BIJNOR: A wedding in Amroha descended into chaos on Sunday evening when two baraats reached the same banquet hall for the same bride, forcing police to step in and ask the woman whom she wanted to marry. The confusion began after the bride’s family cancelled an earlier alliance with a man from Moradabad but fixed…
Javokhir Sindarov vs Anish Giri (Photo by Niki Riga/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Javokhir Sindarov delivered a flawless campaign to clinch the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 title on Tuesday, sealing the crown with a round to spare and setting up a blockbuster World Championship clash with D Gukesh later this year.The Uzbek Grandmaster remained unbeaten throughout the…
Google has updated its Search result spam policies. With this change, Google is going after websites that use a deceptive practice known as “back button hijacking,” the company announced. This means websites that engage in “back button hijacking” may soon appear less prominently in Google Search results or face penalties. The update classifies the behaviour…
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif with Crown Prince Mohammed Salman during the signing of the pact between both nations. (File photo) Leaked classified documents have revealed the inner workings of a secret Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact, exposing how Islamabad may be far more deeply tied to the ongoing Iran conflict than previously known.The disclosures, obtained…
China removed its vice minister of foreign affairs, Sun Weidong, from his post, according to an official announcement by China’s ministry of human resources on Tuesday. The decision was made by the state council, the country’s top administrative body. However, no reason or timeline for the removal of the top diplomat was provided.As per records…
Elon Musk may be doing the unthinkable: returning to the social media platforms he once famously trashed. Despite years of public feuds with Mark Zuckerberg and criticising apps like Facebook, a report has claimed that the world’s richest man is expanding his social media footprint. The reason may be a mission to turn SpaceX into…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has made her latest donation to Meals on Wheels America. The $70 million funding from Scott, who was also an early Amazon employee, will support meal delivery and care services for seniors and homebound individuals across the US. Scott’s donation is part of her broader philanthropic efforts, with…
A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China, closely monitored as one of the first vessels to test President Donald Trump’s naval blockade, appeared to reverse course after passing through the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday.According to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, the tanker Rich Starry transited Hormuz before turning around later in the Gulf of Oman….
Telegram’s CEO has accused WhatsApp of a “consumer fraud” regarding its encryption, claiming most messages are unencrypted in cloud backups. While WhatsApp’s in-transit encryption is robust, backups to Apple and Google servers are vulnerable unless users manually enable password protection. This issue highlights a significant gap in message security, despite the app’s core encryption working…
Oracle has agreed to buy power from Bloom Energy. This move aims to bolster the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) operations of software companies. In a press release, Oracle said it will acquire up to 2.8 gigawatts of power from Bloom for its data centers that handle AI applications. An initial 1.2 gigawatts has already been…