Phone body Your devices may be changing your body in ways you do not immediately notice, and the effects may be wider than most people expect. A growing body of research suggests that screen-heavy habits can affect posture, vision, hand strength and even the way we move. When people think about too much screen time,...
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Where retirement goes to die: Inside America’s geriatric government
US Capitol, home to Congress, where average age of lawmakers is among highest in modern American history The TOI correspondent from Washington: Mystery surrounds the health condition of powerful US Senator Mitch McConnell, whose prolonged absence from the Senate after a hospitalization has once again revived an old Washington joke: the United States Senate is...
15 Indians killed in Vietnam tragedy: 10 from TN, 3 from Andhra – embassy releases list
15 Indians killed after boat capsized in Vietnam, confirms Indian Embassy NEW DELHI: 15 Indians have been killed in a boat accident on Saturday in Vietnam. The incident happened when the speedboat, carrying 36 people, capsized about 400 metres (440 yards) off May Rut Ngoai Islet, authorities said.Tourist boats in the area rushed to assist...
‘Boat overturned within seconds’: Survivor recounts Vietnam tragedy that killed 15 Indians
CHENNAI: At least 15 Indian tourists were killed after a speedboat carrying passengers capsized in Vietnam on Saturday.Sources said the tourist speedboat, carrying several Indian tourists and four crew members, capsized near Phu Quoc Island while it was returning to An Thoi Port.Nirmal Kumar from Palani, one of the survivors, said in an audio recording...
Pakistan turns to army chief Asim Munir in battle against population growth
Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir is now expected to play a role in steering the country’s population control efforts, adding another responsibility to his expanding portfolio, according to a report by Dawn.Already functioning as Pakistan’s de facto power centre, Munir has increasingly moved beyond his traditional role of commanding the armed forces to...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the one AI race Google is ‘losing’ to Anthropic and OpenAI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Google CEO Sundar Pichai has conceded that his company is trailing rivals in agentic coding, the one AI capability that has turned into the industry’s most lucrative battleground. Speaking on the Hard Fork podcast, published by The New York Times, Pichai said Google’s models sit at the frontier on text, multimodality,...
Another setback to Mamata: Didi confidant Anubrata Mandal joins rebel camp
Ritabrata Banerjee declares Anubrata Mandal as party president of Birbhum district NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee’s close aide Anubrata Mandal joined the rebel camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee Saturday serving another blow to the Trinamool Congress (TMC).The talks of Mandal joining the rebel camp was ongoing but the confirmation came as Ritabrata announced presidents of several...
Kevin O’Leary to youngsters: If I was 25-year-old, I would go after these two things
Kevin O’Leary shared what he would do if he were 25 again, offering advice for young people just starting their careers. The Canadian billionaire and Shark Tank investor said that he would focus on two areas within the artificial intelligence (AI) industry: helping small businesses adopt AI and developing data centers. In a video shared...
‘Poisoned soft drink’: Man kills son, dies by suicide over wife’s extended stay at parents’ home
Kapil allegedly poisoned his four-year-old son and himself after a dispute with his wife MEERUT: A 35-year-old man and his four-year-old son died after he allegedly made the child consume a soft drink mixed with poison before consuming the substance himself, police said on Saturday.Preliminary investigations suggest the incident was triggered by a dispute with...
Pakistan claims 88 militants killed in ongoing Balochistan crackdown
88 terrorists killed in crackdown in Pakistan’s Balochistan Pakistan’s security forces have killed at least 88 militants in a major anti-insurgency operation in the restive province of Balochistan since July 5, the Islamabad government said on Saturday.Nine militants were killed in the past 24 hours, interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said, adding that the total number...
