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Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday mounted a fresh attack on PM Narendra Modi-led Centre, alleging that the “entire system is downright deadly against students.”His remarks came in the backdrop of over a month-long student agitation that recently concluded following the resignation of...

India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s dazzling performances against Zimbabwe have earned widespread praise, but stand-in India head coach VVS Laxman believes the teenage sensation still has an important area to develop if he is to fulfil his enormous potential. The 15-year-old capped off an outstanding series with a brilliant 81 off 49 balls...

A coalition of 25 leading technology companies and organisations has published a joint letter titled Open Weights and American AI Leadership recently, is urging policymakers to embrace open-weight AI models. The letter argues that America’s AI leadership depends not on a single frontier model but on building a strong, open ecosystem that diffuses across industries....

India’s Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Hanuma Vihari has questioned Team India’s decision to continue backing Abhishek Sharma despite his poor run of form in the ongoing T20I series against Zimbabwe. The former India batter believes the selectors have applied different standards to Abhishek and Sanju Samson, especially after Samson lost his place...

A federal appeals court has rejected the US government’s proposed fees of $100,000 on new H-1B work visas, saying the government failed to show that it was likely to succeed in proving that President Donald Trump had the authority to impose the charge. The ruling keeps in place a lower court’s decision blocking the fee...

Daughters of two politicians publicly broke ranks over the NEET protest demonstrations. BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter, Archita Sachin Rahar (L), AGP leader Keshab Mahanta’s daughter, Dibisa Mahanta (R) GUWAHATI/BHUBANESWAR: BJP found itself on the defensive Sunday after the daughters of two politicians publicly broke ranks over the NEET protest, prompting Assam CM Himanta Biswa...

Two people were killed and five others were injured after a shooting broke out on Sunday evening during the popular Bite of Seattle food festival near the city’s iconic Space Needle, triggering panic as thousands of people fled the venue.The shooting occurred around 6 pm at the Seattle Center, where the annual food festival was...

Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh (AP Photo) New Delhi: In a development which could bring about a thaw in the relationship between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Indian cricket board (BCCI) after a year’s uncertainty, TOI understands that both boards are working...

Greta Thunberg stands in solidarity with CJP-led student protest (Image: X@/epppyyy) Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday expressed support for the CJP-led student protest over irregularities in the education system, saying their movement demonstrated “the true meaning of people power.” Speaking at a gathering organised by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in London, Thunberg...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added another milestone to his remarkable start in international cricket after becoming the youngest player to win a Player of the Series award in men’s international cricket. The 15-year-old achieved the feat after starring in India’s 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe in Harare. Sooryavanshi finished as the leading...