBL Qualifier match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at Optus Stadium, on January 20, 2026, in Perth, Australia (Photo/Getty Images) Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria on Thursday shared his views on Babar Azam’s early exit from the Australian Big Bash League and an on-field moment...
T20 WC: The last time a replacement team played in an ICC event, Bangladesh was involved
Bangladesh cricketers (AP Photo) The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is just two weeks away, and the controversy over the participation of the Bangladesh cricket team in the tournament remains unresolved. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday categorically announced, after a meeting with the country’s sports advisor and national team cricketers in Dhaka, that...
Bomb threat emails keep hitting schools: Delhi NCR’s hoax wave and how it spread in 2025
School bomb threat emails spread nationwide as Delhi NCR records highest number of hoaxes A wave of email-based hoaxes hit hundreds of schools across Delhi NCR and other cities in 2025–26.Schools across Delhi NCR and Ahmedabad were placed on high alert yet again after bomb threat emails prompted evacuations and emergency searches, continuing a recurring...
‘You are accountable’: Rahul targets PM Modi over US tariffs; revives ‘dead economy’ jab
Rahul Gandhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his “dead economy” attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing the impact of steep US tariffs on India’s textile sector. He held him accountable, alleging official inaction amid job losses and growing uncertainty for...
Thackerays split? MNS chief’s cryptic post on ‘flexible’ politics after BMC debacle
MNS chief Raj Thackeray (ANI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray posted a cryptic social media message on Friday, saying that if he ever took a “flexible stance” in politics, it would never be driven by “personal gain.”His remarks came on the 100th birth anniversary of his uncle, Bal Thackeray, the...
‘No such number exists’: Iran debunks Trump’s halted 800 executions claim
Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that his intervention stopped the execution of more than 800 detainees, with Tehran’s judiciary calling the assertion “completely false” and insisting no such figure was ever under consideration.Also read: Trump reacts to Iran’s execution halt; claims over 800 hangings cancelledIran’s top prosecutor, Mohammad Movahedi, dismissed the statement...
Davos 2026: Musk, Trump reconcile at memorial; policy rift on US solar energy emerges
Elon Musk and the US President Donald Trump are back to being friends. The two most powerful Americans greeted each other at the memorial for Charlie Kirk in September 2025. Trump shook hands with and chatted to Elon Musk for the first time at a public event after their spectacular public falling out in April...
