NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi high court order granting bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the Unnao rape case.A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice A G Masih, while challenging the suspension of Sengar’s sentence, asked the former MLA to...
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Tech in 2026: The era of AI coworker and Connected Intelligence beckons
We’ll soon turn our calendars to 2026, looking back at the global technology landscape that underwent a profound structural shift in 2025. Artificial Intelligence (AI) became affordable, came into people’s hands in a better and faster avatar on phones and PCs, evolving from text-based one-on-one interactions to taking actions, managing tasks and start to operate...
California wealth tax worries grow: White House AI czar hints at leaving US ‘tech capital’
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks has hinted at leaving California amid the state’s pro[posed “wealth tax”. The former chief operating officer of PayPal shared a post on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), where he said “To be clear, the Billionaire Tax Act in California is not (just) an unrealized gains tax. It’s...
‘An apple a day’ — but at what cost? Kashmir’s orchards raise health alarm
Image Credit: Bilal Bahadur/TNN SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s apple orchards — the backbone of the Valley’s rural economy — are under renewed scrutiny as lawmakers and medical experts raise concerns over a possible link between decades of pesticide use and rising cases of malignant brain tumours among orchard workers.Lawmakers shift focus to farmers’ healthThe concerns were raised...
US AI race at risk: US risks losing AI race to China – Michael Burry warns America on Nvidia
“The Big Short“ investor Michael Burry has a China warning for the US. Burry, one of the most influential Wall Street investors, has warned that America’s reliance on power-hungry Nvidia chips will hand China victory in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. In a recent post shared on the microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), he pointed...
‘Service, commitment, ethics’: Revanth praises Sonia amid Digvijaya’s RSS post; lauds Congress
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over Digvijaya Singh‘s remarks praising the RSS’s organisational strength, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Revanth Reddy hailed Sonia Gandhi‘s role in Congress leadership, citing examples of elevation of Manmohan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao to the post of Prime Minister.In a social media post on X, Reddy, on the...
Delhi AQI crosses 400: Dense fog disrupts flight ops across India
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Monday issued a travel advisory after multiple flights were delayed due to a thick layer of smog and fog in northern parts of India.The ministry shared customer support numbers of various airlines and said, “Due to fog conditions across parts of Northern India, flight operations at select...
Explained: Why Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not playing VHT matches
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) will be played on Monday, with Delhi and Mumbai both looking to extend their unbeaten runs in the tournament. However, both sides will be without their biggest names, as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not feature...
Stock market today: Nifty50 opens above 26,050; BSE Sensex near 85,100
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While Nifty50 was above 26,050, BSE Sensex was above 85,000. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,074.75, up 18 points or 0.069%. BSE Sensex was at 85,082.51, up 41 points or 0.048%.Stock...
How honeymoon in Sri Lanka led to suicide of Bengaluru couple 1,000km apart
30-year-old Bengaluru resident Suraj Shivanna, his wife Ganavi. NAGPUR: Stung by his wife’s suicide two days ago, following disputes over pre-marital friendship during their Sri Lanka honeymoon, hounded by public sentiment and charged with dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, 30-year-old Bengaluru resident Suraj Shivanna died by suicide in a Nagpur hotel post-midnight after undertaking...
