Russia has claimed that Ukraine may have carried out its first-ever combat launch of a domestically developed ballistic missile, potentially marking a major milestone in Kyiv’s efforts to build an indigenous long-range strike capability.According to a Bloomberg report, the Russian defence ministry said the missile was intercepted alongside seven guided bombs and 602 fixed-wing drones….
Stone-pelting on Indian trains is a growing menace, with thousands of incidents reported annually. A passenger is injured after a stone crashes through a train window. An alert loco pilot spots an iron pipe on the tracks seconds before disaster. A low-intensity blast damages a freight corridor, triggering a multi-agency investigation.Different states. Different methods. But…
Anthropic is reportedly renegotiating the pricing terms of its artificial intelligence (AI) models with one of its earliest investors, Amazon. A report claims that Amazon may have to pay more to use Anthropic’s AI models after the AI startup revised part of its commercial agreement with the tech giant. Anthropic may have shifted Amazon’s pricing…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has widened its scrutiny of messaging platforms with username-based communication, with the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) issuing notices to Telegram and Signal days after directing WhatsApp to justify its proposed username feature and pause its rollout in India.According to sources quoted by PTI, the notices to Telegram and…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his coalition government on Thursday presented a wide-ranging reform package aimed at reviving Germany’s sluggish economy, introducing tax cuts, pension changes, stricter sick leave rules and steps to reduce bureaucracy, according to government statements and Reuters reporting.According to AP, Merz said the reforms were designed to reposition Europe’s largest economy…
Guest list of who would be attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral Iran begins a week of funeral ceremonies on Friday for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US–Israeli strike in February. The ceremonies will move from Tehran to Qom, then to Najaf in Iraq, before concluding with burial in his…
Aliya Mohammad Sajid Chandiwala (in picture) came into contact with electricity that had leaked into the waterlogged area near the building’s iron gate. THANE: A 17-year-old girl died after suffering electric shock in a waterlogged area outside her residential building in Mumbra on Wednesday night. Police have registered an FIR against officials of Torrent Power…
Delhi woke up to thunder and rain and many breathed a sigh of relief after brutal June heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warning as heavy showers, gusty winds, and thunderstorms swept through the city, marking what looks like the tail end of an intense heatwave. This shift from scorching heat to monsoon rain…
NEW DELHI: Air India is learnt to have reduced the fuel surcharge levied on its long hauls to North America, UK, Europe and Australia from this month, thanks to crude peice falling due to an iffy US-Iran ceasefire. AI’s highest surcharge was $280 on North America and Australia routes, which leading travel agents say, has…
A 60-year-old man tragically lost his life after falling into an open manhole during drain maintenance in Sakinaka. MUMBAI: BMC on Thursday suspended four officials pending an inquiry after a 60-year-old man was swept to his death after falling into an open manhole during drain maintenance work in Sakinaka, an incident that triggered widespread outrage…