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Parliament debates anti-paper leak Bill NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 on Tuesday wasn’t just about examination reforms and paper leaks. It also turned into an unexpected showcase of Gen Z vocabulary, with MPs across party lines dropping terms such as “clock it”, “MIA”,...

Trump issues warning over Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran’s underground nuclear facility at Pickaxe Mountain and other targets could be hit if Tehran fails to reach a deal with Washington.In a Fox News interview, US President Donald Trump said Washington was closely monitoring developments at Iran’s Pickaxe...

Pralhad Joshi; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra NEW DELHI: Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of appointing as the new education minister a leader who had “expressed happiness over the release of those who raped a pregnant woman.“Union minister Pralhad Joshi has been given additional charge of the...

India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has thrown his weight behind Indian batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, insisting that both veterans still have plenty left in the tank and should be part of India’s squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup.The legendary Pakistan batter,...

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. (AP Photo) Boeing reported a larger-than-expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday as higher costs linked to the delayed Air Force One replacement programme weighed on its results.The US planemaker, however, reported positive free cash flow and maintained its annual guidance as it works to stabilise operations and increase aircraft production. Air...

CJP hits back at Kangana Ranaut NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has dismissed BJP MPKangana Ranaut‘s attack on young protesters, saying even her own party colleagues do not take her seriously so why should they.“Even members of her own party don’t pay much heed to Kangana Ranaut or take her seriously, so why...

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, injuring at least 50 people, trapping several inside a partially collapsed shopping mall, and widespread disruption across southern Japan.Fire officials said multiple people were trapped inside an Aeon shopping mall after the reported explosion, as per Reuters. An Aeon spokesperson said customers and staff were...

Opposition attacks BJP over Dharmendra Pradhan’s felicitation after resignation NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in Parliament on Tuesday after the BJP’s public felicitation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, drew sharp criticism from the Opposition.Congress leaders accused the ruling party of celebrating a minister who...

Microsoft executives are asking why CEO Satya Nadella is feeding rivals’ products before his own Three years ago Satya Nadella was the man who started the AI race. In February 2023 he stood in front of a packed audience outside Seattle, unveiled an AI-powered Bing, and told Google the fight was on. CNN Business made...

File Pic: Manjot Kalra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup-winning star Manjot Kalra will remain in custody in Sri Lanka after a Colombo court rejected his plea for early bail in connection with an alleged match-fixing case linked to the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026.Kalra, who shot to fame with his...