Spread the love NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Thursday said it had identified and blocked more than 400 Pakistani social media handles allegedly spreading misinformation and rumours amid the ongoing protests, urging people not to fall for fake content circulating online.Addressing the media, deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Sumit Jha said the same social media accounts had also been active...
CJP stir hits Connaught Place businesses; traders claim 65-70% loss
Spread the love The disruption has come during the crucial annual retail sale period, when CP markets typically record their highest revenues between 5pm and 8.30pm. NEW DELHI: Retailers and business owners in Central Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP) have reported a steep 65 to 70% decline in revenue over two consecutive days as ongoing demonstrations by the Cockroach Janata Party...
Pennsylvania families sell 1,700 acres for $586 million amid AI data center boom
Spread the love Pennsylvania families sell 1,700 acres for $586 million; AI data center boom helps one couple earn over $22 million for their 89-acre hog farm The AI data center boom is changing the fortunes of families across rural America, and one Pennsylvania couple has become one of its biggest beneficiaries after selling their 89-acre hog farm for more...
India slams Pakistan’s ‘state-sponsored’ misinformation at Asean, says IWT in abeyance
Spread the love India rejects Pakistan’s ASEAN forum remarks NEW DELHI: India on Thursday categorically rejected Pakistan‘s comments at the Asean Regional Forum in Manila, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”.New Delhi slammed Islamabad of using the multilateral platform to peddle “state-sponsored disinformation” and divert attention from its record of sponsoring cross-border terrorism.“It is no surprise that a multilateral forum has...
Empty seashells became the ocean’s first ready-made homes 470 million years ago
Spread the love Empty seashells became new habitats 470 million years ago An international study led by scientists at the University of Tartu shows that about 470 million years ago, a major ecological change took place in the world’s oceans. For the first time, the hollow interiors of empty mollusc shells began serving as homes for small sea creatures. This...
Premium petrol to remain ethanol-free; no plan to blend beyond 20%: Govt to Parliament
Spread the love Representational image Consumers buying premium petrol from state-run fuel retailers will continue to get ethanol free fuel. The Centre on Thursday clarified that these specialised grades will remain exempt from the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme. It further added that, currently, there is no proposal either to bring back E0 or E10 petrol or to raise ethanol...
Oil’s $100 comeback: Brent hits a three-month high as Red Sea tensions escalate
Spread the love Crude price today: Oil prices have skyrocketed back in triple-digit territory as fresh tensions in the Middle East sent global markets on edge. Brent crude climbed above $100 per barrel on Thursday for the first time since May after Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for attacking two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, raising worries about...
‘He is fearless’: Shreyas hails Sooryavanshi after record-breaking blitz vs Zimbabwe
Spread the love Captain Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer reserved special praise for teenage batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the 15-year-old produced a breathtaking match-winning knock to power India to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening T20I in Harare on Thursday.Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off just 19 balls, bringing up...
50-year-old ‘machine problem’ is why The Odyssey can be seen in true IMAX at 41 theatres
Spread the love Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is available in limited 70mm IMAX theaters worldwide. This scarcity stems from aging technology and the lack of new projector manufacturing. IMAX must rebuild and retrofit its old machines, which are large and complex. The film prints themselves are also massive, weighing hundreds of pounds. This combination restricts screenings to only forty-one global...
Burnham approves US use of UK bases for defensive strikes on Iran: Report
Spread the love Andy Burnham approves US use of UK bases for strikes on Iran Newly appointed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, Bloomberg reported. This is a continuation of the policy of his predecessor Keir Starmer as the war in...
