Israel attacks Iran: Explosions heard in central Tehran, sirens in Tel Aviv – what we know so far

Spread the love       Israel on Saturday launched a “preventative attack” on Iran, with the country’s defence minister declaring a state of emergency nationwide.“The State of Israel has launched a preemptive strike against Iran. Defence minister Israel Katz has declared a special and immediate state of emergency throughout the country,” a ministry statement said.Israel Katz made the announcement as thick smoke...

‘Never wanted surveillance’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signs deal with Pentagon

Spread the love       OpenAI’s Sam Altman secured a Pentagon deal for classified AI deployment, mirroring Anthropic’s rejected safety terms. While Anthropic faces a “supply-chain risk” label and presidential ire, OpenAI integrated safeguards like human oversight and restricted surveillance into its agreement. This strategic move positions OpenAI favorably, especially with its new Amazon cloud partnership, despite Anthropic’s legal challenge. OpenAI CEO...

Pakistan vs SL washout scenario: Who will reach T20 World Cup 2026 semifinals?

Spread the love       Pakistan will face a herculean task when they take on Sri Lanka in a crucial Super 8s clash at the Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan’ fate, however, has an added twist — the weather. England did them a huge favour on Friday by beating New Zealand, denying the Kiwis a clear path to the knockouts. Pakistan...

Congress blames PM Modi for Trump’s support to Pak amid conflict with Afghanistan

Spread the love       Jairam Ramesh (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump praised Pakistan’s leadership amid the ongoing conflict between Islamabad and the Taliban.Reacting to Trump’s remarks praising Pakistan’s leadership, Ramesh took to X to express his disapproval. He wrote, “President Trump’s full-throated and categorical support for...

‘Road is not for Muslims’: ‘Hate’ graffiti on Delhi-Dehradun expressway

Spread the love       FIR against unidentified members of Hindu Raksha Dal for allegedly writing on a sound barrier of an elevated stretch of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway near Biharigarh in Saharanpur that the “road is not for Muslims”. (Image Credit: X) MEERUT: After a complaint by an employee of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), UP police on Friday registered an FIR...

Anthropic CEO to Pentagon: This is the ‘Red Line’, will not accept these two demands

Spread the love       Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has issued a firm rejection of Pentagon pressure to loosen safeguards on its frontier AI model, Claude. In a strongly worded blog post, Amodei said there are two demands his company will not accept ‘under any circumstances’ even if it means losing government contracts. “We cannot in good conscience...

Assam polls: Congress finalises candidates for 40 seats; Gaurav Gogoi likely to contest from Jorhat

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Congress leader and party’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi is likely to contest the upcoming Assam assembly election from Jorhat constituency, news agency ANI reported, citing party sources.This comes as the grand-old-party finalised candidates for as many as 40 seats during the Central Election Committee meeting held on Friday. “Congress will release its...

Shining a light on the life of C.V. Raman

Spread the love      A prodigious student Born on November 7,1888, in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman displayed remarkable brilliance from the beginning. As Physics and academia ran in the family (his father, R. Chandrasekhar Iyer, was a lecturer in Physics and Mathematics), he was drawn to Physics. He went on to earn gold medals in his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He was...

Court gives clean chit to Ajit and Sunetra Pawar in Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank case

Spread the love       EOW had given a clean chit in the case to the late Ajit Pawar and deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, with their nephew Rohit, MUMBAI: A court for MPs/MLAs cases Friday accepted the two closure reports submitted by Mumbai police’s EOW in the Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank scam case involving prominent netas who headed the...

When 16-year-old Shahid Afridi saved Pakistan — Can history repeat in Pallekele?

Spread the love       The equation is familiar for Pakistan: win big, and move on. (Image credit: Agencies) Pakistan’s road to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals has boiled down to one simple equation after England’s dramatic four-wicket victory over New Zealand reshaped the Group 2 table in Colombo.England, led by Harry Brook, finished the Super 8 stage unbeaten...

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