Spread the love Iran, however, described the tower as overseeing commercial traffic into the port. United States defence secretary Pete Hegseth Friday shared a photo of a tower appearing to collapse after the repeated strikes on Iran.According to news agency AP, the photo is of the Chabahar port tower though Hegseth himself didn’t attribute the tower to or photo to...
US govt’s new rule: Visa, green card can be denied if likely to need public assistance
Spread the love US government has revised the ‘public charge’ rule for immigration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalised a new regulation that revises the public charge policy, making certain immigrants inadmissible to the United States if deemed likely to become primary dependent to public assistance. The rule rescinds the 2022 regulation that had narrowed how immigration officers...
India coach gives blunt ‘no bridge needed’ response on Kohli-Gambhir rift
Spread the love Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has dismissed speculation of a rift between Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir, saying the two are in regular communication and that there is no issue in their working relationship.Rumours about Kohli and Gambhir’s equation gained momentum on social media after visuals from India’s...
Train collides with school van in Bengal’s Murshidabad; several students critical
Spread the love MURSHIDABAD: At least three people, including two school students, were killed and several others were injured after a train collided with a school van at a level crossing in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday, officials said.Visuals from the accident site showed the school van crushed after the collision, with more than 100 people gathered along the...
Google DeepMind researcher resigns over Pentagon deal, explains why in 2,000-word note
Spread the love A Google DeepMind researcher has quit over the company’s decision to sell its AI to the Pentagon, and he’s not going quietly. Alex Turner, who spent more than two years on AI safety at DeepMind, resigned in June and this week published a 2,000-plus word account titled “Why I Left Google DeepMind,” laying out months of internal...
‘If it fails, I’ll return as a ghost’: Wangchuk ahead of July 20 Parliament march
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th consecutive day on Friday, with the education reform campaigner reiterating his resolve to continue the protest and join a planned march to Parliament on July 20.Addressing supporters, Wangchuk struck a defiant yet humorous note despite his deteriorating health.“I will stay alive by any means until July...
Winners will make the hard choices: Microsoft’s security chief to employees after layoffs
Spread the love Microsoft’s cybersecurity business is being rebuilt from the inside out, and the person running the overhaul isn’t being quiet about what it takes. Hayete Gallot, who took charge of the division in February, has replaced several senior executives, consolidated engineering teams, and cut hundreds of roles as she pushes the world’s largest cybersecurity software seller toward AI-powered...
‘Cyber threat to democracy’: Trump says Russia, Iran & China interfered in US polls
Spread the love Donald Trump (Photo source: PTI) US President Donald Trump on Friday alleged that Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and non-state actors possess the capability to compromise America’s election infrastructure.While addressing the nation on election integrity, Trump cited newly declassified intelligence assessments as he renewed criticism of electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems.He said that the third set...
‘Hasn’t scored in two games’: India coach’s verdict on Rohit Sharma amid poor form
Spread the love Rohit Sharma India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak backed Rohit Sharma despite the opener’s poor returns in the ongoing ODI series against England, saying there is no pressure on a player of his stature and that he could produce a different innings in the series decider at Lord’s.Rohit’s struggles were visible in the second ODI in Cardiff on...
‘China stole data of 220m US voters’: Trump blames Beijing as he releases files on 2020 polls
Spread the love Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump on Thursday reignited the debate over the 2020 presidential election, alleging that China carried out “the largest compromise of election data in history” by acquiring 220 million American voter files.He announced the declassification of intelligence documents that he claimed showed Chinese interference in US elections, despite previous assessments...
