New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijit Dubke on Saturday claimed that his Instagram account and party page were hacked, days after a satirical campaign launched by him went viral and attracted massive online engagement.Dipke said the alleged hacking was part of a wider ‘crackdown’ on his online presence as several accounts linked to him were affected.In a post on X, Dipke wrote:“Cockroach crackdown on Janata Party.Instagram page hacked.My personal Instagram got hacked.Twitter account blockedThe backup account was also deleted.”He also said that the party does not have access to any social media platform and any post should not be considered as an official statement of CJP. He wrote, “Please note that we currently do not have access to any of our platforms. Any posts made hereafter should not be considered as an official statement of the Cockroach Janata Party.” Dupke, a Boston University student and former Aam Aadmi Party associate, launched the satirical digital campaign barely a week ago. Since then, the platform has gained significant popularity online, with its Instagram account reportedly gaining over 19 million followers.The trend of ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ emerged following the controversy over comments allegedly made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during the hearing of a petition seeking senior designation for a lawyer. According to Dipke, the idea was inspired after reports claimed that the Chief Justice had used the words ‘parasite’ and ‘cockroach’ while criticizing individuals who entered the legal profession through fake degrees. The Chief Justice later clarified that he was misquoted and that the comments were specifically directed at people obtaining ‘bogus and bogus degrees’.Regardless of the explanation, the Cockroach Janata Party – using the cockroach as its symbol – quickly went viral online through memes, satire, graphics and political commentary.The platform’s content largely focuses on issues affecting youth, including unemployment, exam paper leaks and education, presented in the form of satirical manifestos and campaign-style posts. Dubke has described the movement as ‘the voice of the lazy and unemployed’.Earlier, Dipke had claimed that he received death threats on WhatsApp soon after the platform gained online attention.While sharing the screenshot of the message, he wrote, “Now I am receiving death threats.”According to Dipke, the sender allegedly threatened him over the operation of the Cockroach Janata Party account and pressured him to close it or join the BJP.

Iran on Friday mocked US President Donald Trump by sharing a viral video of a Bangladeshi albino buffalo resembling him, claiming the animal has lost its appetite after being compared to the American leader amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.In a post on X, Iran’s official account in Russia wrote: “Poor guy! The Bangladeshi buffalo is upset by comparisons to Donald Trump.”The post also shared a report from Russian state media outlet RT, which said: “A Bangladeshi buffalo resembling Trump has lost his appetite after people flocked to see him.”The viral buffalo, named ‘Donald Trump’, has become a major attraction ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district near Dhaka.The albino buffalo, weighing 700 kilograms, attracted attention online due to its blonde hair and facial features, which many social media users said resembled the US President.One visitor told local newspaper Prothom Alo, “When I saw his photos on Facebook, he looked exactly like Donald Trump. His facial structure and even hairstyle matched Trump.”Another visitor jokingly commented that the buffalo’s calm nature was a contrast to that of the US President.“Buffalo is very calm and polite by nature, which certainly doesn’t match Donald Trump,” he said.The animal’s owner Ziauddin Mridha said that after the video went viral online, crowds are coming to the farm every day to take pictures with the buffalo.He said, “My younger brother jokingly named it Donald Trump after seeing the hair on its head. It is very peaceful by nature. Albino buffaloes are generally peaceful and do not become aggressive unless provoked.”The US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on 28 February, targeting Iranian military and strategic infrastructure. The conflict led to weeks of missile attacks, drone strikes and retaliation between the two sides before an uneasy ceasefire came into force in April.Since then, tensions have remained high, with both Iran and the US continuing to exchange sharp political and diplomatic attacks online and through public statements.According to Axios, Trump met with senior officials including Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe as the White House considered the possibility of launching new strikes on Iran if ongoing talks fail.The meeting coincided with an intensification of diplomatic efforts, with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir traveling to Tehran in an apparent attempt to bridge differences and avoid a resumption of war. A Qatari delegation also reached Iran as part of mediation efforts.Trump later cut short his weekend plans and announced he would return to Washington instead to attend the wedding of his son Donald Trump Jr., citing ‘government-related circumstances’ and the need to be in the White House during a critical period.According to Axios, Trump has become increasingly frustrated with the stalled talks and is now said to be leaning towards a possible ‘decisive’ military operation if there is no breakthrough in the coming days.

