BUSINESS
Inside the Anthropic leak: 4 hidden Claude features that could redefine AI forever
The incident, described by the company as a “release packaging issue caused by human error,” exposed internal source code that included feature flags for tools still under development.
WORLD
Iran war shock: Middle East water crisis spirals into a dangerous new phase
The Iran war is worsening the Middle East’s severe water crisis, where scarcity, climate stress and damaged infrastructure threaten to escalate into a broader humanitarian emergency.
WORLD
Fly me to the moon: Meet NASA's historic Artemis II crew set for a lunar voyage
The Artemis II, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, will carry four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, marking the first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo program.
BUSINESS
IMF warns 'all roads lead to higher prices' as Iran war rattles fragile economies: Who's most at risk?
The IMF’s central warning is that the war could revive a familiar and difficult macroeconomic pattern - higher inflation coupled with slower growth.
WORLD
Who was Pak army's Gen Tikka Khan, known as 'Butcher of Bengal' during Operation Searchlight
Under Tikka Khan, the 1971 crackdown in East Pakistan became a campaign of mass violence, where for many survivors, war began not on battlefields but at their doorsteps, in abductions, camps, and enduring silence.
POLITICS
Bengal polls get 'fishy'? BJP candidate campaigns with 'catla' to woo voters, targets TMC
Explaining his fish-centric campaign, Mukherjee said it was aimed at countering statements by Banerjee that a BJP government would threaten non-vegetarian lifestyles.
INDIA
Who was Ravindra Kaushik: India's 'Black Tiger' and the original 'Dhurandhar' who went undercover in Pakistan
Known within intelligence circles as the "Black Tiger", Kaushik’s life is widely seen as the closest real-world embodiment of the fictional "Dhurandhar" archetype -- fearless, invisible, and ultimately expendable.
BUSINESS
$53 billion wiped out: How the Middle East conflict is rattling the global airline industry
The 20 biggest publicly listed airlines have reportedly lost about $53 billion in market capitalisation since the war began on Feb 28.
BUSINESS
Why Bitcoin is falling: BTC drops below $68,000 amid Trump's Iran warning and market selloff
The sharp decline came within hours of Trump’s remarks, which marked a stark shift from his position just a day earlier, when he had suggested he was considering "winding down" the West Asia conflict.
WORLD
First fuel, now food: How the West Asia conflict is pushing the world towards a hunger crisis
As supply chains fracture, the knock-on effects are rippling from humanitarian operations to farm fields, with tens of millions more people at risk of hunger.
WORLD
Qeshm island: How Iran's 'missile' island became a nerve centre in the Strait of Hormuz and a trump card in West Asia conflict
Beyond missiles, Qeshm also hosts hidden naval bases, sometimes described as "floating cities", housing fast-attack craft armed with rockets and mines, tailored for asymmetric warfare.
WORLD
Will Larijani’s killing derail diplomacy and a US exit from the Iran war?
The deaths of Larijani and Soleimani remove key figures overseeing both security and diplomacy, tightening hardliner control and dimming prospects for an early negotiated exit.
WORLD
Why Pakistan's Afghanistan hospital massacre jolted a war-weary world, again
Article 18 of the Geneva Convention IV and Article 19 of the Geneva Convention I forbid attacks on hospitals and medical units.
BUSINESS
US claims Iran missile power is crippled: How is Tehran still raining down fire in the Gulf?
Despite US claims of "destroyed" missile capability, Iran continues to launch scaled-down attacks, shifting to drones, mobile systems and a war of attrition across the region
BUSINESS
Trump calls for naval coalition to secure Strait of Hormuz: Can it work amid global risks?
While Trump hopes a naval coalition could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the operation faces immense operational, geopolitical, and security challenges.
TRENDS
Rs 17 'gas crisis charge' on two lemonades? Bengaluru cafe bill goes viral amid LPG crunch
LPG distributors in Bengaluru say domestic cylinder supplies remain stable; however, there is an acute shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, which are primarily used by hotels and restaurants.
WORLD
Iran's 'dancing missile' debuts in West Asia conflict: What the Sejjil can do
The missile was fired on Sunday as part of Tehran’s continuing retaliation against the U.S. and Israel, according to Iranian state-linked broadcaster PressTV.
WORLD
'Hang in there, Punch': Viral baby macaque slowly fitting in with troop at Japan zoo
Despite signs of progress, Punch still spends stretches of time alone and occasionally faces rough play from older monkeys.
WORLD
Oil fires, 'black rain' and toxic seas: The environmental fallout of the Iran war
From ‘black rain’ over Tehran to oil spill risks in the Persian Gulf, experts warn the Iran war could leave lasting environmental scars across West Asia.
WORLD
Clouds under fire: Iran broadens offensive, eyes American cloud and dev centers in Gulf
State-affiliated Tasnim news agency published a list titled "Iran’s new targets", which includes offices and facilities linked to Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, Oracle, and Palantir across Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other parts of West Asia.
WORLD
Missed warning? US turned down Ukraine’s anti-Shahed drone offer months before Iran conflict
Ukrainian officials had proposed the collaboration nearly seven months before the war began, presenting US officials with a detailed plan outlining how their battle-tested counter-drone systems could help protect American forces and allies in West Asia.
INDIA
'Go sell sweaters': SC pulls up petitioner after he admits using AI, typist to file dubious PIL
The petitioner maintained that he had prepared the petition and again offered to hand over his phone to the court, but the bench pointed out that the technical legal terms used in the plea raised doubts about his claim.
BUSINESS
From the Strait of Hormuz to the Strait of Malacca: How disruptions in key maritime chokepoints could spark a global energy crisis
Maritime chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca and Singapore Strait are vital arteries of global trade. Disruptions in these routes could spark supply shocks and send energy prices soaring worldwide.
BUSINESS
Oil, overflights and war risk: Why the West Asia conflict is a turning point for airlines
The West Asia conflict has done more than disrupt flights; it has laid bare how much of global connectivity depends on geopolitical stability in one narrow corridor of airspace.
