NEW DELHI Emphasising on the need to have digital sovereignty, PM Modi on Friday called on the youth to develop India’s own social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram and X, to ensure that the country’s technological ecosystems remain secure and independent, reinforcing digital autonomy.“From operating systems to cybersecurity, from deep tech to artificial intelligence, everything…
NEW DELHI: Emphasising self-reliance as the bedrock of national strength, PM Modi on Friday announced a broad contour of initiatives that will focus on making India secure in different sectors including energy, semiconductor chip manufacturing, critical minerals, digital infrastructure, medicines and fertilisers.He shared that the first ‘Made in India’ semiconductor chips will come to the…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi rejected Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan as ‘unjust and one-sided’, reiterating India’s position that “blood and water cannot flow together” and asserting that India will “no longer tolerate nuclear blackmail”. In his I-Day speech Friday, the PM lauded Operation Sindoor and the role played by armed forces, while outlining India’s…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Tristan Rogers, the Australian-born actor who immortalized the role of Robert Scorpio on ‘General Hospital‘, has died at the age of 79. His longtime manager, Meryl Soodak, confirmed to Variety that Rogers passed away Friday from lung cancer. Remarkably, Soodak shared that Rogers had never been a smoker. TRIGGER WARNING: This article…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday complained that despite giving all kinds of concessions, including reducing premiums for the real estate industry, prices of flats in Mumbai continue to rise. Speaking at a CREDAI-MCHI meeting, Fadnavis said he had a grievance. “In the last ten years, all the things you asked us to do…
NEW DELHI: Absence of Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, leaders of opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively, from the Independence Day event at Red Fort on Friday drew a sharp reaction from BJP which alleged that the main opposition party, Congress, has hit a “new low” with its top functionaries “insulting” the country…
Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, Kiara Advani starrer ‘WAR 2’ released in theatres on August 14. The film directed by Ayan Mukerji had a good opening on day 1 and that largely also came from the Telugu version of the movie. Clearly, with Jr NTR’s presence, the film had a huge market among the Telugu audience,…
Harvard University is under mounting pressure from its own community to walk away from a potential settlement with the Trump administration that critics say could undermine academic freedom and set a dangerous precedent for higher education, The Harvard Crimson reported.A letter signed by more than 14,000 students, faculty, alumni, and members of the public was…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Superstar Rajinikanth has once again reminded the world why he’s called the ‘Thalaivar’ of Indian cinema.His latest outing, ‘Coolie’, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, has stormed through the box office, crossing a staggering Rs 118.5 crore net in just three days across India, as reported by the Sacnilk website. The film also features…
NEW DELHI: Around 1.4 lakh FASTag users have bought the annual toll pass and on the first day around a similar number of transactions were recorded at toll plazas on NHs and National Expressways, the NHAI said on Friday. The toll pass scheme was rolled out from Thursday midnight.In a statement, the National Highways Authority…
