Category: News

Bengaluru: After Infosys, Cognizant has encouraged employees to adopt BYOF (Bring Your Own Food) wherever feasible, as part of efforts to reduce reliance on office cafeterias while it monitors the evolving situation linked to the West Asia crisis.The advisory comes as tensions in the region begin to ripple through global energy markets, particularly affecting shipments...

Sunrisers faced social media backlash after signing Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed for The Hundred, becoming the first Pakistani player signed by an Indian-owned team in the competition. The move sparked criticism from Indian fans, with the team’s official X account later being suspended. NEW DELHI: The Sunrisers franchise faced heavy backlash on social media after signing...

US President Donald Trump issues big warning to Iran regime (AP photo) In the middle of the Middle East chaos, US President Donald Trump on Friday struck yet another strong tone against the hostile Iran regime and invoked a near-declaratory warning against what he called “deranged scumbags”. Referring to the American military’s massive operation against...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claimed on Friday that its ballistic missiles struck the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, rendering it non-operational and forcing it to retreat from the Gulf waters. Washington, however, has denied the claim, stating that the aircraft carrier “continues to support Operation Epic Fury.”According to CBS News, a...

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is stepping down after 18 years, transitioning to Chair of the Board. His tenure saw Adobe evolve from boxed software to a subscription giant, generating over $25 billion annually. The announcement coincided with a strong Q1 earnings report, exceeding estimates, with AI-first product revenue tripling. A successor search is underway. Adobe...

Meta’s highly anticipated AI model, codenamed Avocado, faces a two-month delay, missing its mid-March launch target. Falling short of rivals on internal tests, the model is now expected in May. This setback for Meta’s ambitious AI spending raises questions about its ability to compete with industry leaders. Internal discussions even explored licensing Google’s Gemini as...

Explosions shook buildings in Dubai on Friday, sending a large plume of smoke over the central area of the Middle East’s financial hub, marking day 14 of the conflict between the United States-Israel, and Iran.Click here for live updates on day 14 of Middle East warAn AFP correspondent on the scene described the building as...

(Photo credit: Agencies) Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday issued a stark warning to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with a “puppet” dig asserting that there was “no life insurance” for leaders of Tehran regime.Speaking at his first press conference since the war with Iran began, Netanyahu said the joint military campaign by...

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Continuing the down trend, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opened in red on Friday as oil prices climbed and the Strait of Hormuz closure halted important global trade. While Nifty50 went below 23,400, BSE Sensex tumbled 900 points. At 10:20 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 23,325.45, down 313.70...

VVS Laxman. (TOI Photo) It’s been acclaimed as the knock of the century. No other innings evokes such fond memories and awe as VVS Laxman’s 281 at the Eden Gardens in 2001. The stylish Hyderabadi’s chutzpah and steely resolve allied beautifully in constructing a magnificent edifice that halted the bull run of Steve Waugh’s rampaging...