Billions of dollars worth of U.S. weaponry remains in the pipeline for Israel, despite the delay of one shipment of bombs and a review of others by President Joe Biden’s administration, concerned their use in an assault could wreak more devastation on Palestinian civilians. A senior U.S. official said this week that the administration had…
A retired engineer was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.6 crore by frauds here who asked for “caution money” to ward off a possible probe by a central investigative agency, police said on Thursday. The accused, posing as employees of an international courier service, claimed that a package the victim sent had incriminating documents and drugs…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi travelled on a state roadways bus in Greater Hyderabad after addressing a public meeting on Thursday night and interacted with the surprised passengers. The Congress leader, who was accompanied by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, boarded the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus after the public meeting at Saroornagar in…
In an important order, the Supreme Court has asked Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat to not give any new mining permissions in the Aravallis until further directions. Striking a balance between protecting the environment and the livelihood of the people engaged in mining activities, the court stressed, however, that its order will not in any…
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls to make Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036. Releasing the regional party’s manifesto, BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced the introduction of Kalingashree and Kalinga Bhushan awards annually, akin to Padma Shri and…
The move is part of Apple’s much-anticipated push into generative artificial intelligence — the technology behind ChatGPT and other popular tools.
Defending her “15-second” remark made against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbaruddin Owaisi, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Navneet Rana on Thursday said that that she is not afraid of anyone and will continue giving replies to those “working for Pakistan”. Earlier, while responding to the AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi’s statement that they would…
Emphasising that “peace and security” of the Indian Ocean is important for countries in the neighbourhood including India, Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer on Thursday said that his government has “not permitted the Chinese vessel” for research purposes in the Maldivian waters. The statement by the Maldivian Foreign Minister came in the wake of the…
The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the sexual assault on a 16-year-old boy in a moving metro. The boy had shared his ordeal on X in a series of posts, writing that a co-passenger tried to touch his private parts and also stalked him in the station premises when…
Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the country’s richest candidate in this election, is candid about money and elections and the link between them. He also feels that his status as the richest candidate should not count. Â “I don’t know why you guys are focusing so much on the money aspect,” Dr Pemmasani told NDTV in…