Iran on Monday asserted that it remains fully capable of safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz, saying there is no need for foreign intervention in the strategic waterway, while dismissing reports of imminent direct talks with the United States.Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran was “fully aware of…
Europe battles scorching summer heat and record-breaking temperatures. Photo credit: AP For centuries, Europe knew how to fight the cold.Its homes were built to trap warmth. Thick walls, insulated roofs, double-glazed windows and tightly sealed buildings helped people survive long winters. Entire energy systems were designed around one question: how to keep people warm when…
Tourists present at the fort were evacuated while police conducted investigative procedures linked to the case PUNE: Lonavala rural police closed Lohagad Fort to visitors as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case on Tuesday.Tourists present at the fort were evacuated while police conducted investigative procedures linked to the case, according…
Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi has cautioned that while the US economy continues to grow at about 2% annually, driven by business investment and AI spending, weakening consumer finances are flashing warning signals. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Zandi wrote, “The raft of economic data released…
Reports indicate that Ketan had voiced concerns regarding infidelity and was troubled by Siya’s actions before the fatal incident PUNE: Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal had allegedly expressed concerns about his fiancée Siya Goyal’s behaviour and suspected that she was having an affair with co-accused Chetan Chaudhary before he was allegedly pushed to death from Lohagad…
At a time when AI is being utilised for getting answers and automating tasks, there is one thing that even the sophisticated systems like OpenAI’s Codex cannot do: challenge human creativity and visual taste when creating good design. On this, Andrew Ambrosino, the head of OpenAI’s Codex, the powerful coding application that CEO Sam Altman…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. Today was a particularly bad day for Japan and Germany, who were both eliminated on the same day, a result we haven’t seen since World War II.Of course, Japan gave Brazil a mighty scare before the Seleção rallied because they dare not anger Carlo Ancelotti’s raised eyebrow….
Nifty closed at 23,865.75, declining 80.50 points, while Sensex settled at 76,478.67, down 249.70 points Indian equity markets ended lower on Tuesday as selling pressure in information technology stocks weighed on benchmarks, while electric vehicle (EV) companies emerged as bright spots after the Delhi government announced a new EV policy aimed at boosting adoption of…
On Tuesday afternoon, a fire incident occurred at the Parikrama Restaurant on Barakhamba Road in central Delhi (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at Parikrama Restaurant on Barakhamba Road in central Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot.The blaze was brought under control and no casualties were…
The child, identified as Nirbhay, had accompanied his father to the fields to deliver food to his grandfather when the incident occurred AMBALA: A four-year-old boy fell into a 220-foot-deep borewell in Dhanaura village of Barara in Ambala district on Tuesday morning, officials said.The child, identified as Nirbhay, had accompanied his father to the fields…