NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday remained tight-lipped over speculation surrounding the “nameplate” change in the state, following Siddaramaiah’s resignation as chief minister.“I will not open my mouth,” Shivakumar said when asked about the “nameplate change”.Earlier while speaking to reporters in Delhi, Shivakumar also declined to comment on Rajya Sabha nominations....
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‘Serious escalation’: Nato fumes after Russian drone crashes in Romania
Fire on top of a block of flats after a drone crash caused an explosion and fire on impact, in Galati, eastern Romania, near the Ukrainian border A Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania during an overnight attack on Ukraine, injuring two people and prompting strong condemnation from Nato and European...
IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant steps down as Lucknow Super Giants captain
Rishabh Pant (ANI Photo) Lucknow Super Giants have officially confirmed that Rishabh Pant has stepped down as captain of the franchise, with the decision taking immediate effect. The development comes after Pant was appointed skipper following his record-breaking move to the franchise in the IPL mega auction and went on to captain the side for...
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman to AI companies: Days of winning with AI chatbots are over
LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman believes that the era of winning with AI chatbots is now over and that the next major opportunity lies in AI-powered medicine. According to a report by Business Insider, speaking on The Possible Podcast this week, Hoffman said that the investors should look beyond chatbot platforms like OpenAI...
Google may finally have ‘advantage’ as companies’ AI budgets hit millions of dollars
As AI companies race to build more powerful models, Google is increasingly focusing on a different selling point: lower costs. According to a Business Insider report, the company believes businesses can save significant amounts of money by using its latest Gemini 3.5 Flash model instead of relying entirely on the most advanced and expensive AI...
Why did stock market crash in the final hours of trade today? Check top reasons
Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp selloff on Friday, with the Sensex plunging more than 1,000 points and nearly Rs 5 lakh crore being wiped off investor wealth, as worries over a weak monsoon forecast, continued foreign investor selling and uncertainty around a US-Iran peace deal rattled sentiment.The Sensex closed 1,092.26 points lower at 74,775.74,...
‘Amazon would collapse if run like New York City’: Jeff Bezos takes swipe Mamdani
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has weighed in on New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new government efficiency initiative, days after the two sparred publicly over taxing the wealthy. Recently, Bezos criticised New York City’s public school spending and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s economic policies. He argued that increased funding alone does not solve the underlying issues....
Gene therapy, mini-pigs, organ printing: Inside Putin’s $26bn-quest to beat aging
Vladimir Putin (File photo) For years, Vladimir Putin has cultivated the image of an ageless strongman, riding horses shirtless, playing ice hockey and projecting physical endurance as a symbol of political authority. But behind the carefully staged displays of vigour lies a far deeper obsession now shaping Russian state policy: the pursuit of longevity.The latest...
Kaun Banega Cockroach: Why are millions joining the party?
AI generated image A new, or a 325 million-year-old, creature has just taken the subcontinent by storm. It was a “misinterpreted” comparison of cockroaches to humans that gave birth to a satirical online outfit – the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) . But what perhaps started as a simple joke or at best a political satire...
‘PM Modi personally monitoring’: What Centre, NTA told Supreme Court on NEET paper leak
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday informed Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the re-examination process of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG after the recent paper leak.“Prime minister is personally supervising so that there is no lacunae,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court during the hearing on NEET...
