The Chinese government has handed Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta a deadline to undo its $2.5 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, citing national security concerns. Citing sources familiar with the matter, a report by The Wall Street Journal claimed that Beijing has given the tech giant just a few weeks to completely “disentangle” itself from the…
New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar held talks with visiting United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president Annalena Baerbock on a range of issues, including AI’s implications and the West Asia conflict, on Tuesday.Jaishankar said in a post on X that he underscored during the discussion the need for reformed multilateralism that is reflective of…
Kolkata, Mar 31 (ANI): TMC party candidate Firhad Hakim for Kabitirtha Assembly constituency during an election campaign, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Kolkata: Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) jawans led by a commandant knocked on the doors of Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim well past Monday midnight to have an interaction with him relating to…
New Delhi: India was fifth biggest military spender globally in 2025 and the country increased its military spending by 8.9% to $92.1 billion, according to a report released by arms watchdog group Sipri on Monday.The India-Pakistan conflict in May 2025 – which involved use of combat aircraft, drones and missiles – pushed up India’s military…
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan will be back in uniform and taking over screens with his long-awaited crime drama ‘Kartavya’, finally getting its release date.After a long three-year wait, the makers finally announced that the film will get its streaming debut this summer. As per Variety India, ‘Kartavya’ has locked its premiere date on Netflix…
Bengaluru: In tandem with Telangana’s crackdown on chemically ripened mangoes, Karnataka authorities have also stepped up surveillance. Health department officials said mango samples from Kolar, the state’s largest supply hub, are being tested for chemical residue. “Tests for chemical traces are also being conducted on fruits from other regions sold in Bengaluru markets,” an official…
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma Kolkata: A ‘Singham’ versus ‘Pushpa’ rivalry played out at Falta, around 40km from Kolkata, on Tuesday.The stage, it seems, was set on Monday, when IPS officer and DIG Ajay Pal Sharma, an “encounter specialist” popularly known as ‘Singham’ on his home turf in UP, visited the house of Falta’s TMC…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh advocates for peace at SCO meeting Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Tuesday, defence minister Rajnath Singh said “Operation Sindoor had demonstrated India’s firm resolve that terror epicentres will be meted out justifiable punishment”. His warning to Pakistan came before its defence minister…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was yet another record-breaking night for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who continues to redefine T20 batting at just 15. The Rajasthan Royals prodigy became the fastest player in history to reach 400 runs in a single Indian Premier League season, achieving the milestone in just 167 balls…
In this screengrab from a video posted on April 28, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Mahila Sammelan, in Varanasi. (@NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo) Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that women came out in large numbers to vote in the assembly elections in five states/UTs to teach a lesson to “pariwarvaadi”…
