PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi with Pakistan cricketers. (Image credit: PCB) NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Twenty20 World Cup plans have taken a dramatic turn, with the team already booked to fly out to Colombo on Monday even as uncertainty continues over their participation in the tournament, scheduled from February 7 to March 8. According to a report,...
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Vinod Khosla gives 230-word-long reply to Elon Musk
Billionaire Vinod Khosla has now fired back at Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a lengthy 230-word reply on X (formerly known as Twitter). The clash between the two started after Musk defended himself against the accusations of racism by citing that his partner Shivon Zills has an Indian heritage. Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems...
Google AI CEO breaks silence on Gemini model that forced Sam Altman to declare Code Red
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis revealed Gemini 3’s launch caused OpenAI to declare a ‘Code Red,’ with ChatGPT losing millions of users. Hassabis credits Google’s pre-training team for its competitive edge. Despite significant growth in generative AI market share, he emphasizes the race for AGI is far from over, with focus now on Gemini 4....
Ajit Pawar plane crash: Black box recovered; govt assures time-bound probe
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) on Thursday issued a statement on the investigation into the plane crash at Baramati airport that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday. The ministry said the probe into the Learjet 45 aircraft crash is progressing expeditiously.In a post on X, the...
Vihaan Joins RCB, fulfills childhood dream: Young star set to play with Kohli
Vihaan Malhotra (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: “Mujhe Virat Kohli jaisa banna hai. Main unke saath khelna chahta hoon [I want to become like Virat Kohli and want to play with him],” a nine-year-old Vihaan Malhotra told his coach Kamal Sandhu when he joined his Cricket Hub Academy in Patiala. Back then, the kid had no...
Budget session: PM Modi says 2026 India a ‘ray of hope’ for the world
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted India’s strong growth momentum, calling the start of the current quarter “very positive” and describing a self-confident India as “a ray of hope for the world today.”Addressing the media ahead of the Budget Session 2026, PM Modi said India has...
Several Delhi schools receive bomb threat emails
NEW DELHI: Several schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Thursday, triggering panic and heightened security measures across the city.According to sources, the threatening email was sent around 1.42 am, claiming that blasts would take place at three to four schools, including institutions located in Chandigarh. The message caused immediate concern among school authorities.As...
Harassment accused, out on bail, accompanies team to World Cup qualifiers
Representative Image NEW DELHI: An Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) executive committee member accused of sexually harassing two women students has travelled with the Indian contingent to the International Tent Pegging World Cup qualifiers in Jordan, prompting the sport’s global governing body to write to their Indian counterparts asking how an official charged of molestation...
Homicide, fraud, gambling dens: Why did China execute 11 members of a family?
China has executed 11 members of the Ming family, a powerful clan that ran large-scale scam centres and gambling operations in Myanmar.A court in Zhejiang province had sentenced the family members in September for a range of crimes, including homicide, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling dens, reported BBC.The executions mark one of the most...
‘Players upgrade… I can’t be the same’: ‘Smarter’ Shivam Dube sends warning to bowlers
Shivam Dube (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, Shivam Dube didn’t just dismantle New Zealand’s bowling attack — he delivered a statement about his evolution as a T20 cricketer ahead of the much-awaited T20 World Cup at home. The India all-rounder’s explosive 65 off 23 balls was powered as much by a sharpened mindset as...
