BENGALURU: In the early hours of Wednesday, while most of India sleeps, four astronauts will ride a column of fire into a chapter of history that has been waiting 53 years to be written. At 3.54am IST on April 2, Nasa’s Artemis II is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida —…
Odia cuisine is receiving increasing attention in recent food discussions across India. It is being mentioned alongside some of the country’s most widely recognised regional cuisines. The interest has grown after industrialist Harsh Goenka highlighted Odia food in a social media post. Earlier, chefs such as Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar had also spoken about…
Rupee extended its fall on Monday, opening at an all-time low of 96.20 against the US dollar, slipping 0.2% from its previous close. This comes as the ongoing Middle East conflict continues to cloud sentiments and unsettle markets. With this fall the currency has trimmed 5.5% since the crisis began. Last week, the currency crossed…
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin takes Chennai Metro during poll campaign, interacts with commuters NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday made a surprise appearance on the Chennai Metro, travelling from Chennai Central to DMS station as part of his election campaign ahead of the Assembly polls.During the journey, the…
UAE Labour Law: Can Employers Withhold Salary for Stranded Employees Amidst Iran vs US-Israel War? As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Iran vs US-Israel war disrupt travel and leave thousands of expatriates unable to return to the UAE, a pressing question is surfacing across workplaces and WhatsApp groups alike: Can your employer legally…
Who is Jakub Mensik, a 20-year-old Czech star who got special tips from rival Novak Djokovic? Meet his girlfriend and coach ahead of French Open 2026 QF (via Josefina Catino/Instagram) Jakub Mensik continues his impressive run at the French Open 2026. The young Czech star is moving closer to one of the biggest milestones of…
The United States will not extend a temporary waiver that allowed the sale of Russian oil and Iranian oil already at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday, signalling a tighter sanctions approach.“We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil,” Bessent said at a press briefing. Clarifying the scope of the…
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman asserts that the AI industry’s future hinges on who can afford to run models at scale, not just who builds the smartest ones. He argues that inference compute scarcity will define winners for the next few years, with high-margin products gaining a significant edge through a data-driven improvement flywheel. Microsoft…
BENGALURU: At 3.35am Thursday (IST), a 322-foot rocket lit up the Florida sky and carried four astronauts beyond the reach of Earth’s orbit — the first humans to make that journey in 54 years.Nasa’s Artemis II mission is now in flight, and the Moon is six days away.The SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft —…
SRINAGAR: PDP’s Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, Tuesday blamed the governing NC for the suspension of her social media accounts, alleging that the party was acting in collusion with the BJP to target its critics.“X has withheld my account. Usually, they send an email, but in my case, there has…