Virat Kohli in the RCB dugout at Wankhede Stadium. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) may have roared back to winning ways with a commanding 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, but the spotlight quickly shifted to a worrying development involving Virat Kohli.The RCB talisman, who scored a composed 50...
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Candidates Chess: How Vaishali crashed into the Chinese wall in Round 12
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130222677,imgsize-148578,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/r-vaishali.jpg" alt="Candidates Chess: How Vaishali crashed into the Chinese wall in Round 12" title=" R Vaishali (Photo by Niki Riga) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> R Vaishali (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: A round-robin format like the Candidates was always going to have a fair share of surprises for every player, and India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu...
How Anthropic’s new AI tool for Microsoft Word may be ‘problem’ for Copilot
Representative Image Anthropic is said to be taking another direct shot at Microsoft’s dominance in the workplace. The AI startup has officially launched a beta version of Claude for Word, which is a specialised add-in designed to bring its advanced AI intelligence directly into the world’s most popular word-processing software, a report by Business Insider...
AI boom drives global VC funding to record $300bn
BENGALURU: Global venture funding hit a record $300 billion in the Jan-March quarter, the highest ever for a single quarter, according to Crunchbase data. The surge, driven largely by artificial intelligence deals, has reignited the debate on whether venture markets are truly recovering or if capital is concentrating in a narrow set of companies.Nearly 80%...
Shivraj named observer, BJP starts process to form Bihar govt
NEW DELHI: With Nitish Kumar tipped to quit as Bihar chief minister on Apr 14 after chairing his last cabinet meeting, the process for the first BJP-led govt to take over in Bihar kicked in on Sunday as Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was named the party’s central observer for election of the leader of...
‘Dhurandhar 2’ becomes first Hindi film to cross Rs 1,700 crore mark
‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ showed good growth at the box office as it completed its fourth weekend on a high. The film ended its fourth Sunday (Day 25) with an early estimated collection of Rs 14.75 crore net and a gross total haul of Rs 17.68 crore, according to a report on Sacnilk.Dhurandhar 2 ReviewThe...
‘With Umrao Jaan, Asha Bhosle gave Lucknow a permanence’
Asha Bhosle was never just a voice; she was a presence – one that entered a moment and made it eternal. Voices fade, but hers has only withdrawn into a deeper chamber of memory, where it will continue to resonate for those who have known longing through song. Each time she sang, something unseen was...
Before women’s quota bill session, PM Modi steps up direct outreach
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will address eminent personalities and women achievers from different sectors on Monday as he steps up his direct outreach to people to build support for bills proposing the implementation of women’s quota in legislatures from 2029, amid critical voices from the opposition, especially over the likely delimitation exercise. An official...
‘DL and TS’: Hyderabad doctor with ‘James Bond-like switch’ on BMW arrested
HYDERABAD: A routine drunk driving check recently gave cops a James Bond surprise after they caught a doctor in a BMW in Jubilee Hills. The car had two different number plates – DL (Delhi) and TS (Telangana) – and a switch to flip. Cops suspect the doctor was trying to evade road tax as he...
Drama at Wankhede! RCB’s Tim David refuses to return ball; umpire annoyed – WATCH
Tim David (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Tim David left the umpire slightly annoyed with a playful act during their IPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.The incident unfolded in the 18th over of the RCB innings when David smashed a towering six off Hardik Pandya...
