In a groundbreaking feat, photographer Josh Dury, 27, also known as the "Starman", is believed to have captured the first-ever image of all seven planets, plus Earth, in a single frame. This rare opportunity arose due to a rare celestial event known as the "great planetary parade", which occurs when all eight planets align – a phenomenon that hasn't happened since 1982. Mr Dury, an award-winning astronomical photographer, snapped the panoramic photo from Somerset's Mendip Hills on February 22, potentially making history with this extraordinary...
Friday, February 28, 2025
Redmi Book Pro 16, Redmi Book Pro 14 (2025) With Up to Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Processor Launched
Redmi Book Pro 16 (2025) and Redmi Book Pro 14 (2025) laptops have been launched in China. The new laptops with Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors and Intel Arc graphics were unveiled alongside the Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone. The Redmi Book Pro 16 comes with a 3.1K resolution screen, while the Redmi Book Pro 14 boasts a 2.8K display...
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Opinion: The Rise Of The Far Right In Germany Is No Ordinary Shift
The 2025 German federal election has brought a shift in Europe's political landscape. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) emerged as the strongest party with 28.5% of the vote, while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to 20.8%, nearly doubling its vote share. This result underscores deepening regional, generational, and ideological divisions—west Germany largely stayed with the CDU, while the east overwhelmingly backed AfD. As the political establishment scrambles to form a governing coalition, questions arise over Germany's future direction,...
Google Pixel 9a to Be Available at the Same Price Point as Its Predecessor: Report
Google's Pixel 9a is anticipated to hit stores next month. While Google is yet to announce a launch date for the new Pixel A series phone, several leaks have surfaced recently and showcased the hardware, design and US pricing of the Pixel 8a successor. A new leak now suggests that the Pixel 9a will be available at similar pricing as its predecessor...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Man Wants To Split Lottery Prize With Thieves Who Stole Card To Buy Tickets
A French man's credit card was stolen from his car and used to buy a lottery ticket, among other things. He then won the lottery, hitting a jackpot of Euro 500,000, approximately Rs 4.57 crore.
The man, Jean-David Estele, has now proposed to share the reward with the thieves, CNN reported.
Mr Estele's lawyer Pierre Debuisson said the thieves broke into his client's car in Toulouse on February 3. They used the card for payment at a bar the same day, and one of the other purchases was a lottery ticket, which later proved to be the winning one, Mr...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Ramiz Raja Hints At 'Conspiracy' Behind Pakistan's Early CT 2025 Exit
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja questioned why Pakistan began its campaign against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, rather than Bangladesh after India humbled Pakistan in a high-voltage clash in Dubai. Following Pakistan's heavy defeat against India, which jeopardised their title defence, Ramiz questioned the team's strategy. "I wonder why Pakistan played their first match against New Zealand. They should have played their first match against Bangladesh. Even though Bangladesh is a strong side, it was still comparatively...
Monday, February 24, 2025
Opinion: Trump's European Snub: A U-Turn On Ukraine, Nixing NATO
As we mark three years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, here's a look at Trump 2.0's Europe shakedown and his move to seek a rapprochement with Russia.
United States President Donald Trump's recent initiative on Ukraine did many things in one go—from widening the Atlantic to fording the oceanic divide with Russia. It also underlined the age-old aphorism: “one week is a long time in politics”, overlaying it against his own earlier “truthful hyperbole” of stopping the Russia-Ukraine conflict “in a day”.
His race against the clock began in earnest...
Oppo Find X8 Mini Design Details Surface Online; Said to Get a Slim Profile
Oppo Find X8 Mini is expected to join the Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro, which were unveiled in China in October 2024. The Mini variant is tipped to be thinner and lighter than the other models alongside being smaller in size. Several leaks and reports have previously hinted at the expected key features of the purported handset. Now, a tipster has claimed that the r.....
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Elon Musk Recalls How He Fired Ex-X CEO Parag Agrawal After New DOGE Diktat
Elon Musk took a swipe on Saturday (local time) at Parag Agrawal, former X chief executive officer (CEO), who was sacked in 2022 after the Tech billionaire took over the platform. This came as Musk, who has been roped in by US President Donald Trump to head the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), issued a diktat to federal employees to justify their work over the past week or lose their jobs.
Replying to a post on X that said "Almost three years ago Elon Musk asked Parag Agrawal what he got done last week. Now he's asking every...
Vasundhara Oswal: The Billionaire's Daughter Who Was Detained In Uganda
Vasundhara Oswal, daughter of Indian-origin billionaire Pankaj Oswal, was last year detained in Uganda for three weeks on false charges of kidnapping and murdering her father's former employee, who was later found alive in Tanzania. Arrested on October 1, she was granted bail only on October 21.
Ms Oswal, 26, was kept in a high-security prison alongside convicted murderers and human traffickers.
Who is Vasundhara Oswal?
Vasundhara Oswal is the daughter of business tycoons Pankaj and Radhika Oswal, who own the multibillion-dollar Oswal...
