Trump’s top officials put male fertility in spotlight TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA mavericks are discovering the United States is coming up short in a vital national resource, and no, it isn’t rare earth minerals, artificial intelligence, or strategic petroleum reserves. It is reproductive potency and testicular fortitude — or more explicitly, testosterone and sperm…
A prototype of the high-altitude pseudo-satellite during a test flight. (image credit: NAL) Information dominance is one of the most important aspects of modern warfare. For a long time, military leadership worldwide was hamstrung by the “fog of war” — critical, battle-winning decisions could not be taken timely because of information gaps.Today, the fog has…
Sir Garfield Sobers and Kapil Dev NEW DELHI: Sir Garfield Sobers was much more than a legendary all-rounder — he was the cricketer who revolutionised the game and changed how future generations approached it, former India captain Kapil Dev said while paying tribute to the West Indies great following his death at the age of…
Sonam Wangchuk hospitalised after 20-day hunger strike Activist Sonam Wangchuk was admitted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday after a 20-day hunger strike, with doctors keeping him under close medical observation and urging his family to allow treatment to begin without further delay, sources said. The move was followed by his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo,…
The attacks marked another deep strike by Ukraine against infrastructure linked to Russia’s war effort Seven people were killed and 51 others wounded in a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia overnight, Russian officials said on Saturday. The strikes hit two warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, as well as an oil…
By 2024, Russia appeared to have defied expectations. Despite unprecedented Western sanctions, the economy grew by 4.9%, unemployment fell to record lows, and factories linked to the defence sector ran around the clock. President Vladimir Putin pointed to these figures as proof that Russia had adapted to wartime conditions.But beneath the headline numbers another story…
NEW DELHI: A woman threw ink at Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday as he was addressing a large gathering at Jantar Mantar.The incident briefly disrupted the programme as supporters rushed towards the stage, triggering a commotion.The woman’s identity and the motive behind the act were not immediately known.This comes hours after Sonam…
Kharge attacks Centre over Wangchuk row NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, alleging that the government was suppressing every voice of dissent.In a post on X, Kharge claimed the government had consistently targeted…
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers after the West Indies great passed away on Friday, calling him the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game and the player every child dreams of becoming.Widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before his…
Apple has updated its advertising policies to prohibit several categories of businesses from advertising on Apple Maps. This includes home service providers such as plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, HVAC companies, pest control services, roofers and general contractors, as well as cryptocurrency ATMs and bail bond services. According to Apple’s newly published Apple Advertising Services News and…
Meta is in early talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth as much as $10 billion over two years, according to a New York Times report. If it closes, it would hand Mark Zuckerberg a brand-new line of business and pull Dario Amodei’s AI lab deeper into a…
United Nations human rights agency voices concern over ‘wave of unrest’ in PoK (AP image) The United Nations human rights agency has expressed concern over the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging authorities to conduct impartial investigations into the deaths of protesters and security personnel ahead of the region’s legislative assembly elections.In a statement…
