Author: Rahul M

While it did not accept the Supreme Court’s suggestion to consider Aadhaar, Voter ID and ration cards as proof for its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission, in a counter-affidavit filed in court on Monday, said it was its “Constitutional authority” to determine whether the requirement of citizenship is fulfilled by electors, but citizenship of an individual will “not terminate” on account of being held ineligible as an elector.On July 10, the Supreme Court, while hearing petitions voicing concerns over the SIR in poll-bound Bihar, declined to restrain the EC from proceeding with…

Anthropic is planning to seek investment from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, according to a Slack message CEO Dario Amodei sent to staff Sunday morning, which WIRED obtained.Weighing the pros and cons, Amodei acknowledged in his note that accepting money from Middle East leaders would likely enrich “dictators.” “This is a real downside and I’m not thrilled about it,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, I think ‘No bad person should ever benefit from our success’ is a pretty difficult principle to run a business on.”The message comes as AI companies race to secure the massive amounts of capital required to train…

JERUSALEM — For a year and a half, experts have warned that Israel’s failure to plan for a power transition in the Gaza Strip would lead to anarchy, make it harder to deliver aid and stymie efforts to defeat Hamas.A sequence of shootings in Gaza over the weekend — one near Gaza’s southern border, another at its northern edge — have highlighted the accuracy of those predictions.On Saturday, Israeli soldiers opened fire on civilians who were moving chaotically toward food distribution sites run by Israeli-backed private contractors in Israeli-controlled areas. On Sunday, Israeli soldiers opened fire on civilians who were…

Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix Eric Bana may be better known today for his many movie roles, from playing the hero Bruce Banner in Ang Lee’s “Hulk” to the villainous Romulan Nero in 2009’s “Star Trek” and Uther Pendragon in “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” Believe it or not, though, Bana actually got his start on television in his native Australia, where after a run on the sketch comedy show “Full Frontal,” he received his very own talk show, “The Eric Bana Show Live.” His career has had its ups and downs,…

Ahead of the fourth Test against India, England batter Harry Brook has hailed his veteran teammate Joe Root and believes the latter deserved to be crowned the No.1 Test batter. Notably, Root recently climbed atop the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings following a century during England’s thrilling win in the Lord’s Test against India.  “Everybody wants to be number one, don’t they? Him (Root), probably more than anybody else,” Brook said in the pre-match press conference. “He’s a phenomenal player, I’m not in the same league as him. I’ll happily let him have it. He’s played for 12-13 years. In…

Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is creating a way for investors to bet that President Donald Trump’s signature tariffs will be struck down in court. Traders at the firm’s investment banking subsidiary, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., say they have the capacity to buy the rights to hundreds of millions of dollars in potential refunds from companies who have paid Trump’s tariffs, according to documents viewed by WIRED.Lutnick ran Cantor Fitzgerald for nearly 30 years until he was confirmed by the Senate in February, when he turned over control of…

Dhankhar, 74, who is also the Rajya Sabha Vice-Chairman, is unlikely to attend the proceedings of the House during the ongoing Monsoon Session on Tuesday. In his resignation letter, Dhankhar thanked the President for her “unwavering support” and the “soothing, wonderful working relationship” they shared. He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers for their “invaluable support,” adding that the warmth and affection shown by MPs “will remain embedded” in his memory. Story continues below this ad The resignation came just hours after what turned out to be his final sitting as the Rajya Sabha…

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Monday cleared the speculations around Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the fourth Test against England. Siraj confirmed that India’s pace spearhead Bumrah will play the fourth Test in Manchester, starting on Wednesday.   The news comes as a massive relief for the Indian supporters who were left worried with the dual injuries to pacers Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh, forcing the Indian camp to call in Anshul Kamboj as cover.With India trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, attention was naturally turned to Bumrah, who is being carefully managed and set to feature in only three…

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who played teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said.Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Monday that Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a beach on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He was swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean.“He was rescued by people on the beach,” the department’s initial report said, but first responders from Costa Rica’s Red Cross found him without vital signs.Warner created many TV…

Former England pacer Steve Harmison feels that India might consider playing three spinners in their playing XI for the fourth Test against England in Manchester starting on Wednesday. India picked two spinners – Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar – in the last two Tests in Edgbaston and Lord’s. The result in Edgbaston was in India’s favour, while they narrowly lost by 22 runs at Lord’s to go 1-2 down in the five-match series.  With the series on the line, Harminson backed the Shubman Gill-led side to include Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI at Old Trafford on rainy conditions. “If…