Operation Sindoor demonstrated how a supersonic weapon flying at a speed of nearly Mach 3 (3,700 kmph), or five times the speed of sound, is nearly impossible to stop. A missile flying at low level would be detected by a ground-based radar at a distance of 15 km and, at Mach 3, this would provide…
Uttar Pradesh Police apprehended two individuals in Shamli for a forced religious conversion plot involving emotional entrapment and blackmail for financial gain. SHAMLI: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district have arrested a woman and her father and booked nine people in connection with the alleged religious conversion of a 30-year-old man, officials said on Sunday.The…
INDIA bloc leaders (File photo) NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc is set to hold a meeting in the national capital on Monday, marking its first formal gathering in several months.The meeting comes in the wake of recent assembly elections in four states and the Union territory of Puducherry, results that dealt a setback to…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police Monday arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Jahangir Khan, who became the centre of controversy during the assembly elections after repolling was ordered in his constituency, Falta, after the reports of irregularities.The arrest comes weeks after Calcutta high court’s vacation bench refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted…
The tableau on display at Brampton parade A float depicting the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was featured in a parade held in Canada’s Brampton during the “Nagar Kirtan” – an annual Sikh religious procession. The city of Brampton, Ontario, is home to a large Sikh community estimated at around 25%.On October 31,…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a blunt take on the AI industry’s hottest buzzword. Speaking on the TBPN podcast on the sidelines of Palantir’s AIPCon 10 conference, Karp compared “tokenmaxxing”—the compulsive overuse of AI tokens—to a porn addiction. His point was simple: a lot of companies are burning through tokens that look like productivity but…
Rupee began the week on a negative note, with market sentiment weighed down by a stronger dollar, rising crude oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions. On Monday, the domestic currency opened at 95.35 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, slipping 17 paise from its previous close of 95.18.The decline comes after…
A Delhi University professor’s murder in east Delhi has been linked to a multi-crore ancestral property in West Bengal. NEW DELHI: A multi-crore ancestral property in West Bengal allegedly became the motive behind the murder of Delhi University assistant professor Debosmita Paul, police said on Sunday, after arresting a couple from Bardhaman and apprehending their…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at NBC’s Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker before abruptly ending a television interview, accusing her and major American news networks of being ‘crooked’ while defending his claims that US elections are rigged.The confrontation escalated when Welker pressed Trump to provide evidence for his repeated allegations of…
For many rural families in India, a permanent home is more than just brick and cement. It represents safety, dignity, and a sense of stability that protects them from the harsh realities of weather and poverty.Yet, millions of households still live in kutcha or dilapidated houses, struggling with basic living conditions. To address this gap,…