Spread the love Amid the recurring debate over whether northern states could gain at the expense of the South in any future Lok Sabha expansion, the historical record tells a more complicated story. Between 1951 and 1977, when parliamentary seats were periodically reallocated after Census exercises, both the Hindi belt and the southern states saw their share of Lok Sabha...
‘Aaj hi kiya hai … ‘: Sooryavanshi’s chat with Romi Bhinder goes viral
Spread the love Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Romi Bhinder (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Thursday offered cake to Romi Bhinder, who was celebrating his birthday. Bhinder is the long-standing Team Manager of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. A video posted by Rajasthan Royals on social media, showing Sooryavanshi offering cake to Bhinder and...
Amaravati sex abuse case: Mastermind teen Ayaan Ahmed casual confession stuns cops
Spread the love Of the eight in custody, main accused Ayaan Ahmed, 19, was the one who lured women and recorded the sexual acts, while others were in possession of these videos and made them viral. PARATWADA (AMRAVATI): Ayaan Ahmed, the mastermind of the Amravati sex abuse and blackmail case, allegedly told sleuths very casually that he “became a playboy”...
Is Earth’s orbit getting too crowded? 1.5L collision alerts for Indian satellites in 2025
Spread the love BENGALURU: Earth’s orbit is turning into a high-speed traffic grid and Indian satellites are swerving to stay safe. More than 1.5 lakh close approach alerts were issued for Indian space assets in 2025, exposing mounting collision risks in an increasingly crowded sky.Data from Indian Space Situational Assessment Report 2025 shows about 1.6 lakh alerts globally, many generated...
OpenAI Global Affairs Officer is very angry with everyone blaming AI for ‘doomsday’
Spread the love ChatGPT-maker OpenAI‘s Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane is reportedly very upset with all AI doomers. For those unaware, AI doomers are those who believe that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence pose an existential, extinction-level threat to humanity. In an interview with The San Francisco Standard, he termed such conversations around AI irresponsible. “Some of the conversation...
LeT co-founder Hamza, who’s close to Hafiz Saeed, shot at in Pakistan; second attack in a year
Spread the love In the latest in a series of mysterious drive-by shootings at high-profile terror ideologues and commanders in Pakistan, Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza (67) was shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Thursday. This marks the second assassination attempt on Hamza, a USdesignated terrorist, over the past year; he had survived a shooting in May 2025.The attack...
0 wickets in 5 matches! What’s really going wrong with Bumrah? – Explained
Spread the love Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Nothing seems to be working for star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in IPL 2026. In five matches so far, Bumrah has conceded 164 runs without taking a single wicket. He has leaked runs at an economy rate of 8.63.The right-arm fast bowler, known for dominating the powerplay, rattling stumps and producing toe-crushing yorkers,...
Pentagon plans to sign ‘secret AI’ deal with Google: Here’s how company responded
Spread the love Google is said to be in talks with the Department of War (previously Department of Defense) to bring its powerful Gemini AI models into the heart of the US military. However, according to a report from The Information (via news agency Reuters), the tech giant is insisting on strict contract terms to ensure the technology isn’t misused.The...
Shreyas Iyer sums up Mumbai Indians’ collapse in one line
Spread the love Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer left everyone stunned with a remarkable display of athleticism at the boundary ropes, drawing amazed reactions not just from fans but also from the Mumbai Indians dugout, where Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were seen watching in disbelief.The moment came in the 18th over during...
‘If deal is signed, I might go’: Trump hints at Pak visit amid truce talks with Iran
Spread the love US President Donald Trump on Thursday said “he would go to Pakistan” if a peace agreement between the United States and Iran is finalised in Islamabad.“I would go to Pakistan, yeah,” Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for Las Vegas. “If the deal is signed in Islamabad, I might go. They want me to...
