SINGAPORE: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington’s NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defence spending sufficiently “will face a clear shift in how we do business”.NATO members pledged last year to ramp up defence-related spending to five percent of GDP but, despite increased efforts, many…
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU), Uttar Pradesh, has released the UP Common Nursing Entrance Test (UP CNET) 2026 admit card for candidates appearing in the BSc Nursing entrance examination. Registered candidates can now download their hall tickets from the official website, abvmucet26.co.in.To access and download the UP CNET 2026 admit card PDF, candidates…
As many artists continue to drop out of the ‘Great American State Fair’ organised by Freedom 250, citing political affiliation with President Donald J. Trump, Vanilla Ice has decided to continue his performance for the nation’s pride. Defending his choice, the famed ‘Ice Ice Baby’ rapper claimed he would even perform for Russian President Vladimir…
China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the US-based newspaper conducted with Taiwan’s president, as Beijing ramps up its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island on the world stage.Reporter Vivian Wang was ordered to leave China in Feb, the NYT reported, calling it the latest example of Beijing’s…
Nick Jonas, equally comfortable on a concert stage and a film set, revealed that his preparation for each looks quite different. The 33-year-old musician and actor opened up about his pre-performance rituals alongside his ‘Power Ballad’ co-star Paul Rudd, sharing the one key distinction between getting ready for a show versus filming a scene.Speaking to…
The dangers of AI eclipsed those of nuclear weapons at a defence forum discussion on strategic stability in Singapore, as panelists warned it could reduce reaction times to the point where people make rash decisions.Collapsing the so-called “OODA loop” – an acronym for observe, orient, decide and act – creates a sort of fog in…
SINGAPORE: The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral Aukus defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth told reporters on Saturday.Aukus said in a joint statement that delivery of the vehicles will start in 2027.The programme will improve the three nations’ reconnaissance and…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) While the cricket world has spent the IPL season marvelling at 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – and rightly so – another remarkable story has quietly unfolded at the opposite end of the age spectrum.At 36, an age when fast bowlers are usually managing declining pace, recurring injuries or retirement plans, Bhuvneshwar…
Antony Varghese’s action thriller ‘Kattalan’ continued its theatrical run with a slight slowdown at the box office.Directed by Paul George ‘Kattalan’ is a Malayalam-language action thriller and serves as the third installment in the Mikhael Extended Universe. The film stars Antony Varghese alongside Sunil, Jagadish, Kabir Duhan Singh, Dushara Vijayan, and Hanan Shah in important…
‘Chand Mera Dil’, directed by Vivek Soni, featuring Lakshya and Ananya Panday in the lead roles, is currently in its second week at theatres. The romantic drama opened to mixed reactions from the audience. People loved the way the story stayed away from toxic romance, which has become a trend currently, but didn’t enjoy the…