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Columbia University student Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva was detained by agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday morning and released hours later after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised her case with President Donald Trump.Aghayeva, a senior at Columbia University originally from Azerbaijan, was taken into custody from a university-owned residential building […]

President Murmu takes sortie in light combat helicopter ‘Prachand’ NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday undertook a sortie in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ near the India–Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district.The helicopter took off from the Indian Air Force station in Jaisalmer, where the President was briefed by the captain before […]

Thinking Machines Lab, the high-profile Ai startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has now lost two more founding members to Meta, intensifying econcersna bout a talent drain. According to a report by Christian Gibson and Noah Shpak, both listed as part of the company’s founding team on earlier versions of its website have […]

NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Friday acquitted former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in 2022 Delhi excise policy case. Special judge Jitendra Singh pronounced the order in the case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The court observed that the alleged central conspiratorial role could not […]

A fan pointed out a continuity error in Venkat Prabhu’s ‘Saroja,’ where a clock showed noon during a night-time scene. The director humorously acknowledged the goof, even offering a ‘gold coin’ if it had been spotted earlier. This lighthearted exchange sparked a viral online discussion, with fans sharing memes and reminiscing about the 2008 film. […]

BENGALURU: The Indian Army has completed the installation of Thermal Imaging Fire Control Systems (TIFCS) — an Indo-Israeli technology developed in Bengaluru — on 96 of its T-72 tanks, with the systems clearing firing validation trials before induction.The T-72 remains one of the mainstays of the Army’s armoured fleet. Upgrades such as thermal imaging and […]

CHENNAI: Three-time chief minister and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, 75, joined DMK on Friday morning. DMK is likely to give him a seat — possibly Bodinayakkanur in Theni, which he won in 2021 — to contest in the upcoming assembly election.OPS joined the DMK in the presence of chief minister M K Stalin at […]

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex dropped in opening trade on Friday on weak global cues and falling global markets. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,403.15, down 93 points or 0.37%. BSE Sensex was at 81,986.79, down 262 points or 0.32%.Analysts are of the view that the […]

Rinku Singh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh suffered a personal tragedy on Friday morning as his father, Shri Khanchand Singh, passed away at Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida after battling stage-four cancer. The hospital’s PRO confirmed the news, bringing an outpouring of condolences from across the cricketing fraternity.Go Beyond The Boundary with […]

(Image credits: X @NYCMayor) New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for a previously unannounced meeting that lasted about an hour, focusing on major new housing investments in the city while also addressing the arrest of a Columbia University student.After the meeting, Mamdani posted on […]