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India is set to revolutionize its mechanized warfare with the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) program, replacing aging BMPs with advanced, indigenous platforms. This multi-billion dollar initiative emphasizes drone integration, digitization, and high-mobility capabilities, marking a significant shift towards self-reliance in defense manufacturing and modernizing the Army's battlefield prowess.

The State Department deleted a social media post featuring Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks after critics suggested he called President Trump "stupid." This incident highlights the sensitivity around the word "stupid" in the Trump era, a term the President frequently uses to describe opponents and even allies.

Roche’s subcutaneous Tecentriq can be given in about seven minutes, cutting infusion time dramatically. But its impact in India will depend on patient selection, local post-marketing data, hospital readiness and whether a costly immunotherapy can become accessible beyond large private cancer centres

Google's Search isn't a search engine anymore. At I/O 2026, the company officially rebuilt its 25-year-old product around Gemini 3.5 Flash—a box that now accepts photos, files, and video, generates custom interactive pages on the fly, and deploys AI agents to monitor the web indefinitely on your behalf. With AI Overviews at 2.5 billion monthly users and AI Mode crossing one billion, Google isn't pitching a future. It's documenting a shift that already happened.

Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans will decide the first finalist of IPL 2026.

A wife allegedly conspired with her lover, sister, and sister's boyfriend to murder her husband after he objected to her extramarital affair. The four accused, aged 30-35, have been arrested after the postmortem revealed electric shock injuries and poison, confirming the murder plot.

Intimate gatherings around music, conversation and craft are drawing a new generation of audiences to floor seating and slow listening

Mark Zuckerberg's goodbye memo to 8,000 fired Meta employees on May 20 doubled as a message to the 70,000 staff still standing. The Meta CEO made two promises: no further company-wide layoffs in 2026, and better communication after weeks of internal anxiety. The memo lands as Meta funnels $125-145 billion into AI infrastructure, shifts 7,000 staff to AI projects, and cancels 6,000 open roles.

The Indian rupee strengthened significantly against the US dollar, closing at 95.26, driven by positive global sentiment surrounding a potential US-Iran peace deal and easing West Asian tensions. RBI Governor's assurance of orderly forex market movements and positive remarks on the rupee's valuation also boosted confidence.

Despite batting at a high strike rate, Rahul has the lowest false shot percentage this season at 12.1