CHENNAI: Paid VIP darshan at Hindu temples is wrong and discriminatory, Madras high court remarked on Friday. It said no such practice is followed in churches and mosques.“Let ministers and MLAs not think that they could walk into a temple any time and that God would be waiting for them. Why do we need VIP…
Generative AI India’s AI combat aircraft Kaal Bhairava will now be manufactured in Portugal after Indian AI warfare company Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) announced a partnership with European defence-tech firm SKETCHPIXEL, in a development that could mark a turning point for India’s ambitions to become a global defence exporter.On paper, the partnership signals…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said a potential deal with Iran was now at the stage of a “final determination”, while laying out a detailed list of conditions for Tehran and signalling that restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz could soon be lifted.In a characteristically dramatic message on Truth Social, Trump claimed ships stranded…
Nearly a decade after China launched its sweeping crackdown in Xinjiang, rights groups and researchers say Beijing’s campaign against Uyghurs has entered a new phase, one focused less on mass internment camps and more on reshaping identity, language, religion and family life.According to Financial Times, the shift has come even after Chinese authorities claimed in…
Vladimir Putin (File photo) For years, Vladimir Putin has cultivated the image of an ageless strongman, riding horses shirtless, playing ice hockey and projecting physical endurance as a symbol of political authority. But behind the carefully staged displays of vigour lies a far deeper obsession now shaping Russian state policy: the pursuit of longevity.The latest…
The Boy Who Refused To Be Blocked BENGALURU: Long before he mastered Karnataka’s complex political equations, before he became the Congress party’s chief troubleshooter and one of the state’s most influential leaders, D K Shivakumar had already made up his mind about one thing: He was destined to lead.The signs were visible early. In the…
KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE – MAY 22: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image has been reviewed by Ukrainian military officials prior to transmission) Members of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment, Norman, poses for a photograph with a Bulava strike drone, a kamikaze UAV capable of carrying a 3.5-kilogram payload with a range of up to 100 kilometres, on May…
As AI companies race to build more powerful models, Google is increasingly focusing on a different selling point: lower costs. According to a Business Insider report, the company believes businesses can save significant amounts of money by using its latest Gemini 3.5 Flash model instead of relying entirely on the most advanced and expensive AI…
NEW DELHI: A state consumer commission has ordered an airline to pay Rs 50,000 compensation along with a full ticket refund of Rs 58,641 with interest and Rs 15,000 in litigation costs to two friends from Chandigarh who were stranded in Bali after their return flight was preponed without any prior notice.The State Consumer Disputes…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hailed the party’s victory after it won a majority of the urban local bodies in Punjab.In a post on X, Kejriwal took a sharp swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the people had taken revenge against it. He termed the BJP the “ED…