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Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters recently sparked a backlash with comments on AI and “lower-value human capital”. Earlier this month, delivering a blunt message on the future of the bank’s workforce, Winters warned that a push into artificial intelligence (AI) will eliminate thousands of roles as the lender replaces “lower-value human capital” with technology. Winters made...

Security experts saw the rhetoric as a ploy by Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir to shrug off any US pressure to support Israel Lashkar-e-Taiba‘s deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri has threatened frontline leadership and top military officials in Pakistan with direct, public threats of elimination if they “even thought of recognising Israel”. “He will be assassinated,...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi arrives to open during the Indian Premier League 2026 Eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. (ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: A few days ago, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins admitted to TimesofIndia.com that he could do nothing but go “wow” after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tore into him during the IPL 2026 league stage.Fast forward to the...

Donald Trump (Image source: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he does not dwell on threats despite facing multiple alleged attempts, including a recent shooting incident near the White House.During a media interaction, a reporter referred to the latest shooting incident involving Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and asked how he...

Image credit: AP The US military carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, shooting down four Iranian drones and hitting a control centre in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, even as Washington and Tehran continue negotiations to end their three-month conflict.Iran activated its air defence systems after explosions were heard east of...

Oil prices fell on Thursday as hopes of a possible agreement between the US and Iran to prevent further escalation in the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz eased market concerns. During the week, crude prices have already fallen over 5%, dropping below the $100 per barrel mark .Around 7:20 am, WTI...

NEW DELHI: “Shouldn’t we opt for car pooling when we are starting from the same place and heading to a common destination?” PM Narendra Modi is learnt to have posed this question to his ministers on Wednesday, as he doubled down on his message to save fuel.TOI has learned that his remarks came during a...

D.K. Shivakumar’s bid for the Chief Minister post gained traction after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra intervened, persuading Rahul and Sonia Gandhi. BENGALURU: D K Shivakumar‘s push to succeed Siddaramaiah gathered momentum after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra intervened, sources said. Shivakumar, despite multiple visits to the national capital in recent months, struggled to get Rahul’s ear on the...

R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Remember the 2024 Norway Chess? In Round 3 of that edition, an 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa secured his first-ever classical victory over Magnus Carlsen. Since then, plenty has changed. Pragg has grown two years older, Carlsen is now a father, and Norway...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Health authorities have stepped up airport screening, traveller monitoring and quarantine measures following suspected Ebola cases in Bengaluru and Gujarat, though no infection has been confirmed in India so far.A 28-year-old Ugandan woman who had been isolated in Bengaluru over suspected Ebola infection has tested negative, bringing relief amid heightened concern...