The Email That Took 4 Minutes To Get "Yes" From Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
A simple "cold email" landed an Indian YouTuber an interview with Satya Nadella, where the Microsoft CEO opened up about a major "lesson" learned -- the company's failure to anticipate the dominance of search. Speaking with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, Mr Nadella admitted that Microsoft underestimated search as a way to organise the web, allowing Google to take control of what became the internet's most lucrative business model.
"We missed what turned out to be the biggest business model on the web because we all assumed the web is all about being...
"Punjab Important, Not...": AAP Minister Amid "Non-Existent" Department Row
After the Punjab government abolished the Department of Administrative Reforms headed by him, State Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the department's existence is not an agenda for him as Punjab is a higher priority for the government.
"They have now abolished the department. We have all come to save Punjab. For me, the department is not important; Punjab is important. (Whether this department exists or not) is not an agenda for us," Mr Dhaliwal told media.
According to the notification released on February 21, Mr Dhaliwal, who holds the...
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Who Is Adam Schiff, Senator Whose Remark On Kash Patel Angered Elon Musk
US Senator Adam Schiff was among the fiercest critics of Kash Patel's nomination as FBI director, calling him a "political hack" and a "sycophant" unfit for the role. Despite strong opposition from Democrats, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Patel to lead the nation's top federal law enforcement agency. About half a dozen Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats gathered outside FBI headquarters earlier that day in a final attempt to block his confirmation.
"This is someone we cannot trust," said Senator Schiff of California. "This is someone...
Friday, February 21, 2025
Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchalani, Rakhi Sawant Summoned By Cops
YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchalani, actor Rakhi Sawant summoned amid 'India's Got Latent' row
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Thursday, February 20, 2025
"There Is A Reason...": Rohit Silences Doubts On Gill's Vice-Captaincy
Shubman Gill is a potential successor to India captain Rohit Sharma in the ODI format and the latter was all praise for his opening partner on Wednesday, saying there is a reason why he has been made the vice-captain of the side. Gill had a forgettable Test tour of Australia, like the majority of Indian batters but his numbers in the ODI format are phenomenal. "Gill is a very, very classy player. There was never a doubt about his ability in this squad. We tend to mix formats and I don't think that's the right way to judge any player," Rohit said....
Smartphones With Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, Dimensity 9500 to Launch Ahead of Schedule, Tipster Claims
Smartphones equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and Dimensity 9500 chipsets are expected to arrive earlier than previously anticipated this year, according to a tipster. Chinese smartphone makers are often the first to introduce new handsets with the latest Qualcomm and MediaTek flagship chipsets, while Samsung usually launches high-end smartphones in January. Prev.....
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Video: White House Shares Footage Of Illegal Migrants In Chains, Handcuffs
The White House has posted a controversial video showing undocumented immigrants being shackled and led onto a deportation flight from Seattle. The 41-second clip on X, titled "ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight," features close-ups of chains and cuffs being laid out on the tarmac and detainees walking with their hands and ankles restrained.
ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight ???? pic.twitter.com/O6L1iYt9b4
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2025
The term ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) typically refers to calming...
"Lined Up, Shot Dead": Pak Gunmen Stop Bus, Kill 7 Amid Raging Violence
Gunmen in volatile southwest Pakistan shot seven bus passengers dead after identifying them as being from another region, officials said Wednesday.
Security forces have been battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence for decades in impoverished but mineral-rich Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran. Attacks on security forces and ethnic groups have sharply increased in the past few years, especially against labourers from Punjab, the country's most populous and prosperous province and also a major recruitment base for the military.
Attackers...
Opinion: US, Russia, China Have Found A New 'Negotiating Table' In Middle East
As world leaders gathered in Munich, Germany, for Europe's top annual security conference, placating, pleasing, and managing US President Donald Trump stood as a top agenda. Trump's phone call to Russia's Vladimir Putin, US Vice-President J.D. Vance's disruptive speech challenging Europe, and, by association, the very nature of trans-Atlantic alliances, and demands to end the Ukraine conflict, has led to a mad rush to host such a process, in the Gulf. The question that perhaps comes immediately to mind, even though the conflict in Gaza remains...
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE Allegedly Spotted on Samsung's Firmware Server, Model Number Revealed
Samsung is believed to unveil a budget-friendly foldable phone called Galaxy Z Flip FE alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 this year. While the brand hasn't officially confirmed the plans to introduce Galaxy Z Flip SE, the alleged model number of the phone has popped up on a Samsung server validating its existence. The Galaxy Z Flip SE is expected to be .....
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Realme P3 Pro First Impressions: Sensible Upgrades
Realme released its latest P3 Pro just 5 months after its predecessor and less than a year after the P1 Pro. The differences between the P1 Pro and P2 Pro were negligible, but this time around Realme has taken things up a notch despite its abnormally quick product release cycle. There are plenty of upgrades sprinkled across the board and some sensible ones as well...
2 Hours, 4 Trains, Mega Crowd: Sources On What Caused Delhi Stampede
An investigation into the deadly stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday, which killed 18 - including five children - has revealed that a senior Railway Police Force (RPF) official had asked the station manager not to issue any more tickets after he sensed that the crowd had become too large and an uncontrollable situation could arise, but thousands were already on the platforms by then, sources have told NDTV.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has, however, said that there was no extraordinary rush at the station.
