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Sonam Wangchuk’s health visibly worsens as he completes 16 days of hunger strike NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health has worsened significantly on the 16th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, with his blood glucose level dropping to 67 mg/dL and weight loss reaching 8.2 kg, the Cockroach Janta…

Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. Now, there’s a phrase on OSINT Twitter: “monitoring the situation”. It refers to the lives of those individuals who are really into bird-watching, except their birds are usually military planes and other assorted objects of mass destruction.Football fans, too, have been monitoring the situation for the last…

Controversial American YouTuber Sneako has turned his attention to tech billionaire Elon Musk, issuing a citizenship challenge. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the internet personality whose legal name is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy dared the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to a one-on-one conversation. Sneako proposed that both men would risk their respective…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and several others in the 2020 murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the North East Delhi riots.The Karkardooma court convicted Hussain of murder and other offences related to rioting. However, it dropped the charge of criminal…

Of the H-1B petitions approved in fiscal 2025 (fiscal ended Sept 30), nearly 70 percent were for beneficiaries whose country of birth was India. The second most common country of birth was China, accounting for approximately 12 percent of all beneficiaries. Top source countries for H-1B visas (including extensions) 1 India 2,83,772 69.9% 2 China…

A late filing fee of Rs 5,000 is applicable if the income tax return is submitted after the due date specified under Section 139(1). (AI image) ITR filing FY 2025-26: When filing your income tax return, full, accurate and timely reporting of your income and tax dues is important. Failure to file income tax returns…

NEW DELHI: Poland on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “pays close attention” to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, describing India’s role in efforts to prevent further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict as “crucial.”Speaking on India’s role in the Ukraine-Russia war, Poland’s secretary of state at the ministry of foreign affairs, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski,…

Pinaka is India’s indigenous multi-barrel rocket launcher (Generative image) When Pinaka fires, its bone-rattling roar feels like the wrath of Lord Shiva. The thunderous launch tears through the air, leaving those watching with a bated breath — until the distant impact confirms its devastating reach.Named after Lord Shiva’s mythological bow, Pinaka is India’s indigenous multi-barrel…

Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s first public address after his father’s funeral comes with a ‘revenge list,’ naming 13 world leaders after the death of the country’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The online “revenge list”, published late on Saturday by Hamshahri, names 13 foreign leaders whom it portrays as targets following Khamenei’s death. The publication…

The Madras high court in May imposed a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves during Bakrid. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday stayed Madras high court order that directed Tamil Nadu government to ensure no cow or calf is is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid or on any other day. A…