Kalyan Banerjee & Kirti Azad (Image source: ANI) Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad on Thursday described Kalyan Banerjee as a loyal and long-standing supporter of party chief Mamata Banerjee adding there was no question of him leaving the party.His remarks came amid recent tensions within the TMC, involving senior MP Kalyan’s publicly expressing dissatisfaction with…
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is discussing the possibility of deploying forces to help protect commercial shipping through the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz if the waterway remains blocked into July, Bloomberg reported, citing senior alliance and diplomatic officials.According to Bloomberg, the proposal has backing from several Nato members, though the alliance has not yet reached…
GUWAHATI: Chief minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to join BJP’s elite club of leaders who have held the CM’s post for consecutive terms — a circle led by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi — when he takes oath for his second successive term as Assam’s CM on Tuesday.PM Modi, who served four…
Indian army soldiers train alongside drones. (Image credit: Indian army) Modern militaries are investing in both drone and counter-drone technologies to stay relevant on the modern battlefield. The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated that, in the era of cheap drones deployed extensively, it is those at the frontline who face the greatest threat from these…
Amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in Middle East, the Indian Embassy in Tehran on Wednesday advised Indian nationals to continue avoiding all non-essential travel to Iran until further notice.The advisory comes despite recent signs of progress in negotiations between Iran and the United States aimed at ending months of conflict in the region.Embassy…
NEW DELHI: With thalis in hand, members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) continued their protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.In a post on social media, CJP said, “With thalis in hand, cockroaches remain at Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of the incompetent education minister Dharmendra…
NEW DELHI: While Brics foreign ministers and leaders of delegations jointly called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov got an exclusive meeting with the PM. Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi separately met NSA Ajit Doval.According to an Indian readout, Lavrov briefed Modi on the progress achieved in bilateral cooperation since…
China’s Ministry of State Security has claimed that foreign intelligence agencies are using marine animals fitted with sensors, including “spy turtles” and “spy fish,” to collect sensitive data in Chinese waters as part of what it called an “invisible secret war.“In a post on the WeChat social media platform on Friday, the ministry said large…
Uber has set usage caps on artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools like Claude, Cursor used by its employees. According to a Bloomberg report, the ride-hailing firm exceeded its AI budget earlier this year and the latest move is aimed to manage the rising costs. “We think this is all a pretty straightforward way to responsibly encourage…
Albania defends concert subsidy for Kanye West despite widespread outrage Albania’s government has defended its decision to allocate €4 million ($4.6 million) from its reserve fund to support a Kanye West concert in Tirana, as the rapper faces widespread outrage over past comments glorifying Hitler and selling swastika T-shirts.Culture minister Blendi Gonxhja said the funding…