Kuwait under missile, drone attack after US strikes Iran; what happened at Bandar Abbas? (Image credit: AP) Kuwait’s army said on Thursday that its air defence systems intercepted hostile missile and drone threats amid escalating tensions linked to the ongoing US-Iran conflict.The military did not specify where the attacks originated from, Reuters reported.In a post…
File photo: Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar NEW DELHI: The Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday dismissed what it termed a “perception” that it had been aggressively pursuing a merger with the rival NCP group headed by Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash last month.The final decision on…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that American forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship TOUSKA after it tried to bypass a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.Iran initially contradicted the claim, saying US forces were forced to retreat. However, the Islamic Republic later confirmed the seizure and warned it would “respond and retaliate”….
The Kedarnath temple, along with the Panch Kedar shrines, represents centuries of devotion, mythology, and architectural excellence in Uttarakhand. According to legend, Lord Shiva, seeking to evade the Pandavas after the Kurukshetra war, took refuge at Kedarnath in the form of a bull, leaving parts of his body to manifest at other sacred sites. These…
TL;DR: Driving the newsGlobal arms revenues surged to an all-time high of $679 billion in 2024, up 5.9% in real terms, according to the latest SIPRI Top 100 ranking. While Europe and the US drove most of the increase, Asia and Oceania stood out as the only region to post a decline—largely due to a…
BAREILLY: Around 25 right-wing activists including a self-proclaimed cow vigilante, allegedly barged into a private birthday celebration of a 20-year-old first-year female nursing student at a cafe in Bareilly and thrashed some of her male guests, raised ‘love jihad’ slogans and created a ruckus after objecting to the presence of two Muslim students at the…
NEW DELHI: A professor at a medical college on the outskirts of Bengaluru has been booked for sexual harassment after allegedly re-entering the campus despite being barred and proposing to a female student in a classroom, an incident that later spiralled into a violent confrontation.Police said the episode took place on March 23 at a…
Beauty giant Huda Beauty is embroiled in a boycott. Founder Huda Kattan’s social media posts on Iran and past claims about Israel sparked outrage. Consumers are demanding accountability from retailers like Sephora. This situation underscores the challenges for influencer-led brands when personal opinions intersect with global issues. The industry faces a new era of scrutiny….
BharathCloud and Smartail AI Transform Education with Secure AI Grading PUNE: Bharathcloud, an Indian AI-ready cloud services provider, announced a partnership with Smartail AI, Asia’s first AI-powered grading company, to accelerate the adoption of secure, scalable, and data-sovereign AI in education. The collaboration aims to support AI-led transformation across 3000+ schools and universities in India…
UPSC interview schedule 2025 UPSC interview schedule 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has formally announced the schedule for the Personality Tests (Interviews) of the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2025, following the declaration of the Main examination results on November 11, 2025. The interviews are set to commence on Monday, December 8, 2025, and…