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Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Image via: IMAGN IMAGES Magic Johnson’s excitement captured exactly how the basketball world feels heading into Game 7. After six bruising battles between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, the Western Conference Finals have delivered everything expected from two 60-win teams. Now, only one game remains. One team…

A meteor exploded high above the northeastern United States on Saturday, generating a powerful sonic boom equivalent to around 300 tons of TNT and startling residents across multiple states, Nasa and meteor experts said.The fireball broke apart over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 pm local time, producing loud booms that were heard…

Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, on his first public foray outside Kalighat after the party’s ouster from office, was on Saturday KOLKATA: Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, on his first public foray outside Kalighat after the party’s ouster from office, was on Saturday assaulted and abused by a crowd of protesters in Sonarpur as he tried to…

Watch: US strikes another vessel in ‘narco-trafficking’ routes, killing three WASHINGTON: The US military has carried out another strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three men aboard a vessel transiting along “narco-trafficking” routes.“Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were harmed,” US Southern Command said…

A prominent Danish pension fund that previously made waves by dumping US Treasuries has reportedly announced that it will boycott the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of SpaceX, citing severe overvaluation and a deeply flawed corporate governance model. According to a report by Bloomberg, AkademikerPension, which manages $25 billion in assets, has blacklisted the aerospace…

US President Donald Trump will personally launch the Great American State Fair next month after several musical acts withdrew from the event, citing concerns over its political associations.The organisers of the fair, Freedom 250, announced on Saturday that Trump will kick off the celebrations on June 24 in Washington, DC, as part of events marking…

(L) Victim Surya, R Accused Asad GHAZIABAD: The prime accused in the fatal stabbing of a Class 11 student in Ghaziabad was shot dead in a police encounter late on Saturday night.Officials said the accused, Asad, was wanted in connection with the killing of 17-year-old Surya Pratap, who was stabbed during an altercation in Khoda…

The ‘Don 3’ controversy is showing no signs of cooling down. Ranveer Singh reportedly reached out to filmmaker Farhan Akhtar in a bid to mend their fractured professional relationship, but the offer was swiftly turned down. With a Rs 45 crore lawsuit on the table and trade unions closing ranks, the issue has become one…

Millions of residents in Karachi faced severe disruptions during Eid-ul-Adha as widespread water shortages, gas outages and power cuts left families struggling to cook, bathe and preserve food amid intense heat, according to Dawn.The breakdown of essential municipal services triggered protests in several parts of Pakistan’s financial hub, with residents blocking roads and venting anger…

Representative image (AI-generated) As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, the battlefield is undergoing a dramatic transformation. What began in 2022 as a conventional conflict fought with tanks, artillery and infantry is increasingly becoming a war of machines, with robots, drones and remotely operated vehicles now carrying out missions that once required thousands of…