Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) property tax department collected Rs 650 crore so far in the current financial year, with a significant rise in the number of taxpayers using digital payment channels. The tax was collected from 182,894 taxpayers out of 3.6 lakh property holders. Of these, 62% of taxpayers paid Rs 383 crore digitally, while the remaining 38% of citizens paid property tax worth Rs 267 crore offline. NMMC made UPI, QR code, debit/credit card, net banking, NEFT/RTGS, and IMPS facilities available. NMMC also issued notices and seized the properties of several defaulters to meet its target of collecting around Rs 1,000 crore by March 31. Some taxpayers also complained of online payment failure. With the facility of paying taxes from home in a safe and transparent manner, citizens’ inclination towards online options increased significantly, said NMMC commissioner Kailas Shinde. The civic administration also sent links to arrears to pay taxes through SMS and WhatsApp messages repeatedly this year. The property tax department took seizure action against all defaulters.

Officers from all divisional offices were given responsibility for this action, and information on defaulters was updated through area-wise planning. A total of 77 properties in the city were attached so far, and action will be taken against as many defaulters as possible in the coming days, said an official. NMMC recovered a tax amount of about Rs 39 crore so far. In addition, 1,608 large arrears were issued with seizure notices seven days and 48 hours in advance. “We are currently taking seizure action on industrial properties, and soon seizure action will be taken on commercial and business properties as well,” said an official. Stating that the number of citizens paying taxes through digital means was continuously increasing, NMMC said some property owners still had a large amount of arrears pending. Saying that the names of property owners with high arrears will be announced soon, Shinde clarified that this action will be more stringent from now on. He said it was important to make necessary funds available for the development of the city and urged every property owner to fulfil his duty of paying taxes promptly.

PM Narendra Modi in Israel on Thursday said, “The Gaza Peace Plan has opened a pathway towards peace. India has extended its full support to these efforts. In the future as well, we will continue to engage in dialogue and cooperation with all countries.”In a joint statement, PM Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed US President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict”. They discussed the regional developments, including the peace process, and underlined the need for the establishment of a just and durable peace, security and freedom of navigation and trade in the region through dialogue and mutual understanding, said the statement.

While discussing the regional situation, Modi and Netanyahu also spoke about the US-Iran tensions, with Modi underlining India’s “firm belief” in dialogue and the significance of pursuing a peaceful solution. Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that the PM reiterated his readiness to offer, if required, India’s support towards a peaceful solution.The meeting resulted in more than 20 outcomes, including signing of 16 MoUs/agreements spreading over areas like AI, education, horizon scanning, culture, labour mobility and geophysical exploration for “sustainable resource development”. The leaders shared their vision and provided a roadmap for further strengthening “trusted cooperation” in defence, with Modi saying both sides will advance towards joint development, joint production, and transfer of technology.

Modi said technology lies at the heart of India-Israel future partnership. “We have decided to establish a Critical and Emerging Technologies Partnership. This will impart fresh momentum to cooperation in areas such as AI, quantum technologies, and critical minerals,” he said. According to the joint statement, this initiative would synergise the individual strengths of both countries in niche technologies, fostering a focused and futuristic partnership.Looking to promote regional connectivity, both sides agreed to move forward with “renewed momentum” on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and India-Israel-UAE-USA (I2U2).On terrorism, Modi said that India and Israel are unequivocal in their position that terrorism cannot be accepted in any form and manifestation. “We have stood shoulder to shoulder in opposing terrorism and those who support it, and we will continue to do so,” he said, carrying on from where he left on the issue in his Knesset address.The leaders condemned cross-border terrorism in the joint statement, including the Pahalgam attack, Red Fort “terror incident” and Oct 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist strikes. “They called for decisive and concerted international efforts to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner. Expressing the grave concern over this common challenge, the prime ministers reaffirmed their collective resolve to combat this menace as the leaders of two vibrant and resilient democracies,” said the statement.According to Modi, both sides resolved to give agriculture collaboration a futuristic direction. “The Centres of Excellence established in India with Israel’s cooperation stand today as outstanding examples of our friendship. Encouraged by their success, we have set a target to expand their number to 100,” he said.

