Anthropic brings Indian monk into debate over AI consciousness and ethics TOI correspondent from Washington: When Silicon Valley runs into a problem it cannot solve with computing power, it usually hires more engineers and programmers, usually from India. Anthropic went one better: it convened a gathering of religious scholars, philosophers, and theologians, including a monk...
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Father got 3 bigha in 1972; HC protects married daughter’s land claim
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not distinguish between married and unmarried Hindu daughters when determining inheritance rights. (Image for representative purpose only) You are allotted land by the state government under Nautor rules, but what happens after your death? Can your married daughter inherit it? In one such case, the court has ruled in...
Mississippi ‘Taj Mahal’ waterfront home returns to market for $2.5 million
(Source: Realtor.com) An unfinished waterfront mansion inspired by the Taj Mahal is back on the market in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with a new asking price of $2.5 million. The 4,402-square-foot property sits on nearly an acre along the Gulf Coast. It was first listed for $2 million in 2016. Ten years after that first listing,...
MacKenzie Scott gave $30m to housing nonprofit; a year later, it unveiled 10-year plan
In October 2024, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, through her Yield Giving fund, donated $30 million to Housing Trust Silicon Valley, providing the largest individual gift in the nonprofit’s history. The unrestricted donation was aimed at helping the organisation expand affordable housing opportunities across the 14-county Bay Area, one of the most expensive...
Rahul demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation as protests erupt in Delhi, Mumbai
Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre amid protests against CEC, invokes Mahatma Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as opposition parties, student groups and civil society organisations held protests in Delhi and Mumbai over alleged irregularities in the...
2027 polls: Cong names Pargat Singh as Punjab prez after Warring’s resignation
Kharge appointed Pargat Singh as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Former Olympian and Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh has been appointed as the new president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), replacing Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.Announcing the appointment on X, the Congress wrote, “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Pargat Singh...
Assam nightclub horror: Woman stripped, kicked on floor; manager detained
A woman was allegedly stripped and assaulted in a nightclub located in Khanapara, Guwahati (Photo credit: X) GUWAHATI: A woman was allegedly stripped and assaulted at a nightclub in Guwahati’s Khanapara area late on Thursday night.The manager of the club has been detained for questioning in connection with the case.People present at the venue claimed...
Akhilesh’s Rajya Sabha picks: SP’s master strategy or ‘PDA’ contradiction?
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has nominated Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani for the Rajya Sabha polls. A ‘family’ man, a corporate executive, a possible third candidate and a high-stakes numbers game: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav‘s Rajya Sabha strategy has a bit of a test run for the 2027 UP assembly polls?His two...
Israeli investigators to question Omani co-pilot in UAE-led flydubai probe: Report
File photo: Travellers board a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport (Picture credit: Reuters) Israeli investigators are expected to question the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as part of a UAE-led investigation into the incident, according to a source briefed on the probe.The co-pilot...
Big win for Trump: Europe, G7 nations to release ‘massive amount’ of diesel & oil
Trump had earlier threatened to ban diesel exports to Europe The G7 nations on Friday announced that they agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil from reserves over four months, including a “substantial” release of diesel in the first 20 days, as fuel prices surge amid the war with Iran, while Trump had earlier...
