Category: Events

Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff (Photo-AP) Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has issued a warning to the global technology industry. He has urged for an immediate regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), arguing that an unregulated AI technology can harm children, and regulation can prevent a repeat of the ‘social media failures’ that he says have harmed...

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Republic Day, a provisional list of this year’s Padma Awards has been released, as per sources. Those believed to be on the list are said to represent individuals with long-standing contributions across diverse fields.The awardees are from varied regions, including remote and underserved areas, and many have worked at the grassroots...

Image credit: Cricket Scotland NEW DELHI: Cricket Scotland chief executive Trudy Lindblade on Saturday thanked the International Cricket Council for offering Scotland a spot in next month’s T20 World Cup following Bangladesh’s withdrawal, saying the team is now “preparing to arrive in India immediately”.Scotland were officially confirmed as Bangladesh’s replacement in the 20-team tournament after...

External affairs minister S Jaishankar and US Congressional delegation met in New Delhi on Sunday, holding discussions on a range of issues including India–US relations, the Indo-Pacific region and the ongoing Ukraine conflict. The delegation comprised Congressmen Mike Rogers, Adam Smith and Jimmy Patronis, and was joined by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor. The...

Tejashwi named RJD’s working president NEW DELHI: Tejashwi Yadav, son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, was appointed the national working president of the party, which was relegated to the margins in last year’s Bihar polls.The appointment coincided with visible signs of internal disquiet within the party. Hours ahead of the RJD’s...

KURNOOL: Four persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly injecting a doctor with an HIV-infected injection, police said on Sunday. The victim is reportedly the wife of the woman’s former lover, according to news agency PTI.The accused were identified as B Boya Vasundhara (34), a resident of Kurnool; Konge Jyothi (40), a nurse working...

India has transformed its crude sourcing strategy, reducing Russian crude barrels while increasing its Middle Eastern shipments. Though Moscow still has a share in New Delhi’s oil inflows, the volumes are down due to compliance risks.Data from analytics firm Kpler shows that in the first three weeks of January 2026, the country imported about 1.1...

CCTV video MUMBAI: A CCTV footage showed a man panicking and fleeing across a foot overbridge at Malad railway station shortly after a college teacher was stabbed to death inside a crowded local train on Saturday evening. The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested the accused, identified as Omkar Eknath Shinde (27), a daily-wage labourer, within...

(Photo taken from X) A 25-year-old Hindu man, Chanchal Bhowmik, was burnt to death in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi on Friday night, with the circumstances remaining under investigation, reported news agency ANI.Bhowmik was asleep inside a garage when a fire broke out. While the blaze initially appeared accidental, CCTV footage from the area has raised suspicions of...

MANALI: Heavy snowfall over the past 48 hours has paralysed life in Manali, blocking national highways and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded amid freezing conditions.Nearly one to two feet of continuous snow accumulation, coupled with hazardous black ice on roads, has brought traffic to a complete halt on key highway stretches. About 7–8 kilometres of...