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NEW DELHI: Calling Himanta Biswa Sarma “Assam’s Jinnah”, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi played down the exit of former state Congress chief Bhupen Borah from the party ahead of the assembly polls.Speaking at a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, Gogoi questioned Borah’s decision to quit the Congress and join the BJP on February 22. Former...

Cigarette stocks lit up Dalal Street on Wednesday after reports that manufacturers had raised prices to counter higher tax outgo. Shares of ITC Ltd, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd and VST Industries Ltd climbed by as much as 15%, following media reports that companies have implemented price hikes to pass on the impact of the recent...

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have registered an FIR under the Arms Act after allegedly finding that a quick-commerce platform was selling illegal knives online. The complainant in the case, a constable posted at Khyala police station in west Delhi, stated that two recent murder incidents in the Khyala area were allegedly committed using...

NEW DELHI: Galgotias University was asked to vacate its stall at the AI Summit Expo in Bharat Mandapam on Wednesday after a robotic dog displayed at its booth as an in-house innovation was identified as a commercially available Chinese product, said government sources.The robot, showcased by the university as “Orion,” was recognised by observers as...

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is working with other countries to evolve a consensus on a framework to deal with AI and these are early days for the sector. In an interview with TOI on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, the minister said that govt has used a combination of legal and technical solutions...

September’s GST cuts had helped keep prices steady for a while, but now, almost six months in, the phase is ending. India’s consumer goods makers now increasing prices by up to 5%, as rising commodity costs and weak rupee put pressure on margins. The impact is now visible in stores this quarter, with distributors saying...

Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis has cautioned against overstating the significance of AI systems like Gemini and ChatGPT solving international Maths Olympiad problems. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Hassabis said that while these feats showcase reasoning, they don’t prove the systems are anywhere near general intelligence. “Today’s systems can get gold medals...