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Elon Musk has escalated his criticism of the UK’s planned social media ban for children under 16, responding sharply to French President Emmanuel Macron after the French leader praised the move. After Macron welcomed Britain’s decision and wrote on X, “Thanks for joining the movement,” Musk replied “Of a government surveillance state.” The exchange comes...

Image: Nasa On the morning of June 16, 1963, a 26-year-old textile worker from the Yaroslavl region of Russia climbed into a capsule called Vostok 6 and, within hours, became the first woman to leave Earth.Valentina Tereshkova was not a military pilot. She had no engineering degree. What she had was nerve, a parachute licence,...

File photo NEW DELHI: Ex-BJP Tamil Nadu state president K Annamalai questioned the high-level security for NEET-UG re-exam scheduled for June 21. He said that the involvement of CRPF, CISF along with multi-level oversight with direct monitoring from the Prime Minister’s office seemed as if the arrangements were to “buy high-level, classified, military-grade software.“He said...

Kane Williamson announced his retirement from international cricket Long before the late Martin Crowe coined the term ‘Fab Four’ in 2014 for Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson, the quartet were already making names for themselves.But what Crowe’s nomenclature did was give cricket fans something definitive to hold on to, something that...

Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde (R) NEW DELHI: The Opposition alliance could be facing another setback, this time from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT). Shiv Sena leader and MLC Krupal Tumane on Tuesday claimed that talks with seven Sena (UBT) MPs have reached the final stage under “Operation Tiger.“According to Tumane, the seven MPs...

Gayatri, a resident of Kidwai Nagar in Delhi, worked with a tech firm in Gurgaon. DEHRADUN: The quiet hills of Dhanaulti were shaken on Monday after the mysterious death of a newly married software engineer from Delhi at a homestay.The 27-year-old woman, identified as P Radha Gayatri, was found dead inside the homestay room where...

No prescription, no cup syrup: Indian govt revises drug rules (AI photo by ChatGPT) NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Tuesday amended drug regulations to end the over-the-counter sale of syrup-based medicines, including cough syrups, making a doctor’s prescription mandatory for their purchase.The change comes under the Drugs (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified by...

Mohammad Mohebi gun celebration (Image: X) Iran midfielder Mohammad Mohebi found himself at the centre of online debate following his celebration during Iran’s 2-2 draw against New Zealand in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.Mohebi was one of Iran’s standout performers on the night, scoring the crucial equaliser in...

A video surfaces showing a woman pleading to be released while a man chants religious verses, allegedly linked to her claims of rape, blackmail, and forced religious conversion in Nagpur. NAGPUR: A video purportedly linked to a 24-year-old married woman’s allegations of rape, blackmail, extortion and forced religious conversion in Nagpur has surfaced online, showing...

Dell CEO Michael Dell has donated $750 million to the University of Texas at Austin, marking one of the largest donations ever made to a public university in the United States. The gift will help fund a new healthcare and research campus, including what the university describes as the country’s first artificial intelligence-native hospital. The...