Calm in the oil markets proved short-lived as prices jumped nearly 3% in early Wednesday trade. The spike came after the United States launched military strikes against Iran in response to attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, stoking fears that the fragile truce was beginning to unravel and threatening one of the…
SAO PAULO: Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week to justify additional tariffs on the South American country.In May, Amazon deforestation was 61.4% lower than in the same month in 2025, according to officials from the National…
Elon Musk takes a swipe at Tom Holland, calls him a ‘cuck’ over The Odyssey, sparks confusion over the Spider-Man actor Elon Musk has once again found himself at the centre of controversy after insulting historian Tom Holland over his praise for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming film The Odyssey. The billionaire’s post quickly sparked confusion online,…
Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could “induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people” Joseph Weizenbaum set out to prove that computers could imitate conversation. Instead, his experiment convinced him that people could become emotionally attached to machines far more easily than he had imagined. That discovery changed the course of…
Shafali Verma and Pratika Rawal talk between overs during day one of the Women’s Test Match between Australia and India at the WACA ground on March 06, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Getty) India opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the one-off Test against England at Lord’s, which begins on Friday, after suffering a…
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Zakir Ganai, was killed in Shopian after a six-day operation SRINAGAR: Security forces in J&K shot dead “category A” Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Zakir Ganie during a gunfight in Shopian district’s Chanapora Wednesday, nearly 10 months after the last such encounter in the region.The joint operation by J&K Police, the Army and CRPF was launched…
IGNOU releases ITEP Merit List 2026 for BA BEd, BCom BEd and BSc BEd admissions IGNOU ITEP Merit List 2026: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has released the merit list for admission to the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for the July 2026 session. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination can check…
Indian benchmark equity indices witnessed a sharp selloff on Wednesday, with the Sensex and Nifty falling more than 2 per cent each, as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and renewed geopolitical tensions dented investor sentiment. The market decline gathered pace during the second half of the trading session after US President Donald Trump…
WASHINGTON: El Niño, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced on Thursday.Experts said the El Niño, a natural warming cycle, would further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution, and likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast…
Who is Tilly Norwood? The AI actress that sparked a Hollywood backlash is now getting her first feature film Misaligned Tilly Norwood made headlines in late 2025 after the AI-generated actress became the face of Hollywood’s growing debate over artificial intelligence. Now, months after sparking industry-wide backlash, the virtual performer is set to headline her…