Sources...
Monday, February 17, 2025
Goa Man Jailed For Life For Rape-Murder Of Irish-British Woman Tourist
A court in Goa on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old local resident to rigorous life imprisonment for the rape and murder of Irish-British national Danielle McLaughin in 2017.
The court had on Friday pronounced the accused, Vikat Bhagat, guilty of raping and murdering the 28-year-old tourist, whose body was found in a forested area in Canacona village of South Goa on March 14, 2017.
District and sessions judge Kshama Joshi on Monday sentenced Bhagat to rigorous life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for the rape and murder and Rs 10,000...
"Bought 2nd-Hand WagonR...": Rahane Opens Up On Early Financial Struggles
One of the most renowned names in Indian cricket, Ajinkya Rahane is a name that hardly needs an introduction. The batter played all three formats for India, though it was Test cricket where he truly made a name for himself. Not part of the Indian team in any of the three formats at present, but Rahane hasn't given up hope of an international comeback. While national selection doesn't really remain in Rahane's hands, perseverance does. Having made sacrifices all his life, Rahane knows how to remain calm and wait for his opportunity.
"I used to come...
Vivo V50 With Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, 50-Megapixel Selfie Camera Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Vivo V50 was launched in India on Monday. The smartphone comes with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset and a 6,000mAh battery with support for 90W wired fast charging. It carries two 50-megapixel rear cameras alongside a 50-megapixel selfie shooter. The handset is claimed to meet IP68+IP69 ratings for dust and splash resistance and is said to have a 7.39mm thin profile. It .....
Sunday, February 16, 2025
"Be Kind To Yourself": Vikrant Massey, Bhumi Pednekar On Pariksha Pe Charcha
Study to pass in life, not just exams, and identify your strengths during challenging times, actors Vikrant Massey and Bhumi Pednekar told school students during an interaction on PM's Parisha Pe Charcha aired on Sunday. The actors shared their school experiences, tackling exam stress, parental expectations and the importance of resilience at a special session of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), an annual event in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students appearing for board examinations.
In a shift from the traditional town hall format,...
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Abhinav Chandrachud, Lawyer Representing Ranveer Allahbadia In Top Court
On Friday morning at 10:30 AM, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna's bench convened as usual to hear a series of cases. Among them was the high-profile 'India's Got Latent' controversy, in which YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia or 'BeerBiceps' is involved.
As the proceedings began, the lawyer representing Mr Allahbadia appeared before the court. The man has not argued a case in the Supreme Court in the past eight years and six months but his presence caught everyone's attention. He was Abhinav Chandrachud, a Bombay High Court lawyer...
"No Joke": Ashwin Blasts Star's 'Don't Care If We Lose To India" Comment
England suffered an embarrassing 3-0 ODI series defeat and 4-1 T20I series defeat at the hands of India in their recently-concluded tour, and legendary India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has launched a scathing criticism on them. In particular, Ashwin expressed disappointment at how lightly England seemingly took the series, and also emphasized his disapproval of excuses used by England following their defeats. In particular, England opener Ben Duckett came under the hammer from Ashwin after he'd said that they don't mind losing the series 3-0 as...
Friday, February 14, 2025
India Star Carried 250kg Luggage To Australia, Made BCCI Pay: Report
An unbelievable piece of information has surfaced from India's tour of Australia as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unrolled the new set of rules, which also put a cap on the weight of luggage the players can carry for overseas assignments. A report has claimed that the board had to put the rule in place to prevent such issues from cropping up again. The BCCI, as per the new rule, has clarified that it would only bear the cost for luggage, up to 150 kg.
A report in Dainik Jagran made the explosive revelations, highlighting how...
OnePlus Says it Won't Launch the OnePlus Open 2 in 2025; Reaffirms Support for OnePlus Open Owners
OnePlus Open 2 won't be launched as the successor to the first generation foldable phone in 2025. A OnePlus product manager confirmed in a community post that the company doesn't plan to release a foldable this year. The first Open model debuted in 2023, followed by the Open Apex Edition in 2024...
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Congress Congratulates Kangana For "Pure Veg" Cafe, Internet Says This
Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has announced the launch of her new cafe in Himachal Pradesh's Manali. The Mountain Story cafe, which she describes as a long-cherished dream, will open its doors on Valentine's Day. While her fans and supporters celebrated the announcement, a surprising congratulatory message came from the Congress.
"We are happy to learn about your new 'pure vegetarian' restaurant. Hope you'll serve some amazing Himachali vegetarian dishes for all tourists. Wishing all success for this venture!" wrote the official handle...
Opinion: Modi In France: How Governance Will Be The 'Killer' AI App
The age of AI is here and we are living in the most exciting and transformative period in our lives. The Paris AI Action summit and the conversations there reiterate that. The summit was the third chapter since the UK launched the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, where I represented India. India was Co-Chair of this summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself attending, following our chairmanship of the December 2023 New Delhi Global Partnership of AI summit, which he had inaugurated.
India's participation and co-chairing of this summit...
