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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is commanding the country through a secret “human chain” of handwritten letters to avoid detection by the US and Israel, according to a report by The New York Times.The report said messages meant for the leader are “handwritten, sealed in envelopes and passed on via a human chain” of trusted...

KL Rahul and Nitish Rana (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals batters KL Rahul and Nitish Rana produced a batting masterclass, dismantling Punjab Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.Rahul, who was handed an early lifeline after being dropped on 12 by Shashank Singh off Arshdeep Singh, made...

(AI-generated image) For nearly two decades, Indian geneticists harboured a quiet frustration: while the world chased genomic breakthroughs, the billion-plus people of this subcontinent remained largely genomically invisible to science.The global genetic databases doctors and drug developers use to decode diseases, predict risks, and tailor treatments are, as one geneticist put it, “extremely Eurocentric”. Few...

Raghav Chadha (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Within 24 hours of announcing his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has seen a sharp decline in his Instagram following, losing over 1 million followers.Once seen as a Gen Z political icon, Chadha’s follower count dropped from 14.6...

Monsoon is often associated with familiar seasonal scenes, rain-filled streets, paper boats drifting through waterlogged lanes, greener landscapes, plates of hot pakoras shared over conversation and tea, and the earthy scent of petrichor after rainfall.Yet behind this romanticised beauty lies a more serious public health reality marked by waterlogging in low-lying areas, stagnant pools that...

NEW DELHI: A day after leading a massive Rajya Sabha exodus to BJP, Arvind Kejriwal’s blue eyed boy Raghav Chadha on Saturday took a jab at the AAP party, saying he and several colleagues did not “quit out of fear, but out of disappointment and disgust.”“And those who are saying this, especially the Aam Aadmi...

Steve Ballmer Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer is quite angry with Joseph Sanberg, the founder of once high-flying fintech startup Aspiration Partners. Ballmer invested millions in the Aspiration Partners, along with several other tech celebrities. Green fintech startup Aspiration Partners offered what it called sustainable banking services like credit cards and investment products that avoided...

Swati Maliwal (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday recalled the alleged assault on her two years ago as she spoke publicly on the issue after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Maliwal claimed that she was ‘intimidated and threatened’ when she tried to file an FIR against the incident.Speaking to reporters,...

NEW DELHI: A day after seven AAP MPs, six from Punjab, switched to the BJP, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann sought an appointment to meet President Droupadi Murmu. He is expected to meet her along with party legislators from the state to seek the “recall” of these MPs.The development comes after AAP faced a major...

(Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: A series of coordinated attacks rocked Mali on early Saturday, with gunfire and explosions reported in the capital Bamako. Firing was also heard near a military camp close to the city’s international airport, Reuters reported.The Malian Armed Forces said unidentified “terrorist” groups targeted several positions in the capital and other...