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Gurjoat Siingh Khangura (Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Gurjoat ka matlab hai Guru ki Jyot, the light of God,” said Gurjoat Siingh Khangura, his voice still carrying the absolute warmth and undeniable pride of a newly crowned national champion.As he finished explaining his name’s literal meaning, a short pause and a quiet laugh followed. After all,...

Bangladesh has been in turmoil since the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi (File photo) Bajendra Biswas, a Hindu worker was killed on Monday after being shot while on duty at a garment factory in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh. The accused, fellow Ansar member Noman Mia, has been arrested, news agency ANI reported citing local media.The...

Economist Dean Baker calls Mark Zuckerberg losing $77 billion on Metaverse broader economic failure that … Economist Dean Baker has criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying he threw “$77 billion … into the toilet” with his bet on Metaverse. The economist published a newsletter where he called Meta’s $77 billion investment into Meta’s virtual reality...

Google’s AI comeback, spearheaded by Gemini 3, has shaken OpenAI, forcing CEO Sam Altman to issue a ‘code red’. Following earlier stumbles, a dream team including Demis Hassabis and Sergey Brin revitalized the company. Gemini’s user base surged, surpassing ChatGPT in app store rankings and challenging OpenAI’s enterprise dominance, marking a significant shift in the...

The death of Khaleda Zia closes one of the most dominant and polarising chapters in Bangladesh’s political history, and throws the country’s approaching national elections into uncharted territory. For more than three decades, Zia was not merely a leader of the opposition or a former prime minister; she was an electoral force without precedent. From...

Representative image A payment issue has emerged in Pakistan hockey, with some senior players threatening to boycott the men’s FIH Pro League second phase in February. The players allege that they were not paid the full daily allowances for matches played earlier this month.At least two members of the national men’s team said a message...

NEW DELHI: Chinese state backed Global Times has criticised Salman Khan‘s upcoming movie, ‘Battle of Galwan’, claiming that the film was “distorting facts”.“Bollywood films at most provide an entertainment-driven, emotionally charged portrayal, but no amount of cinematic exaggeration can rewrite the history or shake the PLA’s determination to defend China’s sovereign territory,” Global Times cited...

India has been the world’s fastest growing major economy for several years now. (AI image) In a major feat, India has moved past Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in nominal GDP terms, according to the government’s year-end economic review. The economy is set to overtake Germany to become the third largest after the...

Chinese authorities recently penalised a foreign vessel for illegally using Starlink within Chinese waters. According to a South China Morning Post report, the satellite-based internet service offered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX – is banned in China and is viewed as a national security threat. In fact, the company has not been given licence to operate...

If the biggest news of 2025 is Artificial Intelligence (AI) going mainstream, it is also Google leading the AI war, and at the expense of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Almost three years ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a ‘Code Red’ message to employees across the company over ChatGPT, with Pichai warning it could threaten the future...