Category: Events

Russia successfully launches Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Anil Menon to space Nasa on Tuesday launched astronaut Anil Menon, an Indian-American to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.The mission marks Menon’s first journey into space and he is expected to spend around eight months aboard the orbiting...

Facebook-parent Meta taken to court by former employees Facebook parent company Meta is facing a major legal battle after 26 of its former employees filed a federal lawsuit accusing the social media giant of using biased, AI-powered software to select workers for mass layoffs. The lawsuit filed in a California federal court claims the company’s...

Representative Image The cost of running sophisticated AI is pushing companies away from American labs toward China, a report has said, claiming that businesses ranging from Silicon Valley startups to European industrial giants are quietly replacing top-tier US AI models with cheaper Chinese alternatives, and integrating them into their business operations.A report by The Financial...

OBC status of 77 castes: Suvendu government withdraws Mamata-era SC challenge to HC verdict NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday withdrew its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta high court’s May 2024 judgment that struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, including 75 Muslim communities, in the state’s Other Backward Classes...

Trump, after threatening a renewed US naval blockade, has said that ships will be allowed safe passage via Hormuz for a 20% toll. (AP Photo) Adding to transit cost uncertainty, US President Donald Trump has proposed imposing a 20% reimbursement or toll on cargoes that are transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Traditionally, vessels have...

Pralay missile on Kartavya Path. India struck terror targets deep inside Pakistani territory in response to the terror attack on unarmed civilians in Pahalgam, . Right after the pinpointed attack on the nine terror targets, (seven by the army and two by the air force) the Pakistanis hit back, with the tempo of operations reaching...

Sam Altman, Donald Trump and Demis Hassabis (Photo: AP) Google DeepMind CEO Sir Demis Hassabis has proposed a way to police artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The proposal is partially in line with the one brought forward by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman but differs on one specific approach. The debate comes amid escalating global tensions, highlighted...

KALYAN: A local court on Tuesday granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, days after his arrest for allegedly assaulting doctors and medical staff at a civic hospital in Dombivli.Mhatre had been remanded to judicial custody by the court on Monday after the expiry of his police custody. Soon after, his counsel moved a...

Representative image NEW DELHI: A total of 13 Indians have been killed and three remain missing in the Gulf region since February 28, according to government sources quoted by news agency ANI, as the conflict in West Asia continues to take a heavy toll on commercial shipping and seafarers.The casualties have been reported since US...

Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday became the third-fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets, by balls bowled, during the first ODI against England.Bumrah achieved the feat by dismissing England captain Harry Brook with the first ball of the 14th over. He bowled a slower delivery that climbed on Brook, who could only edge...