Punjab Kings are in deep trouble in their final IPL 2026 league match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, May 23. After starting their campaign unbeaten in their first seven matches, they have suffered a dramatic slump and are yet to recover from it.

have lost six consecutive matchesShreyas Iyer’s team now finds itself in a must-win position. After sitting comfortably at the top of the table for a time, PBKS have slipped to fifth place with 13 points and a net run rate of +0.227. They are now battling Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals for the fourth and final playoff spot.

Despite their disastrous performance in the second half of the league stage, PBKS remain in the race for a playoff spot thanks to a great start to the season. But how can they fight their way back into the top four?

How can Punjab Kings secure fourth place? IPL 2026

Scenario 1: PBKS beats LSG

If Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants, they will finish with 15 points, but their qualification will still not be guaranteed. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders can still knock them out of the playoff race.

Rajasthan can move ahead with 16 points and deny them a place in the top four.

Kolkata can also finish on 15 points. In such a situation, the team with better net run rate will move ahead.

Scenario 2: PBKS loses to LSG

If Punjab Kings lose to Lucknow Super Giants, they will finish with 13 points and will be out of the competition.

Scenario 3: No result

If Saturday’s match is canceled due to rain or any other reason, Punjab Kings will finish with 14 points. In that case, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals can still oust them.

Rajasthan and Kolkata can overtake them in terms of points.

Delhi could also finish on 14 points and in that case, the team with a better net run rate will qualify for the playoffs.

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People who searched a single word on Google this week found something even stranger than the dictionary definition. On May 22, users noticed that typing the word “ignore” into Google search triggered a strange human-like AI response instead of the normal search results page.Typically, searching for a word like this will show its meaning, pronunciation, and a bunch of blue links below. But this time, Google responded as if the user was talking directly to a chatbot.The message shown to many users read: “Understood. Let me know whenever you have any new hints or questions.” And naturally, the Internet lost it.Screenshots of the bizarre search result quickly spread across social media, and people rushed to test the glitch themselves. The strange reaction also reignited criticism around Google’s increasing reliance on AI inside search, especially as the company continues to push AI-generated summaries higher up the page while traditional search links slowly move to the bottom.What made the situation even more interesting was that the word “disregard” itself was confusing the AI ​​into thinking someone was dismissing a previous instruction – almost as if the user were chatting with a virtual assistant instead of using a search engine.Even Merriam-Webster got involved in the online chaos. The dictionary giant posted the real meaning of “disregard” on Its post defined the term simply as: “Pay no mind to it,” subtly poking fun at the tech company’s awkward AI moment.The glitch soon became meme material. One user joked, “AI has literally ignored the meaning of ignore.” Another wrote sarcastically that by removing the word’s actual definition, Google “has actually become respectable.”But of course things got even stranger. Some users claimed that the AI ​​has started acting abnormally for other words as well. According to screenshots shared online, searching for words like “forget” triggered responses that sounded more like emotional support chats than dictionary searches.Instead of showing the meaning of “forget,” Google’s AI reportedly replied something along the lines of offering “fresh start” and asking how it could help. Another screenshot showed the word “disappointed” generating a strangely comforting response that sounded more like a therapy chatbot than a search engine.One frustrated user questioned why Google was “intent on destroying its own brand”, arguing that AI responses to something as simple as looking up a word seemed random, unnecessary and confusing.Google itself did not publicly explain the glitch. However, when several users double-checked later, the issue appeared to be fixed. Search results for “ignore” were genericized, showing regular word definitions instead of a chatbot-style response.It appears that the AI ​​Overview feature has also been temporarily disabled for those searches. Still, the incident became another viral example of how messy the transition toward AI-powered search can sometimes be. What was supposed to be a quick dictionary search accidentally turned into one of the internet’s funniest tech moments of the week.

Donald Trump with Ivanka Trump (Image/X)

