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Candidates Chess: How Vaishali crashed into the Chinese wall in Round 12

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130222677,imgsize-148578,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/r-vaishali.jpg" alt="Candidates Chess: How Vaishali crashed into the Chinese wall in Round 12" title=" R Vaishali (Photo by Niki Riga) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> R Vaishali (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: A round-robin format like the Candidates was always going to have a fair share of surprises for every player, and India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu...

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How Anthropic’s new AI tool for Microsoft Word may be ‘problem’ for Copilot

Representative Image Anthropic is said to be taking another direct shot at Microsoft’s dominance in the workplace. The AI startup has officially launched a beta version of Claude for Word, which is a specialised add-in designed to bring its advanced AI intelligence directly into the world’s most popular word-processing software, a report by Business Insider...

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AI boom drives global VC funding to record $300bn

BENGALURU: Global venture funding hit a record $300 billion in the Jan-March quarter, the highest ever for a single quarter, according to Crunchbase data. The surge, driven largely by artificial intelligence deals, has reignited the debate on whether venture markets are truly recovering or if capital is concentrating in a narrow set of companies.Nearly 80%...

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Shivraj named observer, BJP starts process to form Bihar govt

NEW DELHI: With Nitish Kumar tipped to quit as Bihar chief minister on Apr 14 after chairing his last cabinet meeting, the process for the first BJP-led govt to take over in Bihar kicked in on Sunday as Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was named the party’s central observer for election of the leader of...

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‘With Umrao Jaan, Asha Bhosle gave Lucknow a permanence’

Asha Bhosle was never just a voice; she was a presence – one that entered a moment and made it eternal. Voices fade, but hers has only withdrawn into a deeper chamber of memory, where it will continue to resonate for those who have known longing through song. Each time she sang, something unseen was...

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Before women’s quota bill session, PM Modi steps up direct outreach

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will address eminent personalities and women achievers from different sectors on Monday as he steps up his direct outreach to people to build support for bills proposing the implementation of women’s quota in legislatures from 2029, amid critical voices from the opposition, especially over the likely delimitation exercise. An official...

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Bumrah struggles for breakthroughs, records longest wicketless streak

Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: It’s unusual to see Jasprit Bumrah without his usual bite in the Powerplay – the toe-crushing yorkers, the rattled stumps, and early breakthroughs that have defined his IPL career. But IPL 2026 has been a rare struggle for the Mumbai Indians spearhead.Bumrah has now gone five matches without picking...

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