Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain on Friday claimed that deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar will become chief minister after the ongoing winter session of the state legislature, adding fuel to speculation over a possible leadership change within the ruling party.Speaking to reporters, the Ramanagara MLA confirmed that he attended a late-night dinner with Shivakumar...

Spread the love       Free chess reaches rural India (Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: The queen was not always the strongest piece in chess. From the inception of “Chaturanga” in India in the 6th century, and through its long journey across the Middle East before reaching Europe in the 15th century, the piece we now call the queen served only as a...

Spread the love       File photo Rivaba Jadeja, wife of Indian men’s cricket team all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, has triggered debate by claiming that some cricketers take part in various vices during overseas tours, while stating that her husband has never been involved in such activities.Rivaba, while speaking in Gujarati in an event, referred to what she called the lesser-known habits of...

Spread the love       Google unveils Disco, an experimental browser that transforms browsing activity into custom web applications using its Gemini 3 AI. This approach, powered by GenTabs, directly challenges AI browsers like OpenAI’s Atlas by building apps rather than just adding chatbots. Disco aims to redefine browser functionality with AI at its core, offering a glimpse into the future of...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday observed, “there is something wrong going on in the high court,” as it rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s plea to modify its earlier order suspending a one-man inquiry commission and the SIT probe into the Karur stampede, which claimed 41 lives. The bench of Justices JK Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The government on Friday allocated Rs 11,700 crore for the upcoming census schedule from April to September in 2027.According to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the census will be conducted in two phases — housing enlisting and population enumeration.“Census 2027 will be the first ever digital census. The digital design of the census has been made...

Spread the love       Photo/Screengrab NEW DELHI: Aa the questions are being raised on his bowling capabilities, Indian men’s cricket team all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy on Friday delivered a solid bowling performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), taking a hat-trick for Andhra in their match against Madhya Pradesh (MP).Reddy’s hat-trick left MP at 14 for 3 inside three overs...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Friday appointed an external aviation specialist to investigate the “root cause analysis of the recent operational disruption,” the airline’s Board said in a statement.The decision follows the recommendation of the Crisis Management Group (CMG) set up by the IndiGo Board shortly after the operational disruptions began in the first week of December. “Captain...

Spread the love       FILE – (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, file) Corporate rivalry is common and so is top executives mocking rival companies/their products. In one such case, Cisco chief financial officer (CFO) Mark Patterson took potshots at rival Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper. Speaking at an investors event, Cisco CFO Mark Patterson took pointed strikes at Hewlett Packard...