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Actor and Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan has said, “Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatanam.” The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader was speaking at an event organised by the Agaram Foundation in Chennai on Sunday, ANI reported. On July 25, Haasan officially stepped into the Parliament for the first time, taking oath as a Rajya Sabha Member. (PTI) His comments come when a former minister in Maharashtra, too, held Sanatan Dharma responsible for caste atrocities, and sought to differentiate between it and Hinduism. “There was never any religion called Sanatan Dharma. We…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI may be working on a new paid plan called ‘Go’, which would be cheaper than the existing Plus subscription, which costs $20 or approximately Rs 1,750 per month. In a post on X (previously Twitter), a tipster who goes by the name Tibor Bhaho shared a screenshot of the ChatGPT web app’s code, which suggests that an affordable ‘Go’ plan might be in OpenAI’s pipeline. While there are no details about which features will be available with the much rumoured Go plan, it is possible that the much affordable subscription plan will include access to some newer…

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AP More than 3,200 union members who assemble Boeing’s fighter jets in the St. Louis area and Illinois went on strike on Monday (August 4, 2025) after rejecting a second contract offer the previous day.Boeing Defense said it was ready for the work stoppage and it will implement a contingency plan that uses non-labour workers.According to the company, the rejected four-year contract would have raised the average wage by roughly 40% and included a 20% general wage increase and a $5,000 ratification bonus. It also included increasing periodic raises, more vacation time and…

Lenskart IPO: Too much screen time, too few optometrists, and one company going global – Lenskart’s IPO filing reveals more than just financials.The eyewear unicorn, which clocked Rs 6,653 crore in revenue in 2024-25 (FY25) and turned profitable (Rs 297 crore) for the first time, is looking to raise Rs 2,150 crore through a fresh issue. Over 13 crore shares will also be offloaded via an offer for sale, with early investors such as SoftBank and Schroders Capital expected to cash out. But beyond the numbers, its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) offers a lens into deeper trends shaping India’s…

This Independence Day will see the clash of two mega tentpoles from India — Lokesh Kanagaraj’s action thriller Coolie, starring Rajinikanth, and Ayan Mukerji’s spy thriller War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR. While the advance booking in India hasn’t started yet, if the US advance ticket sales are anything to go by yet, Coolie is leading the race with a rather wide margin. The advance booking of Coolie in North America currently stands at $1.06 million. It’s become the fastest Tamil film to cross the $1 million mark in its pre-sales in North America. This includes $850K from…

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: They’re the newest amphibious find high atop the Andes mountains.(SOUNDBITE OF PRISTIMANTIS FROG CALL)MCCAMMON: In Peru, a research expedition traveled over mountains and through thick forests, going further than any team of scientists.GERMAN CHAVEZ: It’s an area where very few scientific expeditions have reached the lands of this area.MCCAMMON: Researcher German Chavez is based in Lima.CHAVEZ: I’m a herpetologist and associate researcher of the Instituto Peruano de Herpatologia.MCCAMMON: He led the expedition in search of new species of flora and fauna, exploring new areas of the Andes and Amazon for the first time in recorded human history.(SOUNDBITE…

With about a year and a half to go for the Punjab Assembly elections, a 2020-like protest is brewing in the state against the controversial land pooling policy, putting the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on a sticky wicket.The policy that was rolled out in June and hailed as the “future of urban development” has been criticised by farmers, the Opposition, and even some sections of the AAP. The policy aims to acquire over 65,000 acres of land from 164 villages for urban development projects and promises monetary compensation, commercial and residential plot returns, and long-term value appreciation. While the…

Hamas has said it is open to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivering aid to Israeli captives in Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he requested the Geneva-based international organisation to step in.The statements from Hamas and Netanyahu came after Palestinian groups last week released videos showing two emaciated Israeli captives held in Gaza, where some 2 million Palestinians are struggling to survive the Israeli-induced starvation crisis.Netanyahu said on Sunday he had spoken to Julian Larson, the head of the ICRC delegation to Israel, requesting the group’s “immediate involvement” in providing food and medical treatment…

Seoul removes propaganda loudspeakers to signal a shift in policy under President Lee’s administration.South Korean authorities began removing loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country’s border, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defence has said, as the new government of President Lee Jae-myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang.“Starting today, the military has begun removing the loudspeakers,” Lee Kyung-ho, spokesman of South Korea’s Defence Ministry, told reporters on Monday.Shortly after he took office in June, Lee’s administration switched off propaganda broadcasts criticising the North Korean regime as it looks to revive stalled dialogue with its neighbour.But North Korea recently rebuffed the overtures and…

As the Texas GOP works on redrawing Congressional districts to favor their party, some Democratic governors say they could retaliate by redistricting in favor of their party. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The redistricting fight President Trump has entered in Texas is spilling over into the rest of America. Texas state lawmakers are drawing new voting maps ahead of the 2026 elections, trying to give Republicans five more seats in Congress. In response, the Democratic governors of California, Illinois and New York say they could retaliate by redistricting more wins for Democrats. We have two reporters in states that are swept up…