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Apple on Thursday announced that Meta Platforms’ chief legal officer, Jennifer Newstead, will join the company as its general counsel and senior vice president. Newstead, who previously served as the legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State, will become Apple’s general counsel in March, after assuming the role of senior vice president next month. The appointment, along with various other executive transitions, follows longtime Apple head of human interface design Alan Dye being appointed as chief design officer at Meta. Apple’s current general counsel, Kate Adams, who has been in the role since 2017, will retire late next year…

Video footage circulating online shows hundreds of students marching through university campuses in Tehran and Mashhad on Saturday, more than 40 days after a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran. The rallies, described as the largest student demonstrations since the violence last month, took place at Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology and several medical sciences universities in both cities. At Sharif University in the capital, students carrying Iranian national flags chanted “death to the dictator” in reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, alongside other anti-government and pro-monarchy slogans. The BBC said it had verified footage…

Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha, right, shakes hands with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner after toss (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) NEW DELHI: Rain spoiled the Pakistan vs New Zealand Super 8 clash in Colombo, and the match was completely washed out without a ball being bowled. As a result, both teams shared one point, which has made the race for the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals much more complicated.India, left-handers and off-spin: Why hosts need to be very worriedThis was an important game for both sides because a win would have given them a strong start in the Super 8 stage.…

The cinematic landscape brightened with the arrival of ‘Do Deewane Seher Me,’ starring Mrunal Thakur and Siddhant Chaturvedi, which kicked off its box office journey with impressive numbers. Collecting Rs 1.25 crore on Friday and an encouraging Rs 1.60 crore on Saturday, the film’s attendance at 13.42% suggests it’s tapping into the audience’s romantic vibes. Mrunal Thakur and Siddhant Chaturvedi’s latest endeavour had a decent start to its first weekend at the box office. The film, released on Friday, earned Rs 1.60 crore on Saturday, according to early estimates. The romantic drama saw a steep rise in sales within a…

A decade ago, I heard a talk by an environmental activist in Chennai. This person almost always worked in settings with significant resource constraints and on activities that society had a tendency to overlook. Jeffrey Epstein had not been the well-known name it has become in India, and around the world, today. But the activist raised a point that later seemed very relevant when Epstein’s ties to George Church, Joi Ito, and other scientists became clear. The activist said he does not think twice about taking money from people with tarnished reputations because, for his work, having any money at…

NEW DELHI: With nine of the 12 states covered in Phase 2 of special intensive revision (SIR) having published their final electoral roll – including six on Saturday – their combined electorate is down 7.9% to 19.7 crore, as compared to 21.4 crore at the time of announcement of SIR exercise on October 27, 2025.Over 1.7 crore electors have been struck off the electoral rolls of the nine states/UTs – Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Goa and Andaman & Nicobar Islands – on account of SIR. While the final electoral rolls of Gujarat, Puducherry and Lakshadweep were…

After just nine days, Shahid Kapoor’s ‘O Romeo’ is making waves at the box office, surpassing an impressive Rs 52 crore. Saturday marked a significant uptick in audience attendance, with many praising the film’s engaging storytelling. In a heartwarming moment, Hrithik Roshan endorsed Kapoor’s performance, labeling him the ‘BEST’ in the romantic genre. Shahid Kapoor’s latest release ‘O Romeo’ continued its steady run at the domestic box office by crossing the Rs 52 crore mark by the end of Day 9. The film had already collected an estimated Rs 49.25 crore net over its first eight days.Early estimates for Saturday…

3D Printed Single Element Thrust Chamber. Picture: isro.gov.in The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has conducted the testing of a sub-scale thrust chamber for LOX-Methane Engine which would be inducted in the next generation of launch vehicles.The test was conducted at the Thrust Chamber Test facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri on January 27, 2026.“The sub-scale thrust chamber and single element injector head were successfully tested to a chamber pressure of 56 bar. The sub-scale thrust chamber and single element injector head were realised through additive manufacturing. Ignition and flame sustenance inside the thrust chamber were achieved and performance…

NEW DELHI: The AI Impact Summit concluded here with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration marking the success of the push by India and other countries in the Global South to frame artificial intelligence as a shared global good rather than an exclusive technological advantage of the rich and developed.Endorsed by 86 countries and two organisations, the declaration sets out a shared global vision for what it calls “collaborative, trusted, resilient and efficient” artificial intelligence, whose potential can be realised “only when its benefits are shared by humanity” and cautioning that “the choices that we make today will shape…

Representative image (File photo) Pakistan said early Sunday it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for a recent surge in deadly attacks inside the country. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the military conducted “intelligence-based, selective operations” against seven camps belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, and its affiliates. He added that an affiliate of the Islamic State group was also targeted in the border region. Islamabad did not specify the exact locations of the strikes. There was no immediate comment from Kabul. However, reports on…