The world may be on the brink of a major disruption caused by artificial intelligence, according to Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of Anthropic, a leading AI company. In a recent interview, Amodei described the rapid evolution of AI systems as an “AI tsunami” that is approaching society faster than most people realise. He said that AI is getting closer to being able to do things that people can do faster than expected, but most of the world is still not ready for what that means. There is a lot of talk right now about how AI could change jobs, industries, the economy, and the balance of power in the world. People are paying attention to Amodei’s comments because they suggest that both public knowledge and rules may not be keeping up with new technologies. The comments also show that people in the AI research community are very worried about how fast and how much innovation will change things.

What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei meant by ‘AI Tsunami’

According to Amodei, society is at a moment where powerful AI systems are moving beyond simple tasks and are beginning to perform complex functions once thought to require deep human intelligence. In an interview on a podcast with entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, he said the world must recognise the large-scale changes ahead, rather than dismissing them as insignificant. He used the term “tsunami” to describe AI’s rapid rise, adding that many still treat it as “just a trick of the light.”Amodei explained that automation is already affecting technical areas such as coding, mathematics, and scientific research. He said that AI models are increasingly handling routine and specialised work previously done by humans, potentially leading to major shifts in labour markets and business models.

Economic and geopolitical impacts

The CEO said that the rise of advanced AI systems could have big effects on the economy and the world as a whole. He said that the spread of technology won’t be limited to one industry or sector; it could also affect jobs, global markets, and competition between countries. AI investments and tools are already influencing stock prices and investor behaviour, with some financial commentators dubbing recent market reactions the “Claude Crash,” after Anthropic’s Claude models, which are competitors to other major AI systems.Amodei said that while human-centred jobs that require empathy and interpersonal skills may persist longer, roles involving repetitive or structured cognitive tasks are likely to change first. He noted that coding may be one of the earliest areas where AI takes on a significant share of the work.

Reactions on social media platforms

People on tech forums and in online communities have been talking about what Amodei said. People on Reddit agreed with some of his warnings, saying that AI could have huge effects on the economy that would affect not just tech jobs but also many other areas. Some said that investors and markets are very worried because companies and workers are trying to figure out how AI will change their fields.The comparison to a tsunami shows how quickly and on a large scale some people think AI could grow. Even though the term is a metaphor, it shows that many people and organisations may not fully understand how quickly things are changing.

In a clinical display of modern T20 batting at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) on February 26, 2026, India‘s batting unit systematically dismantled the Zimbabwean attack during T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 game. Posting a staggering 256/4, the ‘Men in Blue’ have set a target that rewrites the history books, marking one of the most complete team batting performances ever witnessed in the first innings of an international match.

India rewrite batting record books vs Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup 2026

• Highest Score for India in T20 WC History: Surpassed the iconic against England (2007) with a mammoth .
• Highest Team Total of T20 World Cup 2026: Eclipsed the 254/6 scored by West Indies earlier this edition to set the new benchmark.
• Second-Highest Total in T20 WC History: Now sits second only to Sri Lanka’s 260/6 against Kenya in 2007.
• Most 250+ Totals under a Head Coach: This was India’s fifth 250+ score in T20Is; incredibly, four of these have come under Gautam Gambhir’s tenure.
• Highest Total without an Individual Century: The first time India has crossed the 250-mark in a major tournament through collective cameos rather than a single hundred.
• Six-Hitting Supremacy: India struck 17 sixes, the joint-most by them in a T20 WC innings (surpassing 15 vs Australia, 2024). They have now hit 63 sixes this tournament, a new personal best for a single edition.
• The Zero-Inertia Innings: India played just 26 dot balls, the joint-fewest in a completed 20-over T20 WC innings (equaling South Africa vs England, 2016).