Elon Musk on Nikhil Kamath’s “WTF is?” podcast NEW DELHI: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently shared that his partner, Shivon Zilis, is half-Indian. Speaking on Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath’s podcast “WTF is?” Musk disclosed, “I’m not sure if you know this, but my partner Shivon is half Indian,” and also revealed that one…
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and sought international assistance as the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah’s rains and floods climbed to 132, with 176 people still missing.The extreme weather system has destroyed more than 15,000 homes and forced 78,000 people into state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said, as…
Chirag Paswan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan — whose party is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that swept the recent Bihar assembly polls — on Sunday claimed that “several MLAs” from the opposition Mahagathbandhan are in touch with the ruling camp.Paswan made the…
Bhubaneswar: On the face of it, Shiba Shankar Jena may appear as a regular “chaiwallah” but the tea-seller’s life is not limited to just serving tea and biscuits to people. For the last one decade, he has been saving the money he earns on New Year’s Day and half of his earnings for the remaining…
It’s the cooking oil Americans reach for every single day, often without a second thought. A UC Riverside study links America’s favorite cooking oil, to obesity in mice. Researchers discovered that a specific liver protein variation influences how the body processes linoleic acid, a key component of soybean oil, leading to weight gain. It’s the…
NEW DELHI: In just under three months, you will not be able to maintain your desktop/computer login on communication apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Snapchat for more than six hours at a stretch. You will have to re-login using the QR code provided by the app provider. Also, if you try to log…
India sends approx 10 tons of disaster response supplies (@DrSJaishankar) NEW DELHI: The Death toll caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka is now confirmed at at least 334, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported on Sunday. Nearly 400 people remain unaccounted for in the aftermath of the disaster.As appeal for assistance from international agencies…
Russian vessel struck by drone in the Black Sea The Turkish government said that two Russian tankers, Virat and Kairos, were attacked by an unmanned vessel on Saturday again in the Black Sea after one of them was struck a day earlier. The explosions rocked the vessels near the Turkish shoreline.In the footage shared by…
Thane: Residents staged a torch rally on Ghodbunder Road on Saturday evening, demanding immediate action to address dangerous road conditions blamed for numerous fatal accidents. The protesters, led by activist Ajay Jeya, marched with flaming torches from Kasarvadavali signal to Wagbil signal, where they paid tribute to accident victims. The demonstration highlighted growing public anger…
NEW DELHI: Border Security Force on Sunday said that Pak-backed terrorist launching pads are active across the LoC even after the security forces destroyed several of them in PoK during Operation Sindoor.“Several terrorist launching pads across the LoC were destroyed during Operation Sindoor, but some launching pads are still active where there is the presence…
