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Published on: May 10, 2023, 13:04:35 IST

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India’s Dhruv chopper needs critical safety upgrade: Panel

A design review of a “safety-critical system” of the Dhruv advanced light helicopter, involved in a string of accidents including one last week, may be in order, according to a top government regulatory body responsible for the certification of the airworthiness of military aircraft. Read more

AR Rahman says 'I've been there' as he tweets old video of Sting watching his song 'getting murdered on stage'

AR Rahman said he has been in a similar situation as he reacted to an old video of Sting listening to Jose Feliciano 'murdering' his song. In the throwback clip, Sting was serenaded with a version of Every Breath You Take, sung by Puerto Rican-born guitarist and singer Jose Monserrate. Read more

‘He played gully cricket with RCB…’: Gavaskar's astonishing remark on Suryakumar Yadav's blistering knock in IPL 2023

How often do you find greats like Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli drawing "video game" references to describe a batter at the highest level? That's what Suryakumar Yadav is capable of. He can make bowlers look ordinary, to say the least. After enjoying the time of his in T20Is for close to two years, SKY saw a rare dip in form in the last few months only to roar back in the second half of IPL. Read more

Janhvi Kapoor loves a good Pilates session and this new video of her burning calories at the gym is proof. Watch

Actor Janhvi Kapoor's inspiring workout routines are something of an Instagram legend. Janhvi's twenty-one million strong following on the social media app is well-acquainted with her love for strength-training exercises, yoga and more forms of training. Read more

‘WhatsApp cannot be trusted,’ says Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Company responds

Twitter engineer, Foad Dabiri, has sparked concerns over the use of the instant messaging app WhatsApp. Dabiri recently shared a screenshot on Twitter and claimed that his WhatsApp app constantly used the microphone while he was asleep, raising questions about user privacy on the platform. Read more

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