US officials have identified Pakistan as a base of operations and/or target for numerous armed, nonstate terrorist groups, a recent report said. Twelve of the 15 groups listed are designated as Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTOs) under US law, and most, but not all, are animated by Islamist extremist ideology.The report comes as Pakistan faces a…
Venture capitalist David Sacks has now pushed back against the reports linking Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael’s investment in Perplexity AI to the government’s move against Anthropic. According to a report by Bending, speaking on the All-In Podcast, Sacks called the allegations a ‘smear campaign’, arguing that Perplexity is not a direct competitor to…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) released its own “chargesheet” against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within hours of Union home minister Amit Shah unveiling a similar document targeting the Mamata Banerjee government. The TMC’s counter-document questioned women’s safety in BJP-ruled states and accused the party of selective outrage, setting the stage for a sharp…
Apple has hired Lilian Rincon, a veteran Google executive who spent nearly a decade helping build and oversee some of the company’s most prominent AI and consumer products. She will take the role of Vice President of Product Marketing for Artificial Intelligence at the iPhone maker, and will report directly to Apple’s marketing chief Greg…
The Iran-Israel war has entered a new phase on Saturday with Yemen’s Houthi rebels launching their first strike on Israel since the conflict began. The move opens a fresh front in a war that has already spread across multiple countries and disrupted global trade and energy markets.The attack comes as the conflict marks one month,…
On February 28, what began as Donald Trump’s “dream” project to topple Iran’s regime under Ali Khamenei now appears to have shifted into a pressing push for a “deal”, a term the US president frequently invokes, aimed at reopening the vital oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.The narrow waterway in Gulf had been effectively choked…
BARIPADA/PURI: At least three people were killed and three others injured as Nor’westers battered Odisha’s Mayurbhanj and Puri districts, police reported on Saturday.Strong winds accompanied by thunderstorms struck Baripada, the headquarters of Mayurbhanj district, around 11 pm on Friday, an officer said.“Two people were killed, and three others were injured. The deceased were travelling on…
PM Modi inaugurates Jewar airport NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Phase I of the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant milestone in India’s expanding aviation infrastructure.PM Modi was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel. Developed at an investment of around…
Russian oil supplies to India could rise sharply, potentially doubling from January levels to account for at least 40% of India’s total imports. (AI image) As supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz continue due to the US-Iran war, India has stepped up its purchases of Russian crude oil. In fact, compared to the January…
Nearly four years after introducing its most extreme security feature, Apple says Lockdown Mode has yet to be successfully breached. As per a report by Tech Crunch, no iPhone has been breached even by sophisticated government-grade spyware.The company confirmed it has not observed a single case where an iPhone or other Apple device running Lockdown…