‘Doomsday president’: Who is Donald Trump’s ‘designated survivor’ Mike Thompson, kept away from State of the Union?

[ad_1] Image: X@/RepThompson, AP As US president Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, one senior official remained away from the Capitol.The individual served as the designated survivor, a long-standing security measure to ensure continuity of government.California’s 4th District Congressman Mike Thompson appeared to […]

‘Tea is not optional’: What living in India taught a Zambian engineering student |

[ad_1] When she left Zambia to study engineering in India, she packed textbooks, winter clothes, and the quiet confidence of someone ready for a new chapter. What she didn’t pack, because no one really can, was a manual for decoding head wobbles, surviving auto rickshaw rides, or understanding why tea is treated like oxygen.Through her […]

Jharkhand, Odisha judicial officers to be drafted to speed up Bengal SIR | India News

[ad_1] Representative image (File photo) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Calcutta HC chief justice to requisition judicial officers from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha to help such officers in West Bengal in expeditiously scrutinising and determining validity of claims of voters falling under ‘logical discrepancy’ or ‘unmapped’ categories of the Special Intensive Revision […]

PM chairs 1st Cabinet meeting at Seva Teerth, pushes for reforms | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Taking forward the “reform express” theme, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked his cabinet colleagues to suggest the list of reforms that ministries intend to initiate over the next few months and provide details of the changes they have already introduced. He has asked them to focus on two themes — ease […]

IBM Stock Crash, Anthropic’s Claude Code and the ‘Ghost GDP’ AI Doom Loop: Why a 2028 Intelligence Crisis Is Unlikely |

[ad_1] Markets were rattled after a report projected a 2028 worldwide intelligence crisis, claiming AI would decimate professional roles and spark economic freefall, leading to a steep drop in IBM’s share price. Yet many specialists dispute this doomsday timeline, arguing that AI’s impact will unfold more gradually, with outcomes depending significantly on how policymakers manage […]

4 years of Ukraine-Russia war: Zelenskyy reveals his ‘base’ in Kyiv; taunts Putin – watch

[ad_1] Volodymr Zelenskyy in the video As the Ukraine–Russia war marked four years on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the “base” from which he directed his country’s initial response to the military offensive launched by the Kremlin.To mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict, Zelenskyy shared a video message to the nation on his […]

Trump’s tariff game might not be over just yet, here’s what US admin is planning after key SC verdict

[ad_1] After US Supreme Court’s blow to President Donald Trump’s tariff playbook last week, America is now gearing up for a new round of national security investigations that could open the gate for new duties. According to a person familiar with internal discussions cited by Bloomberg, the administration is planning probes into how imports affect […]

IDFC First Bank, Dixon tech & more: Top stocks to watch on February 24

[ad_1] Nuvama has downgraded UPL to hold with the target price at Rs 816. Analysts said the company recently announced a restructuring to create a unified crop protection entity by merging UPL SAS and UPL Corp, which would be listed as UPL Global while UPL Ltd shall stay as the holding company for formulation business, […]

India qualification scenario: How can Team India reach T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final after West Indies win? | Cricket News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Team India’s road to the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals has become significantly tougher after a heavy 76-run defeat to South Africa in their opening Super 8 clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Placed in Group 1 alongside South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe, India slipped into early trouble in the second phase […]