Spread the love Photo mocking Trump posted on X by Iran embassy in South Africa Iranian state media has mocked US President Donald Trump over the secret aircraft switch that took place during his departure from Turkey last month, portraying the episode as evidence of Washington’s fear of Iran’s military capabilities.A presenter on Iranian state television described the incident as...
Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is unhappy with two of the biggest US AI companies
Spread the love Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mark Zuckerberg has picked a fight with OpenAI and Anthropic, and he is no longer pretending otherwise. In an interview with The New York Times, the 42-year-old Meta chief executive said that building AI in the tightly controlled way those two labs have chosen amounts to “abandoning our values” in American technology. He...
Months before Google DeepMind exit, Hassabis met Trump officials over AGI safety
Spread the love Months before moving away from his role as CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis held discussions with Trump administration officials and leaders of other AI labs about forming a new independent industry safety body. According to a report by Wall Street Journal, people familiar to the matter revealed that Hassabis has been advancing the idea of an...
‘Meet your co-star Rajinikanth’: How S Shankar surprised Shriya Saran at Sivaji launch
Spread the love Shriya Saran has recalled the unusual way she landed one of the biggest roles of her career — opposite Rajinikanth in S Shankar’s Sivaji: The Boss. The actor revealed that when she was first approached for the film, she did not even know who her co-star would be. It was only when she arrived in Chennai for...
‘Time to move on,’ says HC on Vijay Mallya’s plea against recovery
Spread the love Mallya had sought quashing of a December 2019 PMLA court order over seizure of his assets MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday remarked that it was time for a long-pending dispute about recovery from Vijay Mallya, founder of the erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines, “be brought to an end”.Justice Milind Jadhav made the remark after senior counsel Amit...
CAG finds 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover targets, flags lapses
Spread the love The Comptroller and Auditor General raised concerns about the inadequacies within the Green India Mission program, noting that the goal of increasing forest cover was far from realized over a decade. The audit pointed to significant issues in planning and financial oversight, which severely undermined the mission’s objectives. Key vulnerable areas were neglected during afforestation, diminishing efforts...
After Rs 300 cr hit Karuppu, Suriya returns to romance after 18 years in Vishwanath and Sons
Spread the love There was a time when Suriya and romance went hand in hand on screen. Films like Kaakha Kaakha with Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sillunu Oru Kadhal with A.R. Rahman’s music and Jyothika opposite him, and Vaaranam Aayiram, again with Menon and a Harris Jayaraj soundtrack, built his reputation not just as an action star but as an actor...
What is NASA’s Moon Base programme and why does it want India to be part of it? | Explained
Spread the love The story so far: At the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), held in Bengaluru on August 5 and 6, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offered a formal invitation to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to be part of its ambitious Moon Base programme under the Artemis Accords. NASA is...
Who was Jessica Bang? Rising golf star dies at 18 after brain hemorrhage
Spread the love Who was Jessica Bang? Rising golf star dies at 18 after brain hemorrhage Australian golfer Jessica Bang died at 18 after suffering a brain hemorrhage in Bangkok, Thailand, while preparing for the KLPGA Tour’s International Qualifying Tournament. Bang collapsed on August 1 and later underwent emergency brain surgery at Synphat Ramintra Hospital. She was placed on life...
Hours after ban, BCI reverses decision on NALSAR 2026 batch over CJI invite row
Spread the love The original order was issued after a campaign by the students against the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday modified its controversial circular that had effectively barred graduates of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law’s 2026 batch from enrolling as advocates.In a fresh communication, released...
