Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131103072,imgsize-56190,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/vd-satheesan.jpg" alt="Late-night talks, allies’ backing: How Satheesan emerged as Kerala CM choice" title=" VD Satheesan (Image/PTI) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> VD Satheesan (Image/PTI) New Delhi: After Rahul Gandhi met former KPCC chiefs and senior leaders on Tuesday afternoon, one crucial cog of the party alumni saw him late at 10pm at 10, Janpath. A known voice in...
SC: Present set-up lets govt pick CEC, ECs of its choice
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Questioning the appointment process for chief election commissioner/election commissioners where a panel of PM, a Cabinet minister and the leader of opposition, pick the candidate, Supreme Court on Thursday said that the present system allows the govt to appoint a person of its choice as two out of three members would favour it and asked...
Why a Bill Gates-backed insect factory releases 30 million mosquitoes every week
Spread the love Deep inside Medellin, Colombia, scientists are breeding millions of mosquitoes every week and then releasing them into the environment on purpose. At first, that may sound strange, especially because mosquitoes are known for spreading dangerous diseases. But researchers say these insects are actually being used to help stop illnesses like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever from...
Yale medical school discriminated against Asian and White applicants, claims Trump administration
Spread the love DoJ said Yale medical school discriminated in admission based on race and disfavored White and Asian applicants. The Justice Department Thursday revealed its findings of a year-long investigation into the admission policies and practices at the Yale School of Medicine and said its leadership selected applications based on race — favored Black and Hispanic students than White...
Elon Musk says: Read this book and give it to all your friends
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131102858,imgsize-207720,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/humblebraggers-beware-elon-musk39s-new-twitter-rules-will-punish-you-for-tweeting-too-much-about-how-many-followers-you-have.jpg" alt="World's richest man Elon Musk says: Read this book and give it to all your friends as …" title=" Elon Musk ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The richest man on Earth Elon Musk has a book suggestion for everyone. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Tesla CEO has strongly endorsed Gad Saad’s new book ‘Suicidal...
Delhi HC judge opts out of Kejriwal excise case after initiating contempt
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In a fresh twist in the ongoing CBI appeal hearings against the discharge of all accused in the excise policy case, Delhi HC’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP functionaries Manish Sisodia, Durgesh Pathak, Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj and others, and then opted out of hearing...
Anthropic warns against selling top Nvidia chips to China during Trump Beijing visit
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131102726,imgsize-86852,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/iran-war-could-make-trump39s-trip-to-china-a-bit-chillier-than-his-first-term-visit.jpg" alt="During Trump's China visit, Anthropic just 'reminded' America why it should not sell top-end Nvidia chips to China: Since most …" title=" Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Anthropic has released a new paper on AI competition between the US and China. In the more than 2000-word paper...
Youth late to open Ahmedabad PG facility door killed by roommates
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131108327,imgsize-16226,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/-.jpg" alt="Youth late to open Ahmedabad PG facility door killed by roommates" title=" Accused Mahavirsinh ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Accused Mahavirsinh AHMEDABAD: A 25-year-old man living in a PG accommodation in Vejalpur was allegedly stabbed to death by two co-residents after a dispute over opening the room door, taking the city’s murder tally to five in the...
BRICS consensus on West Asia uncertain as Iran, UAE spar at meeting
Spread the love Talks for a BRICS foreign ministers’ joint statement seemed balanced on a knife-edge on the first day of the meeting, with a consensus on the West Asia situation remaining uncertain. Diplomatic sources said efforts to find common ground between the UAE and Iran were still on, even as the 2 countries held on to their positions and...
117 killed as storms lash UP with cyclone-like 130kmph winds
Spread the love LUCKNOW: A devastating thunderstorm that swept across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday left behind a trail of destruction, killing as many as 117 people.According to data released by the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner’s office, 113 deaths occurred due to violent storms and collapsing structures, while four people lost their lives in lightning strikes.The disaster, which unfolded on Wednesday...
