‘Global first’: Turkish UAV shoots down aircraft with BVR air-to-air missile; company lauds ‘pinpoint accuracy’ – watch

Bayraktar Kizilelma UAV during the trails (Courtesy: Sputnik India) Bayraktar Kizilelma, Türkiye’s first uncrewed fighter jet, shot down a jet-powered aircraft with a beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile during trials, marking the first time an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has achieved such a feat.In a statement on Sunday, Turkish defence company Baykar, the developer of the […]

Canadian company buys UK’s most iconic Indian restaurants, including Veeraswamy and Chutney Mary

TOI correspondent from London: A Canadian company has snapped up some of Britain’s most iconic Indian restaurants, including Michelin-starred Veeraswamy, whose owners are currently in a legal battle to prevent being evicted.Certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax), a holding company based in Toronto, has acquired MW Eat Ltd, which owns fine dining eatery […]

Polymarket legal officer Neal Kumar apologises after company posts racial slur targeting Indians | World News

Polymarket apologised after offensive post targeting Indians sparked backlash/Image: X Polymarket faced backlash this week after an offensive post on its account targeted the Indian community. The company has taken full responsibility, issued a public apology, and pledged to turn the incident into an opportunity for learning, understanding, and promoting respectful engagement. Polymarket’s offensive post […]

‘Forced labor, withholding visa documents’: H-1B visa holder from India sues US company; ‘Squid Game for Indians’

An H-1B visa holder from India has sued his US company, led by an Indian-origin CEO, for forced labor. Amrutesh Vallabhaneni, an H-1B visa holder in the US, has brought a lawsuit against his employer, accusing the company of forced labor, labor trafficking and withholding visa documents, Breitbart News reported. Jay Palmer, Vallabhaneni’s consultant who […]

Social media trolls OpenAI over its new non-profit foundation: ‘Tobacco company funding cancer research’

OpenAI may have thought its announcement would invite encouragement and support, but news of a newly recapitalised non-profit foundation has instead sparked a wave of online mockery, with social media users pointing out the irony of a company valued at around $130 billion suddenly talking about giving away “freebies.” The company posted on X that […]

After fake detective, German lift company becomes the new star of the Louvre heist | World News

There’s something absurdly European about a crime where the French lose their jewels and the Germans gain a marketing slogan.Last Sunday, thieves carried out a four-minute daylight heist at the Louvre, the kind of operation that would’ve made Danny Ocean blush. They rolled up in a truck, deployed a German-made Böcker Agilo freight lift, scaled […]

German company shares photo of forklift used in Louvre heist to promote itself | World News

Turning crisis into opportunity was never this epic. When a Böcker Agilo forklift, built by the German company Böcker Maschinenwerke GmbH, was used in a daring daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the manufacturer decided not to hide from the spotlight. Instead, it embraced the unexpected publicity with humour. The company shared a […]

Ram Gopal Varma reveals Shah Rukh Khan was first choice for Company before casting Ajay Devgn : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently disclosed that he had first offered the role of Malik in his 2002 gangster drama Company to Shah Rukh Khan. However, after a single meeting with the actor, Varma decided to cast Ajay Devgn instead. Ram Gopal Varma reveals Shah Rukh Khan was first choice for Company before casting Ajay […]

Scientific breakthrough: What is ‘superwood’? US company creates wood 10x stronger than steel

A US company has developed a new type of wood, called Superwood, which it says is up to 10 times stronger than steel by weight while being up to six times lighter. The product has now been launched commercially by InventWood, a company co-founded by material scientist Liangbing Hu.Over a decade ago, Hu began experimenting […]

Raj Kundra claims heavy losses after demonetisation; says ‘cash-dependent model’ crippled his company in Rs. 60 crores fraud probe : Bollywood News

Businessman Raj Kundra has told the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) that his company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, suffered massive financial losses following the 2016 demonetisation, as the firm relied heavily on cash transactions. The revelation came during a detailed statement recorded by the EOW in connection with the ongoing Rs. 60 crore […]