Discord launches ‘Checkpoint 2025’: A full-year recap feature for users; here’s how to see your Discord wrapped
Discord has officially rolled out Discord Checkpoint 2025, its first full-year activity recap, giving users a personalized breakdown of how they used the platform throughout the year. The launch marks the company’s first attempt at a “Discord wrapped”-style summary, and fans are already calling it long overdue. What Discord Checkpoint 2025 includes The new Discord
TMC suspends MLA who vowed ‘Babri-style’ mosque, he stays defiant
TMC Suspended MLA Humayun Kabir BERHAMPORE/KOLKATA: Trinamool suspended Thursday its MLA Humayun Kabir, who had earned the Bengal governing party’s ire by publicly declaring his plan to “lay the foundation of a Babri Masjid-style mosque in Murshidabad on Dec 6”. The belligerent MLA remained defiant despite getting the stick for “communal politics”, declaring he would
HC scraps 1,600 supernumerary teachers’ posts in WB schools
KOLKATA: Calcutta HC on Thursday set aside a Bengal notification creating 1,600 supernumerary posts following a cabinet decision in May 2022 for absorption of candidates on waitlist in state-level selection test 2016 for recruitment of physical education & work education teachers in upper primary of state-run schools. HC junked the notification, questioning validity of the
Daily road deaths touched 485 in 2024 even as NH fatalities dipped
Union minister Nitin Gadkari speaks in Lok Sabha (ANI) NEW DELHI: On an average, 485 people died in road crashes every day in 2024, with total fatalities reaching 1.77 lakh, according to road transport ministry told Lok Sabha on Thursday. National Highways (NHs), which account for barely 2% of India’s road network, recorded 54,443 fatalities
330cr collected in 5 yrs for PUC violations: Govt
NEW DELHI: Vehicle owners have coughed up around Rs 330 crore as penalty in past five years for not having a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificates, reports Dipak Dash. Rajasthan collected the highest amount at Rs 102 crore, followed by Delhi (Rs 78 crore), Kerala (Rs 54 crore) and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 17 crore)
At UNGA, India skips vote to stop Ukrainian kids’ forced relocation
NEW DELHI: A day before Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India, India abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding an end to Russia’s forced relocation of Ukrainian children. The 193-member Assembly adopted the draft resolution ‘Return of Ukrainian children’ on Wednesday, with 91 votes in favour, 12 against, and 57
Putin in India: ‘Defence ties to deepen despite US, EU oppn’
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other at the Palam Air Base in New Delhi (AP photo) NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Thursday agreed to further enhance their expansive defence partnership, including through collaboration in niche military technologies and stronger defence-industrial cooperation, which is likely to see Moscow
Massive study reveals where people with the ‘darkest’ personalities live and thrive
What kind of societies quietly nurture the world’s most narcissistic, manipulative or spiteful personalities? A vast new global study offers an unsettling answer. After analysing the psychological profiles of nearly 2 million people, researchers have found that darker traits, once considered mostly individual quirks, are far more intertwined with the conditions of the societies we
Oracle default fears explode as Credit Default Swap hits crisis-level highs amid AI bubble panic
Oracle’s default risk is rising fast. The tech giant’s 5-year Credit Default Swap has jumped to 128 basis points, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. Traders are now aggressively buying protection against a potential Oracle debt default. The surge comes as Wall Street grows uneasy about AI-driven debt expansion and fading confidence in
Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Shafali Varma’s hilarious banter with host Amitabh Bachchan post-victory cravings and dieting
In an upcoming laughter-filled episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17, India’s youngest cricket star Shafali Varma, along with her teammates from the India Women’s Cricket Team, joins Amitabh Bachchan for a delightful evening of stories, camaraderie, and playful teasing. During a light-hearted exchange, Amitabh Bachchan jokingly asked Shafali whether the team was allowed to indulge