Spread the love       Nallakannu CHENNAI: In Tamil Nadu’s personality driven politics where optics and rhetoric matter a lot, there are few politicians who are remembered for their ideological resolve. Thozhar RNK is one. R Nallakannu, who died in Chennai on Wednesday at the age of 101, represented a generation of leaders shaped by the freedom struggle and guided by ideological...

Spread the love       Google has issued a formal apology after a news notification sent to users’ phones included a racial insult, a report has said. The alert was related to a controversial moment during Sunday’s (February 22) British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). The incident occurred during the awards ceremony when an audience member with Tourette syndrome involuntarily shouted the N-word....

Spread the love       There is a man out there who is breaking stereotypes. He is a househusband and he proudly calls himself one. He does not work outside the home. Instead, he takes care of his household full-time. From cooking and cleaning to looking after his daughter and preparing meals for his working wife, Amit Kumar Dubey from Champaran, Motihari,...

Spread the love       We asked 7 wealth and fund managers from leading brokerages for where investors should invest Rs 1 lakh right now. (AI image) Wealth creation can seem intimidating for many – where should you put your money for steady returns over short-term, medium and long term? In today’s world of heightened uncertainty, the question becomes even more pertinent....

Spread the love       Image released by US Air Force The United States Air Force recently conducted a live-warhead test of the “Rusty Dagger,” one of the two Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) being developed under a crash programme.The ERAM is a standoff cruise missile, with over 3,000 units planned for supply to Ukraine. The “Rusty Dagger” was tested less than...

Spread the love       Sanju Samson during an India net session at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: The stakes are high. The remaining Super Eight matches are must-win games, contingent on South Africa’s results going in their favour. The situation wasn’t this desperate but the “worst game in the last two years” has now put the...

Spread the love       Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has advised students and younger professionals to pivot toward human-centred skills. Speaking at a recent episode of Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s WTF podcast, the co-founder of the artificial intelligence (AI) company that is behind the Claude chatbot that wiped billions from software, cybersecurity and other stocks has asked students and younger professionals to...

Spread the love       When cigarette prices began climbing across India in early February, the effect was immediate and oddly chaotic. Smokers paid different prices for the same pack on the same street. Retailers blamed wholesalers. Wholesalers blamed the new tax regime. What was framed as a clean public health reform quickly revealed a messier economic story.Popular culture has long understood...

Spread the love       Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal, who played a key role in negotiating a trade deal with the United States, spearheaded the government’s response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “compromised PM” remarks, in which the rival leader levelled a series of serious allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Amid the...

Spread the love       Bill Gates apologises to foundation staff over Jeffrey Epstein ties American tech entrepreneur Bill Gates has apologised to staff at the Gates Foundation over his past ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while maintaining that he did “nothing illicit,” according to media reports.The Microsoft co-founder acknowledged in a town hall meeting that his association with Epstein...