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M K Stalin (Picture credit: MK Stalin X handle) CHENNAI: DMK on Saturday released its list of 164 candidates for the assembly elections on April 23, retaining most ministers and party seniors, while opting for more than 60 first timers. Three ministers – N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj, T Mano Thangaraj and R Gandhi – were denied...

Virat Kohli and Mohammad Kaif (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Two years after retiring from international T20 cricket, Virat Kohli continues to prove he’s far from “finished” in the shortest format of the game. In the IPL 2026 opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, he smashed an unbeaten 69 off 38 balls for Royal Challengers Bengaluru,...

A month into the Middle East conflict, its ripple effects are felt across economies worldwide. The crisis was triggered on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, setting off a chain of events that has tightened Tehran’s grip over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. This narrow sea passage,...

Kim Jong Un (File photo) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, signalling the country’s continued push to strengthen its weapons programme. The report by the Korean Central News Agency said the test was part of a new five-year national defence...

The United States is preparing for a possible expansion of its military operations in Iran, drawing up plans that range from limited, targeted ground raids to a broader deployment of troops, even as the White House publicly maintains that no decision has been taken.The evolving strategy reflects a widening gap between operational readiness on the...

BHUBANESWAR: Police on Saturday booked BJP MLA Nabin Kumar Jain for allegedly firing blanks during Ram Navami procession in Titlagarh town of Balangir district.According to the police, the Titlagarh MLA fired three rounds from his licensed pistol in a celebratory mood during the procession in the evening where hundreds of people, including BJP supporters, took...

A first responder assists an injured boy following a strike that hit a residential building amid the US-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday (AP) With no end in sight, Yemen’s Houthis, the newest entrant to the US-Israel initiated Iran war, carried out “second military operation” against Israel on Sunday, as part of the “Holy...

0Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the best programmers no longer write code—they write specs, set evaluation criteria, and let AI work overnight. Schmidt described a startup programmer whose AI finishes by 4 AM what would have taken him six months and 10 engineers at Google. He argued top programmers will become more valuable, not...

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that will make it more expensive to hire H-1B visa holders and sponsor employment-based immigrants by significantly increasing the required prevailing wages. According to the US Department of Labor (DOL), the proposed rule aims to raise the required minimum salaries by 21% to 33%, depending on a...

Tehran Times front page The front page of Iran’s English-language newspaper, The Tehran Times, issued a stark warning to Washington following US media reports that the United States may deploy up to 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East.In its Saturday edition, the paper featured the headline “Welcome to Hell,” alongside a message stating that...