Tesla CEO Elon Musk may avoid questions about his use of the ketamine drug during his upcoming trial against OpenAI. This reported ruling comes after a US judge ruled the topic irrelevant to the case. According to a Bloomberg report, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said lawyers representing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, cannot raise...
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2017 Champions Trophy-winning captain Sarfaraz Ahmed retires from all forms of cricket
Sarfaraz Ahmed (ANI) Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Sunday confirmed his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing an end to a long international career in which he led the side to memorable triumphs against arch-rivals India national cricket team in two major ICC tournament finals.The wicketkeeper-batter, who last represented the Pakistan national cricket...
Mamata raises monthly honorarium for priests, muezzins ahead of poll schedule announcement
Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced a Rs 500 increase in the monthly honorarium for priests and muezzins in West Bengal, hours before the Election Commission is scheduled to announce the poll dates for assembly elections in four poll bound states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. She...
Mother quit job, son scripts history: How Mayank, 16, became Northeast’s 1st GM
Mayank Chakraborty becomes the first GM from Northeast India (Special Arranements) NEW DELHI: On Saturday morning, Rajib Dhar, the general secretary of the All Assam Chess Association, was having a good sleep. And why not? His protégé, Mayank Chakraborty, had just secured his final Grandmaster (GM) norm at the 8th GM Tournament in Sweden. In...
Rahul Gandhi demands Bharat Ratna for BSP founder Kanshi Ram; writes to PM Modi
Rahul Gandhi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Bharat Ratna be conferred posthumously on Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram.In a post on X, he wrote, “I demand that the Government of India honor the great...
‘Babar Azam doesn’t have a voice’: Ex-Pak batter cites Kohli example in T20 WC rant
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (Agency Image) The decision to push Babar Azam down to No.4 during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup created plenty of debate in Pakistan, and the experiment ultimately failed to deliver. The former Pakistan captain endured a difficult campaign as he struggled to accelerate in the middle order throughout the...
Punjab man shot dead in Canada: How passenger pickup from motel ended in fatal shooting
BATHINDA: A 30-year-old Punjabi cab driver was shot dead in North Battleford in what police have described as a homicide. The victim, Devinder Singh, had gone to pick up a woman passenger from a motel on Friday when a man following the woman opened fire, according to his family in Punjab. Devinder Singh, a native...
‘Terrible rat race for medical, engineering seats’: What Madras high court said on Indian education
The Madras High Court allowed a CBSE student to take mathematics as an additional subject, criticizing India’s education system’s focus on admissions over learning (AI image) CHENNAI: Parents in India make children run a terrible rat race to secure admission in a medical or engineering college, while the rest of the world sees the purpose...
Middle East conflict forces Indian exporters to reroute shipments, absorb higher costs
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129587560,imgsize-205806,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-32.jpg" alt="Middle East conflict forces Indian exporters to reroute shipments, absorb higher costs" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo Indian exporters and logistics providers are scrambling to limit disruptions from the worsening Middle East conflict by closely tracking shipping carriers, planning consignments earlier and exploring alternate routes, even as freight rates, insurance...
NHAI increases FASTag Annual Pass fee: Here’s how much users have to pay from April 1
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the fee for the FASTag Annual Pass. Effective April 1, 2026, the annual pass will cost Rs 3,075. NHAI announced the FASTag Annual Pass in June 2025. It is a prepaid toll plan which is designed exclusively for non-commercial private vehicles such as cars, jeeps, and vans....
