In a small village in Andhra Pradesh, Srikanth Bolla entered the world under circumstances that many around him viewed with sympathy rather than hope. Born visually impaired, his future seemed predetermined in the eyes of society. In rural India at the time, disability was often misunderstood, seen less as a condition requiring support and more…
BENGALURU: The Indian Army has completed the installation of Thermal Imaging Fire Control Systems (TIFCS) — an Indo-Israeli technology developed in Bengaluru — on 96 of its T-72 tanks, with the systems clearing firing validation trials before induction.The T-72 remains one of the mainstays of the Army’s armoured fleet. Upgrades such as thermal imaging and…
Belgian AI startup AiCandy has released an advertisement mocking AI’s increasing demand for energy. The spoof video imagines a fictional future in 2036 where humans generate electricity for AI systems through group workout sessions. The ad promotes a fictional company called “Energym,” which claims to power AI systems using energy generated by people cycling and…
(Image credits: X @NYCMayor) New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for a previously unannounced meeting that lasted about an hour, focusing on major new housing investments in the city while also addressing the arrest of a Columbia University student.After the meeting, Mamdani posted on…
NEW DELHI: The tension between India and Bangladesh, which resulted in fewer visas by both sides, resulted in an over 9% fall in foreign tourist arrivals to 90.2 lakh in 2025, with the eastern neighbour slipping from the second largest source to being the fifth biggest.Latest official data estimated tourist arrivals from Bangladesh at 4.7…
NEW DELHI: Amid uncertainty over tariffs imposed by the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in the Capital on Thursday, signalling that both sides remain engaged on the issue.The details of what transpired remain unclear. “Engaged in very fruitful discussions to expand our trade and economic partnership,” Goyal…
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has insisted she “never knew Jeffrey Epstein” after a tense, six-hour closed-door deposition before Congress, saying she answered “every one of their questions as fully as I could”.Speaking to reporters after the session in Chappaqua, New York, Clinton said: “I never met Jeffrey Epstein, never had any connection…
Pakistan has launched Operation Ghazab Lil Haq against the Afghan Taliban regime after Kabul claimed its forces killed 55 Pakistani soldiers in cross-border strikes, sharply escalating tensions along the volatile Durand Line.State broadcaster PTV News said the operation was initiated in response to what it called “unprovoked aggression” from Afghanistan. According to the channel, 58…
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda’s wedding photos are finally here, and they do far more than capture a ceremony. The images tell a story — one of friendship, faith, tradition and a love that feels deeply rooted and unfiltered. Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda’s wedding photos are finally here, and they do far more than…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday vowed to take action against those responsible for the reference to judicial corruption in an NCERT textbook, amid indications of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unhappiness over what he considers to be a grave lapse.Modi is learnt to have flagged the controversial inclusion of corruption among judiciaries…
