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Opinion | The Story Of 'SH-15', Pakistan's New Chinese Guns, Now Along India's Borders
- Aug 06, 2026 13:44 pm IST
- Harsh V Pant
Pakistan has reportedly deployed nearly 250 Chinese-made SH-15 wheeled self-propelled howitzers along sectors facing India.
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Man Dressed As 'Grim Reaper' Arrested After Scaring Patients And Doctors From Hospital Rooftop
- Aug 06, 2026 13:21 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The scene, symbolic of death, visible through hospital windows, created distress for vulnerable patients and visitors.
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Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bomb Anniversary With Calls To End Nuclear Weapons
- Aug 06, 2026 11:54 am IST
- AP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who attended the memorial for the first time as prime minister, said she will take "a realistic approach" toward achieving a world where nuclear weapons are never used.
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Iran Says Close To Hormuz Plan With Oman, But Reopening Depends On US
- Aug 06, 2026 11:30 am IST
- Agence France Presse
Iran has exercised de facto control of the waterway and threatened any vessels transiting routes it deems unauthorised ever since the United States and Israel launched their war against the country on February 28.
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Kerala Man Killed In Dubai Blast. He Was Planning To Bring Wife To UAE
- Aug 06, 2026 11:05 am IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
The Indian consulate in Dubai confirmed Paul's death and said it was in touch with his family and local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of his mortal remains
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Anthropic To Build In-House Chip Design Team For Claude, Hire Engineers
- Aug 06, 2026 10:32 am IST
- Reuters
Anthropic said it was hiring engineers with experience across the hardware and software stack to help co-design custom chips and AI models that can make Claude run faster and more efficiently at the scale required by customers.
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Meta Debuts Muse Spark 1.1 With Preview Open To Developers
- Aug 06, 2026 10:26 am IST
- Reuters
Meta said the upgraded model can write and debug code, use software and external tools, understand text, images and video, and carry out complex multi-step tasks with less human intervention.
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Google Names Nobel Laurate Demis Hassabis To New AI Role In Leadership Shake-Up
- Aug 06, 2026 10:07 am IST
- Reuters
AI chief Demis Hassabis, a Nobel Prize recipient, will take the newly created title of Alphabet's chief scientist and transition from being Google DeepMind CEO to being its chairman
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A Look At Abdul El-Sayed's Progressive Breakthrough In Michigan Senate Race
- Aug 06, 2026 09:58 am IST
- AP
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, overcoming more than $60 million in outside spending.
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Russia Responds To Allegations of Using Colombian Mercenaries In Ukraine War
- Aug 06, 2026 09:38 am IST
- Agence France Presse
Last November, Russia sentenced two Colombians to 13 years in prison on accusations that they fought for Ukraine's armed forces.
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Meta Chases OpenAI, Anthropic With New AI Coding App
- Aug 06, 2026 09:21 am IST
- Agence France Presse
Meta has poured billions into its AI division, now known as Meta Superintelligence Labs, as it attempts to keep up with OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Pacific Islands Alarmed At Trump-Backed Deep-Sea Mining Push
- Aug 06, 2026 09:01 am IST
- Agence France Presse
The United States alarmed its tropical island territories earlier this year, detailing plans to carve up parts of the Pacific Ocean for mining exploration.
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"Genocider": Sheikh Hasina's Virtual Return Sparks Fury In Bangladesh
- Aug 06, 2026 08:28 am IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Bangladesh said it was "outraged" that Hasina -- whom it repeatedly labelled a "convicted genocider" and "convicted mass murderer" -- was permitted to hold a live media interaction in New Delhi
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US Refunds $100 Billion Of Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs
- Aug 06, 2026 08:00 am IST
- Agence France Presse
The refunds constitutes about 60 percent of some $166 billion the Trump administration collected after invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose duties.
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Tanker Reports New Explosions In Hormuz Amid Iran-Oman Talks
- Aug 06, 2026 07:51 am IST
- Agence France Presse
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations confirmed that the crew and vessel are safe.
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'Concerns India': Sheikh Hasina's Son Says Bangladesh Becoming "Another Pakistan"
- Aug 06, 2026 07:43 am IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy claimed that foreign intelligence agencies, particularly Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), now operate with what he called "an open hand" in Bangladesh.
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Amid Reports Of Rift, Iran's President's Big Claim On Mojtaba Khamenei
- Aug 06, 2026 07:31 am IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Pezeshkian defended his leader, insisting he had held productive meetings with him and had been met with "kindness and very sound logic."
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'No Danger': US On Trump's Helicopter Flying Too Close To Passenger Plane
- Aug 06, 2026 06:49 am IST
- Agence France Presse
Marine One came within less than a mile of a passenger plane above the US capital on Tuesday after garbled communications with air traffic controllers.
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Enemies Tried To Turn Iran Into Syria, But Failed: President Pezeshkian
- Aug 06, 2026 05:54 am IST
- Asian News International
In a televised address to the nation, Pezeshkian credited the unity of the Iranian people for thwarting what he described as attempts to weaken the country through war, sanctions and political pressure.
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US Has Refunded About $100 Billion In Trump Tariffs After Court Ruling
- Aug 06, 2026 05:13 am IST
- Agence France Presse
US President Donald Trump's administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs since the Supreme Court struck down a wave of his duties this year, court filings show.