Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to grab headlines in IPL 2026, not just for his explosive batting but also for the admiration he’s drawing from seasoned stars. The latest to weigh in is Aiden Markram, who couldn’t help but marvel at the youngster’s power-hitting ability at such a tender...
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How AI tools ‘killed’ this almost $15 billion company in less than 4 years
Chegg, the education tech company that became the king of the classroom in the early days of 2021 during Covid, has become the ‘first company’ to be effectively ‘killed’ by AI. The online learning platform once traded as high as $113.51 per share in February 2021, riding a wave of pandemic-driven demand for remote education,...
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NZ minister refuses to tone down ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remark
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130439684,imgsize-700067,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-43.jpg" alt="‘I get cut through by hyperbole’: NZ minister Shane Jones refuses to tone down ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remark" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism...
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Societies embrace gene therapy but resist genetic change in crops
This article is part of Examined World, a contemplative series exploring what the sciences reveal about us. Our debates and discussions on technology are currently dominated by artificial intelligence (AI). Conversations around this subject are rarely about whether AI will envelop our lives or not, but about how and when it will do so.
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Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn
Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods and health of more than a billion people, according to a new report by the U.N.’s food and weather agencies. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said heatwaves are becoming more frequent, intense and...
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‘We cannot shut our eyes’: SC flags ‘extraordinary’ situation in Bengal
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the socio-political realities in the poll-bound West Bengal an “extra-ordinary situation” while hearing the ED raids obstruction case involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who entered the premises mid-raid and took the files linked to I-PAC overseeing the TMC’s election campaign.Pulling up the West Bengal government,...
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Science Quiz on rivers and cities
Science Quiz on rivers and cities Name this iconic city of 32 million in China located where the Jialing and Yangtze rivers come together. START THE QUIZ
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Mamitha Baiju on Jana Nayagan Leak: ‘I didn’t believe it, it was disappointing and painful’
3 min readHyderabadApr 22, 2026 04:00 PM IST It was not a news alert or a social media notification that told Malayalam actress Mamitha Baiju that Jana Nayagan had been leaked. It was her brother. The actress, who plays a key role in Vijay’s final film before his full-time entry into politics, opened up about...
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After $6.25B ‘gift’ to Trump Accounts, Michael & Susan Dell donate $750M
Michael Dell and Susan Dell have announced a $750 million donation to the University of Texas at Austin to build a new medical centre and research campus. The move comes months after the couple committed $6.25 billion to fund “Trump Accounts” for children in the US. The new project will focus on healthcare, research and...
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‘Only one neighbour is troublesome’: Rajnath’s ‘dot, dot, dot’ warning to Pak on Pahalgam anniversary
Rajnath Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of Pahalgam terror attack, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday delivered a pointed message to Pakistan, without naming it, warning that if it “tries to create trouble” again, then “dot, dot, dot.” Reiterating India’s long-standing charge from Germany, Singh added that apart from one, “all...