US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump was reportedly targeted for assassination by a trained member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a revenge plot linked to the 2020 killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, according to a New York Post report.According to reports, recently captured suspect Mohammed Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, had allegedly ‘pledged’ to kill Ivanka Trump and was even found with blueprints of her Florida residence.The Iraqi national was reportedly seeking revenge for the US drone strike in Baghdad that killed Soleimani, the powerful commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force during Donald Trump’s presidency six years ago.“After Qasim was killed, he [Al-Saadi] People were told ‘We need to kill Ivanka to burn down Trump’s house, like they burned down our house,'” Antifad Qanbar, a former deputy military attaché at the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, told the New York Post.The New York Post further reported that Al-Saadi had shared a map image on X that showed the area of ​​Florida where Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have a $24 million home.Along with the image, he posted a scary message in Arabic allegedly threatening Americans.The translated message said, “I tell the Americans to look at this picture and know that neither your palaces nor the secret service will protect you. We are currently in the monitoring and analysis phase. I told you, our revenge is a matter of time.”Al-Saadi was arrested in Türkiye on May 15 and later extradited to the United States. The Justice Department has charged him in connection with 18 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States.US authorities allege he was involved in a series of attacks targeting American and Jewish sites, including the March bombing of the Bank of New York Mellon building in Amsterdam, the stabbing of two Jewish victims in London in April and a shooting near the US Consulate building in Toronto.Federal investigators also accused him of planning or coordinating attacks against Jewish institutions, including a synagogue bombing in Liège, Belgium, and an arson attack on a temple in Rotterdam.According to the report, al-Saadi is believed to have ties to both Kata’ib Hezbollah and Iran’s IRGC.Elizabeth Tsurkov, a senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based New Lines Institute who was kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023 and later released, told the New York Post that al-Saadi maintained close ties to Iranian military networks.They alleged that al-Saadi was raised by his Iraqi mother in Baghdad before being sent to Tehran for training with the IRGC.

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Investigators said the suspect maintained an active presence on social media despite his alleged involvement in extremist activities.Court documents include photos allegedly posted by al-Saadi, showing him reviewing military facilities, maps and operational equipment with Soleimani.In a social media post made months after Soleimani’s assassination, al-Saadi reportedly wrote: “I will quit social media and turn off all my phones until the American enemy is defeated…victory or martyrdom.”Ivanka Trump converted to Orthodox Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner in 2009. Al-Saadi is currently being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

SpaceX on Friday successfully completed the 12th test flight of its massive Starship rocket system, with the spacecraft making a controlled landing in the Indian Ocean after a high-risk mission that included several technical glitches during the flight.The launch occurred shortly after 5.30 pm local time (2230 GMT), as SpaceX tested the latest third-generation version of Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket system.Despite problems during the mission, SpaceX employees celebrated the completion of the flight during a company livestream. Visuals immediately after the splashdown showed the spacecraft surrounded by fire and heavy smoke as it descended into the Indian Ocean.“Splashdown Confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on the twelfth flight test of Starship!”. The company posted on Twitter after the spacecraft touched down safely.The company did not plan to recover the Super Heavy booster or upper stage spacecraft during this mission. According to SpaceX, the final landing in the Indian Ocean was fiery but controlled.During flight, the upper stage Starship successfully performed a complex maneuver in space, flying straight and restarting its engines for controlled re-entry, even though one of the engines malfunctioned during the mission.The spacecraft also deployed 22 mock satellites as part of the test. Two simulated satellites attempted to capture images of Starship’s heat shield to help engineers analyze the spacecraft’s performance during re-entry.However, the mission was not entirely smooth.SpaceX officials said the spacecraft could not achieve its intended orbit after one of its engines failed during the initial burn phase.“I wouldn’t call it a nominal orbital insertion,” SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said during the livestream. However, he said the trajectory would remain ‘within the limits’ of earlier calculations.The Super Heavy Booster also faced problems after separation from the upper stage. According to Huot, the booster failed to complete its planned ‘boost-back burn’ and went out of control and fell into the Gulf of Mexico.Although SpaceX did not intend to recover the booster, the company hoped for a more accurate return.Friday’s test flight came a day after the first launch attempt was aborted due to a technical problem involving a hydraulic pin attached to the launch tower arm.SpaceX chief Elon Musk later said on Twitter that the problem had been fixed overnight.The latest Starship design is larger than previous versions and is more than 407 feet (124 m) long when fully stacked.The mission also comes at a critical time for SpaceX as the company faces increased attention following reports that it is preparing for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering later this year.Starship is at the center of NASA’s Artemis program, under which SpaceX is contracted to develop a modified version of the spacecraft capable of landing astronauts on the Moon.NASA aims to return humans to the lunar surface before the end of 2028, while China is also racing toward a manned moon mission targeted around 2030.NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch and appeared during the pre-launch event.“We’re looking forward to seeing this fly by, because hopefully at some point in the near future we’re going to be in Earth orbit,” Isaacman said.SpaceX and Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin are both competing to develop lunar landing systems for NASA’s future Moon missions.However, industry experts have repeatedly expressed doubts about whether the ambitious timelines for lunar missions can be achieved, given the complex technical challenges.