Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has publicly pushed back against the narrative of a “chip war”, wherein custom AI chips like Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are seen as a threat to Nvidia’s dominance. Kurian’s comments have come about a month after a turbulent week where news of Facebook-parent company partnering with Google to train...
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Bollywood celebs, Queen Elizabeth-2 cruise: YouTuber’s Dubai wedding on ED watch
Anurag with his wife Tamanna LUCKNOW: A lavish destination wedding hosted by Unnao based YouTuber Anurag Dwivedi -who is under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate for alleged money-laundering- has drawn intense public and official scrutiny after details emerged of crores being spent on luxury celebrations in Dubai.This comes as the ED intensifies the probe...
Uninvited guest: Lecturer quits job, turns full-time thief; how she robbed wedding guests
BENGALURU: Basavanagudi police have arrested a 46-year-old woman for allegedly stealing gold ornaments, cash and other valuables from wedding functions by posing as a relative of the bride or groom. The accused, Revathi, has been remanded in police custody for 12 days.Revathi, a former guest lecturer and a resident of Udayanagar in K R Puram...
Dhurandhar: Ranveer Singh film nears Rs 1,000cr milestone
‘Dhurandhar’, the spy thriller, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, has been rewriting the box office record books, with each passing day. The film has been showing remarkable consistency even as it nears its fourth week in theatres.Dhurandhar Movie Review ‘Dhurandhar’ box office collection Day 19 As per early estimates...
Suspecting affair, quit job: Bengaluru-based techie shoots wife dead after receiving divorce notice
BENGALURU: In a shocking incident that had its roots in prolonged marital discord, a 40-year-old software professional allegedly shot his estranged wife dead on a busy road in West Bengaluru during the evening rush hour on Tuesday, before walking into a police station with the pistol and surrendering.The victim was identified as Bhuvaneshwari, 39, an...
‘Facing death threats, being punished for doing our job’: Bangladesh journos
Bangladeshi journalists say they are facing death threats, targeted surveillance, and intimidation in the run-up to Feb 2026 national elections — a crisis that deepened after mobs attacked and set fire to offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star on Dec 19, trapping more than two dozen media personnel inside. No journalists were killed,...
Watch: Massive explosion at Pennsylvania nursing home leaves residents trapped under debris
An explosion at a nursing home in Pennsylvania left residents trapped as emergency crews rushed to rescue potential victims of the fire.The blast occurred on Tuesday around 2 pm (local time) at the Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol Township, around 30 minutes northeast of Philadelphia. Authorities and first responders described the incident as a...
Man kills 8 month pregnant wife in drunken rage
LUDHIANA: Police have arrested a Ludhiana man for allegedly beating his eight-month pregnant wife to death in a drunken rage. The accused, Vijay Kumar (40), tried to pass it off as a natural death but injuries on his wife Pushpa’s body raised suspicion. After Pushpa’s brother filed a police complaint, Vijay was arrested.“Pushpa’s brother Ajay...
NTA to roll out live photo, facial recognition checks
Representative photo (PTI) NEW DELHI: In a bid to tighten exam security and curb impersonation, the National Testing Agency (NTA is planning to introduce facial recognition-based identity check for major national entrance tests, including NEET-UG and JEE-Main, from 2026, senior officials have said.The move follows a successful proof of concept conducted during NEET 2025, for...
Trump accused of rape in Epstein files; DOJ calls claims ‘untrue and sensationalist’
A newly released trove of government files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation includes an unverified allegation that US President Donald Trump raped a woman decades ago. However, US Department of Justice (DOJ) has rejected the claim and called it as “untrue and sensationalist”.The documents were released by DOJ on Tuesday. The disclosure is a part...
