LUCKNOW: A day after Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress’s rout in West Bengal assembly polls, the fate of pact between Samajwadi Party and political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) for the 2027 elections now hangs in balance.I-PAC, which has been curating TMC’s poll campaign since 2019, was in talks with SP for the 2027…
Mario, the mustachioed superhero plumber, has been entertaining us for decades. Almost anyone alive can recognise the bright and cheerful hero, thanks to his blue overalls, red cap, and trademark moustache. While millions of players have guided Mario through the Mushroom Kingdom, few really know that the trusted friend of Princess Peach owes his name…
Benchmark equity indices rallied sharply on Wednesday as a steep fall in crude oil prices and optimism around a possible US-Iran agreement boosted investor sentiment, PTI reported.The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 940.73 points, or 1.22 per cent, to close at 77,958.52. During the session, it climbed as much as 1,004.99 points to hit an intraday…
SURI: A flex put up at the entrance of Kankalitala temple in Bolpur on Monday evening declared that only Hindus would be allowed to offer puja at the shrine, one of Birbhum’s five Shakti Peethas. The banner was installed by unidentified youths claiming affiliation to ‘Sanatan Paksha’.“We have neither removed the banner nor endorsed it,”…
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei presides over Istana Nurul Iman, the world’s largest residential palace. This architectural marvel, blending Malay and Islamic styles, boasts 1,788 rooms, a banquet hall for 5,000, and a mosque. More than a home, it’s Brunei’s seat of government and a symbol of its rich history and power. Houses of royal…
India, Japan sign agreements in quantum technology, health research cooperation NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Wednesday strengthened their cooperation in emerging technologies and health research, with both countries exchanging agreements in the fields of quantum science and medical devices during a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi.Japan’s Minister for Science and Technology Policy and…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez have announced $34 million in grants to support research into new, more sustainable materials for the fashion industry, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The funding, made through the Bezos Earth Fund, will go to universities and institutions working on alternatives to widely…
Anthropic’s Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, says software engineering is already dead inside his own company—no one writes code by hand anymore, and Claude AI instances autonomously communicate over Slack to resolve problems across teams. As Google, Meta, Amazon and Snap race to set aggressive AI coding targets, Cherny believes IDE tools like VS…
Actor Anupam Kher has responded to a viral remark about his bald head made by West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya during a recent press interaction. The comment, which came in the aftermath of the BJP’s victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, quickly gained traction online—thanks in part to Kher’s witty comeback.The actor…
SRH vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026: Punjab Kings batters will be under pressure to halt a worrying slide when they face a confident Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday. Punjab, which had emerged as the team to beat with six wins on the trot, stumbled in the last two matches…