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From ‘The Moon is ours’ to ‘Hormuz is American territory’: 5 of Trump’s wildest claims of 2026
From ‘The Moon is ours’ to ‘Hormuz is American territory’: 5 of Trump’s wildest claims of 2026
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Donald Trump’s 2026 statements have stretched the boundaries of geography, sovereignty and even outer space. Here are five of the US president’s most eyebrow-raising claims and proposals this year.
'He said marks could be higher': Inside the JNU harassment allegations against a professor now under probe
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A complaint shared in a student WhatsApp group reportedly prompted others to come forward. Now, more than 10 students have accused a JNU professor of sexual harassment, and the university's Internal C ...
SATYA NIKETAN COLLAPSE | Delhi to Mandate Structural Audits for PGs, Schools and Nursing Homes
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After six people died in the collapse of a student PG, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said buildings used for public activity would require periodic structural audits and safety certification. Non-complia ...
Jensen Huang says ‘AGI has arrived’ after OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra: What makes the new AI model different?
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OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra can browse the web, operate computers, write code, conduct research and tackle complex scientific problems. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says it has crossed the AGI line. But what does ...
SINGAPORE SIA-AIR INDIA ROW EXPLAINED | How a $1.5-billion Investment Debate Turned Anti-Indian
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A legitimate question about Singapore Airlines putting more money into loss-making Air India descended into racist attacks on Indians, Temasek’s chief executive and even Singaporeans missing after the ...
One volcano, 2,300 cancelled flights: Anak Krakatau throws Indonesia into chaos
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A 25-hour eruption of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau has sent ash as high as 50,000 feet, disrupted more than 2,300 flights and forced airport closures across western Indonesia. Here’s why the volcano is c ...
9/11 at 25: How the Day That Changed the World Redefined War, Security, Privacy and American Life
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Donald Trump remembers watching the second aircraft strike and realising that history had changed. He was right about the rupture, if not every detail of its aftermath. Twenty-five years later, 9/11 s ...
Your phone froze after you clicked a link? It could be the start of a UPI scam
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A sudden frozen screen may look like an ordinary technical glitch. But cybersecurity experts warn that scammers can use the panic around a “broken” phone to push victims towards fake support calls, ma ...
DD Kosambi: The Many Worlds of a Polymath
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‘DD Kosambi: One Life, Many Worlds’, a new biography by Ram Ramaswamy explores the Indian polymath’s life and category-defying body of work