US officials have identified Pakistan as a base of operations and/or target for numerous armed, nonstate terrorist groups, a recent report said. Twelve of the 15 groups listed are designated as Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTOs) under US law, and most, but not all, are animated by Islamist extremist ideology.The report comes as Pakistan faces a…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district after streaming his final moments on Instagram, police said on Saturday. The incident, which unfolded late on Friday night, has raised concern over the role of social media in such tragedies, with a 14-minute video of the act later circulating online.According to…
PUNE: Under fire over her alleged association with the arrested astrologer Ashok Kharat, Rupali Chakankar on Friday resigned as the state president of NCP’s women wing. She had last week resigned from her post as chief of the state women’s commission.Chakankar took to her X handle on Friday to inform that she had a telephone…
Two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are currently transiting the Strait of Hormuz en route to India, according to ship-tracking data from LSEG and Kpler cited by Reuters, signalling a cautious resumption of movements through the strategic waterway. Shipping through the Strait has been severely disrupted amid the ongoing US-Israeli…
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar sequel hit Rs 1,000 crore in 9 days amid buzz. Stars like Aamir Khan haven’t seen it; Dia Mirza slams jingoism trend, defends IC 814’s balance against backlash. She urges artists to speak up despite trolling. Bollywood quiets post-Dhurandhar 2; South praises, others decry propaganda. Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ sequel, released in December,…
Venture capitalist David Sacks has now pushed back against the reports linking Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael’s investment in Perplexity AI to the government’s move against Anthropic. According to a report by Bending, speaking on the All-In Podcast, Sacks called the allegations a ‘smear campaign’, arguing that Perplexity is not a direct competitor to…
NEW DELHI: Letting a pet dog roam without a leash in public places could become expensive in Delhi, with a penalty set to rise from Rs 50 to Rs 1,000 under proposed amendments to municipal laws.The change is part of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday…
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas credits Sam Altman’s advice – ‘pursue what comes easy to you but is hard for others’ – for his AI success. A brute-force win in an undergraduate data science contest, despite lacking formal training, solidified his natural aptitude. This intuition, rather than credentials, propelled him to co-found the $9 billion…
Meta acquired Manus AI startup for $2 billion last year, but the deal has now come under scrutiny from Chinese authorities, highlighting rising tensions over cross-border tech deals. The Chinese government is currently reviewing whether the transaction violated rules related to technology exports and overseas investments. The development has drawn attention across the tech industry,…
CHENNAI: DMK allocated more than one third of its constituencies to fresh faces in the upcoming assembly election and retained most incumbent ministers. Chief minister M K Stalin released the list of candidates for 164 constituencies in which DMK is contesting directly. Among the list, more than 60 candidates are fresh faces.Among the ministers, even…