The United States has spent at least $11.3 billion in the first week of its military campaign against Iran, according to a Pentagon estimate shared with Congress, The New York Times reported on Thursday.The figure marks the most detailed assessment so far of the financial cost of the conflict, which entered its 13th day with...
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Iran war enters day 13: Missiles fly, tankers burn, oil prices soar; what’s happening in Middle East?
What began as coordinated and carefully planned strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, targeting the regime of its longest-serving Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has now spiralled into a full-blown military crisis across the Middle East. The region’s skies are crowded with drones and missiles, with Tehran showcasing its ballistic capabilities by...
Lucknow double murder: Man rapes, kills woman, strangles partially blind son who tried to save her
Accused Kishan Rawat, arrested after a police encounter in Lucknow, is linked to the March 9 double murder of a woman and her partially blind son in Sisendi village. LUCKNOW: The accused in the sensational double murder case in Sisendi village of Mohanalalganj on March 9 was arrested after an encounter late Wednesday night.A policeman...
Dial S for solutions: How Sachin Tendulkar helped Sanju Samson, and many others
Sanju Samson, and Sachin Tendulkar As he stepped up to receive his Player of the Tournament award after India had clinched the T20 World Cup Sunday, an emotional Sanju Samson recalled how he felt broken, his dreams shattered, after a wretched run of form. Fortunately for Samson, help was just a call away.Samson became the...
Was US strike on an Iran school that killed 170 an intelligence failure? Probe reveals new details
A preliminary US military investigation has found that a deadly missile strike on a school in southern Iran at the start of the war was likely the result of an American targeting error. The February 28 attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in the port city of Minab has become one of the most controversial...
‘Had frequent disputes with techie wife’: IAF wing commander dies by suicide at home
An Indian Air Force wing commander posted in Raipur and associated with anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh died by suicide at his residence on Wednesday morning. The officer was identified as Vipul Yadav (39). RAIPUR: An Indian Air Force wing commander posted in Raipur and associated with anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh died by suicide at his...
Google completes Israeli cybersecurity firm acquisition, 2 years after CEO rejected deal
Google has completed its acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz, closing the deal worth $32 billion. This marks as one of the largest acquisitions in the cybersecurity sector so far and significant expansion of Google Cloud’s security portfolio. This acquisition is an investment by Google Cloud to improve cloud security and enable organizations to build...
‘Wanted to kill him for 20 years’: What we know about assassination attempt on Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR: A 63-year-old man arrested for attempting to shoot former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah at a wedding in Jammu said in viral video he had been planning to kill National Conference president for the past two decades. Police have not confirmed the claim.“I wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for the last 20...
‘He doesn’t need to say sorry’: Gambhir backs Arshdeep after Daryl Mitchell incident
Gautam Gambhir and Arshdeep Singh (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has strongly defended pacer Arshdeep Singh following his on-field altercation with Daryl Mitchell during the final of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, saying he would have been “absolutely fine” even if the bowler had not apologised after the...
Visiting home for Holi, MBA student jumps to death from 13th floor of Greater Noida apartment
A 25-year-old MBA student died by suicide after jumping from the 13th floor of a Greater Noida West residential building (Representative image) NOIDA: A 25-year-old MBA student died allegedly by suicide after jumping from the 13th floor of a residential high-rise in Greater Noida West on Tuesday. The incident occurred at Gaur Saundaryam Society, located...
