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The uneasy calm along the Israel–Lebanon border is once again fraying. Expanded truce talks under United States supervision along the Blue Line have opened a narrow diplomatic window, but the ground reality remains tense and unpredictable. The two sides remain technically at war, and each round of engagement carries the risk of escalation.This phase of...

Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Yakubboev comes up with ‘Namaste’ gesture against Harika Dronavalli (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: In this digital age, when every gesture is scrutinised under the microscopic lens of social media, a fleeting exchange at the recently-concluded Grenke Freestyle Open snowballed into a large-scale social media debate.As India’s Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli extended her hand...

Praful Hinge (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge, after dismantling Rajasthan Royals, recreated a Mohammed Siraj-style video following SRH’s win. Making his debut for SRH on Monday, Hinge broke RR’s backbone with a three-wicket burst in the very first over of the innings and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad cruise to a 57-run...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130257222,imgsize-150558,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/us-blockade-faces-early-test-as-chinese-linked-tanker-exits-unchallenged.jpg" alt="US blockade faces early test as Chinese-linked tanker exits unchallenged" title=" US blockade faces early test as Chinese-linked tanker exits unchallenged ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> US blockade faces early test as Chinese-linked tanker exits unchallenged A US-sanctioned Chinese-linked tanker has exited the Strait of Hormuz apparently unchallenged, testing President Donald Trump’s naval blockade just...

Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Sharpening his anti-government tirade over the India-US trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “deshdrohi” (traitor), doubling down on his claim that “PM Modi sold off India”.Addressing a poll rally in Bengal, the Lok Sabha leader of opposition accused the Modi government...

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis fired back at software engineer Steve Yegge after a viral post claimed Google’s internal AI adoption was no better than John Deere’s. Yegge, citing a conversation with a longtime Google tech director, argued a hiring freeze and reluctance to use Claude Code had left the company stuck. Google’s Addy Osmani...

Lauren Sanchez, wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly adopted Amazon-style work habits in her role at Bezos Earth Fund. According to a report by New York Times, Sanchez has adopted certain corporate practices often associated with Bezos, including a preference for structured, written communication before meetings. One such practice involves asking teams to...

Blessing Muzarabani NEW DELHI: Weeks after he withdrew his name from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani was on Tuesday banned for two years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). PCB banned Muzarabani from the PSL for two years. “In this instance, despite...

The Middle East crisis continues to choke energy supplies across the world and push crude prices higher, swinging around $100 per barrel mark. However, even though input costs for energy continue to rise, fuel prices remain unchanged in India, pushing state-run oil marketing companies under mounting losses.Losses are estimated at around Rs 18 per litre...

America is growing deeply uncomfortable with AI and it is young people who are leading the charge against it. A new annual report on the AI industry from Stanford University has laid bare a striking and widening gap between what AI experts believe about the technology and what ordinary people actually feel. The findings, released...