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US President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that he will announce the location soon.“We’re going to be announcing later, and we’re going to have a meeting with Russia,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Those comments came as Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war and Trump’s deadline arrived Friday for the Kremlin to make peace. Exasperated that Putin did not heed his calls to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, Trump almost two weeks ago…

Alexander Sammon received a suspicious job recruitment text from someone who claimed to be a hiring manager. He decided to play along to see how far the scam would go, and wrote about it for Slate.

Sid Sriram during a performance in Chennai (file photo) | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Sid Sriram travelled to Singapore to perform a concert at the Mandala festival of the famous Sri Sivan temple, after Kumbabishekam. He may have had to take a call on the character of the concert, given the occasion and the likely diverse audience. That he chose to keep it ‘Carnatic’ was a sensible judgment. Choices of kriti followed a similar thought. Almost all kritis were from the mainstream Carnatic repertoire — ‘Kapali’ in Mohanam and ‘Akshayalinga vibho’ in Sankararabharanam — being the anchor pieces. A Ganesha slokam…

As winter 2025 approaches, US airlines are rolling out a dynamic slate of new routes, including the first-ever international flights from Oklahoma, expanded Caribbean access from Atlanta, and fifth-freedom flights within Asia.This wave of expansion points to a larger industry trend: carriers are increasingly tapping into untapped or underserved markets, making international travel more accessible. Whether travelers are hitting the ski slopes in the Western US, soaking in the Mexico sun, or setting off for adventures Down Under, these new flights open the door to more seamless, inspired escapes this winter.The first nonstop service from the US to AdelaideBeginning December…

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 8, 2025) said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in the U.S. State of Alaska.He announced the meeting in a post on social meeting and said more details would follow.Earlier, Mr. Trump had said that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential major milestone after expressing weeks of frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting.“The highly…

Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s death has reportedly left the singer exhausted and devastated. After coming out of a messy divorce battle, Kelly continued to support her ex and his family while caring for her kids, cancelling her residency, and putting her talk show on hold for a while. Now, rumours are rife that she might cancel the show altogether, but a source close to the situation has revealed what’s next for The Kelly Clarkson Show and whether it will make a comeback. Kelly Clarkson reportedly planning a comeback The Kelly Clarkson Show is set to return for season 7…

The giant, multi-billion dollar space telescope that NASA is about to launch is sometimes billed as Hubble’s successor. Will this new telescope, which sees infrared light, be able to deliver?

With the Union government keen on passing the National Sports Governance Bill in the Monsoon session, members from the Treasury benches suggested Thursday that it could be taken up for discussion and passage early next week.The Opposition, which wanted the Bill to be referred to a Parliamentary committee for detailed study, may agree to participate in the discussions if a “middle path” is found to end the stalemate over a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The Treasury benches as well as a section in the Opposition want the sports Bill to break the…

Over the past year, Tesla, amid a company-wide restructuring, experienced multiple executive departures and thousands of job cuts [File] | Photo Credit: AP Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ordered to shut down its Dojo supercomputer team, with team leader Peter Bannon departing the company, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The Dojo supercomputer was designed to process vast amounts of data and video from Tesla EVs to train the automaker’s autonomous-driving software.The team recently lost about 20 workers to newly formed DensityAI, and the remaining Dojo workers are being reassigned to other data center and compute…

United States President Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on August 15 in Alaska to discuss efforts to end the war in UkraineBut, Trump added, any peace deal would involve “some swapping” of territory, a controversial prospect.“We are going to have a meeting with Russia. We’ll start off with Russia,” he said on Friday, as he hosted leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House.Trump offered few details on what, if anything, had changed in his months-long effort to bring about a deal to end Russia’s invasion.Still, he suggested any breakthrough would…