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The flagship scheme was credited with powering a landslide victory for Mahayuti in the 2025 assembly polls that brought back Fadnavis as CM MUMBAI: In a setback to the Mahayuti government, which was planning to transfer a double instalment of Rs 3,000 under its Ladki Bahin scheme to underprivileged women by Jan 14 – shortly...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has declared AI the most transformative invention ever, predicting unprecedented societal change. While acknowledging AI’s potential in healthcare and education, he warns of significant threats, including bioterrorism and job market disruption. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as the most significant invention in human history. In his annual...

DELHI/CHENNAI: TVK president Vijay told CBI on Monday that poor crowd management by police at his Karur campaign event led to the stampede that killed 41 people on Sept 27, 2025, sources close to the leader said.Appearing before investigators in New Delhi in connection with the incident, Vijay said inadequate police deployment and failure to...

Apple is partnering with Google, leveraging its Gemini AI models to significantly upgrade Siri and future Apple Intelligence features. This move acknowledges Apple’s need for advanced AI, a departure from its internal development struggles. The collaboration aims to deliver a more capable assistant, with the revamped Siri expected to launch soon, marking a significant win...

TANGMARG: At the frozen waterfall at Drung, tourists from different parts of the country are crowding around it, taking photographs and recording videos as the site emerges as a major winter attraction.Drung, part of the Gulmarg tourist circuit, was among several destinations closed after the Pahalgam terror attack last year. It reopened in Nov and...

JAMMU: The 16-year-old son of a Village Defence Guard (VDG) died after the latter’s gun went off accidentally at his home in Chatroo, in J&K’s Kishtwar district, late Saturday.Police said VDG Piary Lal, a resident of Chatroo’s Loidhar, had been cleaning his gun when a bullet was fired inadvertently, hitting his son Anuj Kumar, a...

What can surely be termed as ‘one of the first time ever’, Apple and Google have issued a joint statement. And the occasion is Apple and Google announcing a major partnership. As speculated, Google’s Gemini AI model will power a more personalized Siri coming to Apple iPhones later this year. A post with caption ‘Joint...

RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana Grace Harris (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a one-sided show in Navi Mumbai as an explosive opening stand between Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana sealed a nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Monday. Asked to bat first, UP Warriorz were rocked early by disciplined...

Photo credit- AP The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is on the warpath against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, Greenland — and the Federal Reserve. In a move that has rattled financial markets and political circles alike, the Trump administration’s Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, marking...

Paramount Skydance on Monday sued Warner Bros Discovery seeking greater disclosure on its proposed $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, escalating a high-stakes battle for control of one of Hollywood’s most storied media groups.The David Ellison-led company also said it plans to nominate directors to the Warner Bros Discovery board and prepare a proxy contest, marking...