Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind recently issued one of the starkest AI warnings. According to a report by Axios, speaking at the company’s annual developer conference, Hassabis said that humanity is standing in the ‘foothills of the singularity’ and has only a few years left to prepare for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Speaking to...
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Court orders 10 free biriyani plates for five Sundays after man finds dead insect in food
AI generated image NEW DELHI: A Puducherry consumer commission has held a restaurant liable for serving contaminated food and directed it to compensate the customer along with providing 10 free plates of biriyani after a dead insect was found in a plate of biriyani.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Puducherry, comprising S. Mouttouvel (President), A.S....
INDIA bloc meeting concludes, consensus on 5 issues including Pradhan’s resignation
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc on Monday reached a consensus on five points after opposition leaders huddled at Delhi’s Constitution Club — their first formal meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.At a press conference, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that 25 parties attended the meeting and shared their views.“The INDIA alliance meeting has concluded, with...
Ships attacked in Hormuz: 24 Indian seafarers ‘seek urgent assistance’
NEW DELHI: The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) on Sunday sought urgent assistance for 24 Indian seafarers aboard a vessel reportedly attacked off the coast of Oman, amid heightened tensions in the region linked to the Israel-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the union said the vessel was located near the Strait of Hormuz...
Manav Suthar stars on debut; India crush Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs
NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, weaving a web around Afghanistan’s batters as India registered the biggest victory in their Test history with an innings-and-300-run win in the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Monday.Making his Test...
‘You don’t need a turning track’: Gavaskar decodes Suthar’s six-wicket haul
Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan’s batting line-up and put the hosts in...
World comes to China, Xi goes to North Korea: Why Kim Jong Un makes Beijing uneasy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea for his first overseas trip of the year.While global leaders are making a beeline for Beijing — Xi has hosted 17 world leaders in just the first 4 months of 2026 — the Chinese president is personally courting Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit...
CBSE revaluation row: Delhi HC issues notice to board, Centre on OSM discrepancy plea
Images/Agencies NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), seeking their response to a plea alleging discrepancies in the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used during the post-result verification and re-evaluation process.The development comes amid an ongoing controversy over CBSE’s digital evaluation...
Watch: CM Vijay plays chess with Praggnanandhaa after announcing Rs 50 lakh reward
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with Norway Chess champion R Praggnanandhaa (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay honoured chess star R. Praggnanandhaa on Monday after his historic victory at the Norway Chess tournament, presenting him with a cash award of Rs 50 lakh and a memento. The event also featured a friendly...
CEO of world’s most valuable company has a tip for investors
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described the recent global technology stock selloff as a major buying opportunity for investors across the world, saying the AI boom is still in its early stages. Jensen Huang’s comments came as technology shares around the world faced pressure following a sharp pullback in AI-related stocks and concerns about a...
