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China currently operates at least six Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarines. China’s first publicly known submarine-launched ballistic missile test in more than four decades has raised fresh concerns about Beijing’s rapidly expanding nuclear capabilities and its growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Defence analysts say the launch was not merely a weapons test but...

Mumbai recorded its wettest July days in recent years with intense downpours. MUMBAI: Mumbai received as much rain between June 30 and July 6 as several major metros typically do in an entire year.IMD’s Colaba observatory recorded 882. 6mm of rain and Santacruz 988. 8mm during the seven-day period, surpassing the average annual rainfall of...

Pakistan’s airport authority said search and rescue operations were immediately launched in the Arabian Sea (Generative image) A major search operation was launched off Pakistan’s southern coast after a cargo aircraft carrying five crew members disappeared from radar while approaching Karachi on Tuesday night. The aircraft reportedly developed a navigation problem before rapidly losing altitude...

There is more bad news coming for the US chip giant Nvidia from China. According to a report in Reuters, Chinese startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip. This means that the hardware push from one of China’s biggest AI stars could reduce its reliance on Nvidia. Not to forget that China also has...

The United States launched a major new wave of air strikes against Iran early Wednesday, targeting more than 80 military sites in what officials described as a direct response to Tehran’s latest attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces used precision-guided munitions to strike Iranian...

Egypt’s Mostafa Zico (11) celebrates after scoring second goal (AP Photo) Argentina’s dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 was hailed as another tournament classic, but the result was overshadowed by major refereeing controversies that left the Egyptian camp fuming after the final whistle. The defending champions trailed...

The United States on Tuesday charged jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his close aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar with orchestrating the June 2023 killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.According to a federal indictment unsealed in Los Angeles, Bishnoi and Brar ordered Nijjar’s assassination outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia,...

Argentina’s Lionel Messi battles for the ball with Egypt’s Mostafa Zico. (AP Photo) Egypt forward Mostafa Ziko launched a scathing attack on the match officials after his side’s heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to defending champions Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, claiming the refereeing was unfair and alleging that “the tournament is fixed.“Egypt...

India’s Sanju Samsaon with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has addressed the growing debate over Sanju Samson‘s absence from the T20I side, insisting the wicketkeeper-batter remains in the team’s plans despite being left out during the ongoing series against England. Samson’s omission has become one of the biggest talking...

Representative image New Delhi: India moved up two places to emerge as the 11th biggest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI in 2025, with inflows jumping 44% to $39 billion. The country is emerging as a preferred destination for investments in electronics, automobiles material and industrial manufacturing, the latest World Investment Report said.The UNCTAD publication...