Spread the love Sudarshan – surface-to-air defence system NEW DELHI: The “new normal” in India’s national security playbook took on a harder edge in 2025. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country’s zero-tolerance doctrine against terrorism, especially the kind nurtured across the border in Pakistan, became not just policy but a mindset. For years, Pakistan has acted much like a...
Iran unrest: Governor’s office attacked as protests turn violent; video
Spread the love (Photos taken from X) Iranian authorities say a government building was attacked in the southern city of Fasa amid a wave of protests driven by mounting economic pressure, while officials insist the unrest remains limited and under control.According to the justice ministry’s Mizan news agency, several people damaged parts of the provincial governor’s office on Wednesday. Hamed...
India–US ties: Embassy shares key moments of 2025; eyes stronger year ahead
Spread the love File photo: PM Modi with US President Donald Trump in White House NEW DELHI: The US Embassy in India has shared a year-end recap highlighting major moments that shaped India–US relations in 2025, saying it is looking forward to another year of “even stronger” ties between the two countries.In a post on X, the Embassy wrote, “New...
Big relief for consumers! IGL cuts down PNG prices from new year; check new rates
Spread the love (Representative image) Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has announced a cut in domestic piped natural gas (PNG) prices for households in Delhi and the National Capital Region, effective from the New Year.The company said prices will be reduced by Rs 0.70 per standard cubic metre (SCM), offering relief to residential consumers across the region. Following the revision, domestic...
India’s ODI squad vs NZ: Gill to lead; Bumrah and Pandya likely to be rested
Spread the love Indian players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) The Indian team for the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand will be picked on Jan 3, TOI has learnt. India’s ODI squad will assemble in Vadodara on Jan 7. The series will begin on Jan 11 in Vadodara, with the next two matches...
How Meta’s highest-paid employee made its chief scientist do what he told Elon Musk he will ‘never’
Spread the love Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI scientist is leaving the company after 12 years. Sharing a post on professional networking platform LinkedIn in November, LeCun said that he is building a startup company to continue the Advanced Machine Intelligence research program (AMI) that he has been pursuing over the last several years with “colleagues at Facebook AI Research...
Tamil cinema maverick’s last two films earned only 50% of Rs 450 crore budget; Rs 200 crore actioner minted only Rs 97 crore
Spread the love Despite a handful of movies headlined by A-listers hitting the screens one after the other, 2025 was a comparatively duller year for Tamil cinema. One of the main reasons was that most of the highly anticipated films disappointed audiences. While smaller movies like Bison Kaalamaadan, Bad Girl, Tourist Family, Paranthu Po, and Madras Matinee impressed moviegoers, big-ticket...
‘Reunification of our motherland unstoppable’: Xi’s message as Taiwan drills end; region on edge
Spread the love Photo credit: AP China’s President Xi Jinping said that the “reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable” in his 2026 New Year message, delivered just hours after Beijing announced the conclusion of large-scale live-fire military drills around Taiwan.Xi’s remarks came as China’s military said it had “successfully completed” exercises designed to simulate a...
Pralay missile test: India conducts successful salvo launch off Odisha coast – watch
Spread the love Pralay missile test NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully carried out a salvo launch of two indigenously developed Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha, marking a key milestone in user evaluation trials.According to a statement from the defence ministry, the tests were conducted at around 10.30 am near the...
Zack & Dominique Wheeler’s 2025 net worth: Earnings, family & more
Spread the love Zack and Dominique Wheeler with their children (Image via: IG/X) With Major League Baseball still rewarding the same old values of longevity and consistency, few pitchers would be a better representation of that trend than Zack Wheeler. In 2025, Wheeler is a regular starter in the Philadelphia Phillies community but also one of the most financially stable...
