Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday again addressed a press conference amid outrage over the “new definition” of the Aravali range, saying that “no new mining leases will be permitted, especially in core, protected and ecologically sensitive areas, including the NCR”.Speaking on the Supreme Court’s...
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Retreat from LLMs: Salesforce pivots to deterministic AI; shift may impact enterprises
Salesforce is scaling back its reliance on large language models due to reliability issues, as acknowledged by executives. The company is shifting towards more predictable ‘deterministic’ automation in its Agentforce product, aiming to eliminate AI’s inherent randomness. Salesforce, one of the world’s most valuable enterprise software companies, is pulling back from its heavy reliance on...
U19 Asia Cup: Pak PM Sharif announces reward for winners; each player to get PKR 10 million
PM Shahbaz Sharif announces cash reward for U19 Asia Cup winners Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced a big cash reward for the country’s Under-19 cricket team after their Asia Cup win on Sunday. On Monday, he hosted a special reception for the players and officials in Islamabad. During the event, he announced a cash...
‘England have had a cockiness’: Vaughan rips into Stokes & team; Ashes hammering the trigger
Michael Vaughan rips into Ben Stokes and Team England (Photo Credit: Getty Images/AP) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has strongly criticised Ben Stokes and the England team after they lost the Ashes 2025–26 series to Australia. England were beaten in the first three Test matches, which meant the series was over within just...
Meta’s most-famous employee to students: Do not study computer; focus on core subjects
Yann LeCun, former Meta AI chief and Godfather of AI teaches computer science at New York University (NYU). During a recent podcast appearance, LeCun joked that he is a computer science professor who argues against studying computer science. Explaining what he meant, he later told Business Insider (BI) that he was not asking students to...
On this day: Rohit Sharma stamped his authority with 35-ball T20I hundred; set new record
Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) Former India captain Rohit Sharma being a behemoth in limited-overs cricket is a well-established fact in the world. His ODI and T20I records are second to none, and his penchant for big scores is unmatched. Rohit is still the only batter to smash three double hundreds in ODIs, and is...
Life under the river: How the east–west metro is redrawing Kolkata’s daily map
Kolkata’s new East-West Metro, the Green Line, has revolutionized city travel with its groundbreaking underwater tunnel beneath the Hooghly River KOLKATA: Imagine slipping beneath a great river in the comfort of an air-conditioned metro cutting hours of travel into minutes and reshaping the daily rhythm of a city. This is now part of everyday life...
B’desh to scale back diplomatic presence in India? What its FM said
Protest at Dhaka in Bangladesh (File photo/PTI) The Bangladesh interim government’s foreign affairs adviser M Touhid Hossain on Sunday said Dhaka would “consider scaling back its presence” in New Delhi if deterioration continues in the situation, which turned grim after the anti-India youth leader Osman Hadi succumbed to the injuries he suffered in an assassination...
‘I challenge Mamata’: Suspended TMC MLA floats new party; Bengal CM hits back
Humayun Kabir (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday launched his new political party, the Janata Unnayan Party, days after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended him over his decision to lay the foundation stone for a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad district.Speaking at a public meeting in Beldanga, Kabir said his party...
‘A big hug from me’: Smriti Mandhana touches heart as she replies to young Kashmiri fan
Smriti Mandhana (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana recently won hearts with a sweet message for a young fan from Kashmir. Filmmaker Kabir Khan shared photos from his visit to the region. During his trip, he met a little girl in Aru Valley who told him that Smriti Mandhana was her favourite cricketer....
