File photo: The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg (Picture credit: AP) A startling error by US national security adviser Mike Waltz reportedly led to The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg being mistakenly added to a top-level Signal chat discussing American strikes in Yemen. According to three unnamed sources quoted by The Guardian, the breach stemmed from a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday demanded a swift response from US President Donald Trump over Russia’s refusal to sign “a full, unconditional ceasefire” amid the prolonged war between the two sides.“We are waiting for the United States to respond; so far, there has been no reply,” Zelenskyy said.Zelenskyy added that “the number of Russian…
In 1955, a young scholar named Noam Chomsky submitted a doctoral thesis to the University of Pennsylvania that would revolutionise the field of linguistics and lay the groundwork for what would become generative grammar. Titled Transformational Analysis, Chomsky’s thesis was a rigorous, mathematically inspired critique of existing approaches to syntax and an ambitious proposal for…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) Once hailed as Indian cricket’s ultimate ‘finisher’, MS Dhoni is under increasing pressure in IPL 2025 after failing to make an impact with the bat for the third consecutive match. Chennai Super Kings, the five-time IPL champions, began their season with a narrow win over Mumbai Indians but have since stumbled…
NEW DELHI: The first week of April has set the tone for a punishing summer across north India, with Delhi, parts of Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan already experiencing unusually high temperatures and heatwave-like conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more intense heat in the coming days, prompting state administrations to swing into action.Delhi:…
Kavya Maran (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s star openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head endured another disappointing outing with the bat, falling cheaply against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.Abhishek, who began aggressively with four crisp boundaries, looked in fine touch, while Head also found…
NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday launched a scathing attack on chief minister M K Stalin, accusing him of “insulting” Prime Minister Narendra Modi by skipping his official programme in Rameswaram. The PM was in the coastal town to inaugurate several infrastructure projects, including the much-awaited new Pamban Bridge.While Modi inaugurated development works…
NEW DELHI: Another crack within INDIA bloc emerged on Sunday after newly elected CPM general secretary MA Baby complained about Congress’ repeated attacks on Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Baby cited “certain problems” within the opposition alliance and demanded the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to conduct himself in responsible manner.Calling the grand-old-party…
Microsoft‘s 50th anniversary celebrations were disrupted twice by Pro-Palestine supporters at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters last week. In both cases the employees who disrupted the event were women employees. Another common thing was that the duo sent company-wide emails regarding their protest at the event. In the first incident, a software engineer named Ibtihal…
PM Modi and P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Congress veteran and ex-Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday argued that “economic metric will always be higher than in the previous years,” as he responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s statement that the current National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre allocated more funds to Tamil…
