When Nicolas Maduro was brought to the court, he invoked God in a New York courtroom this week, which sounded like a familiar political plea. He said, “In the name of God, you will see that I will be free,” and “I am a man of God.”Behind the fallen Venezuelan strongman’s courtroom theatrics lies an...
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UP teen kidnapped, gang-raped by cop, his friend on railway track; dumped outside her home
KANPUR: A policeman and his friend allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped a 14-year-old girl in Sachendi area of Kanpur. They sexually abused the girl for two hours and dumped her outside her home after she fell unconscious, and fled.The girl said in her complaint that she was pulled into the vehicle by two men, one of...
Gemini 3 surge: Google’s numbers tell the story; why OpenAI CEO sent a ‘Code Red’
Google’s Gemini 3 has once again emerged as a formidable rival of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. The Google chatbot has managed to deliver superior results across reasoning, coding and multimodal benchmarking. As per industry analysts, Gemini 3 has consistently outperformed ChatGPT in MMLU reasoning tasks, programming accuracy and multimodal comprehension, making Google has the new leader...
Encounter in J&K: Terrorists engaged in Kathua; op under way
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Kathua, IGP Jammu informed on Wednesday.“SOG Kathua has engaged terrorists in the forest of Kamadh Nullah, Kathua,” he said in a post on X.A terrorist was spotted by local residents around 4 pm at Kamad Nallah in the jurisdiction of the Billawar...
AGI feud intensifies: Here’s what Sam Altman told Elon Musk about Google
Newly surfaced court documents reveal a 2023 exchange where Sam Altman called Elon Musk his hero, thanking him for OpenAI’s founding while defending its mission. Despite acknowledging missteps, Altman insisted OpenAI prevented unilateral AGI control, a goal they both shared. Musk apologized for causing hurt but cited the “fate of civilization” as his justification. Sam...
Philanthropy push: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife donates billions to non-profits; biggest giveaway in 2025
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife Mackenzie Scott sold her Amazon shares worth $13 billion in 2025, reducing her stake in the e-commerce giant by nearly half. Scott, a novelist and early contributor to Amazon, is known for her philanthropic work, and has donated billions of dollars to organizations around the world. In 2025 alone, she...
‘Not only dog bites’: SC flags road accidents due to strays; highlights civic lapses
File photo NEW DELHI: Flagging lapses by civic authorities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that fatalities across the country are being caused not just by dog bites, but also by road accidents involving stray animals.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria made the remarks while hearing pleas seeking modification...
‘It’s not baigan’: TMC mocks sports minister Mandaviya over Mohun Bagan faux pas
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI photo/File) NEW DELHI: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in poll-bound West Bengal mocked Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya after he mispronounced the name of Kolkata-based football club Mohun Bagan during a press conference.In the clip, Mandaviya was seen struggling to pronounce “Mohun Bagan” correctly, eventually uttering a word that sounded...
What if Putin imitates Trump and tries a ‘Maduro’ on Zelenskyy?
US forces’ capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro, framed as law enforcement, has altered global perceptions of state actions. This precedent raises concerns about potential similar moves against leaders like Ukraine’s Zelenskyy. However, Ukraine’s unique wartime context, strong Western backing, and national unity make such an operation highly improbable for Russia. When US forces seized Venezuelan...
‘Such a funny term’: Anthropic’s Prez says AGI is dead; OpenAI & others invest billions
Daniela Amodei of Anthropic cast a critical eye on the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). She highlights the mixed performance of current AI technologies, which succeed brilliantly in some tasks while faltering in others, challenging the notion of a one-size-fits-all human benchmark. Anthropic President Daniela Amodei has challenged the AI industry’s holy grail, suggesting...
