May 2026

NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar issued his first public statement after caretaker Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah resigned from office, praising the veteran Congress leader’s contribution to the state and signalling continuity in the party’s leadership and governance approach.Shivakumar, widely seen as Siddaramaiah’s successor, described the outgoing chief minister’s political journey as “one of…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a set of binding directions to all high courts across the country to ensure faster delivery of judgements and reduce delays in the judicial system.Invoking its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said reserved judgments…

Peter Thiel has decamped to Argentina, echoing Google founders Page and Brin’s California exit over a proposed billionaire wealth tax. Peter Thiel, the right-wing billionaire and one of Donald Trump’s biggest backers in tech, has quietly relocated to Argentina and is weighing whether to make it his next backup country. According to The New York…

Amazon has reportedly shut down its internal leaderboard that tracked employees’ use of AI. According to a Financial Times report, the development comes after Amazon workers tried to boost their scores with unnecessary activity that increased the company’s computing costs. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said: “Employees at the $2.9tn group were…

Salman Khan has reportedly taken it upon himself to play mediator between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar, as growing chatter in Bollywood circles links tensions between the two to creative differences over ‘Don 3’. Reportedly, the superstar personally reached out to both parties in a bid to prevent the disagreement from spilling into the public…