NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police constable allegedly stopped his scooter on a road in east Delhi, pulled out his service pistol and shot his wife dead following a heated argument early on Monday. The deceased, Priyanka Bhati, a computer science teacher at a private school, and husband Manish (32), lived at East Vinod Nagar.The incident…
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) inched up for the fifth consecutive month to 4.4% in June from 3.9% in May, crossing the 4% mark for the first time in 17 months.This was a result of acceleration in food prices and the multiple rounds of fuel price hikes that govt undertook…
Over 200 of the world’s most influential economists, technology executives and researchers have signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence (AI) poses a serious and growing threat to jobs. The letter also says that the governments are not moving fast enough to prepare for what is coming. The letter, titled “We Must Act Now”…
The Supreme Court has appointed L Nageswara Rao,a retired apex court judge MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has appointed L Nageswara Rao, a retired apex court judge, to mediate the family dispute over more than Rs 1 lakh crore in assets between Bharat Forge chairman Baba Kalyani and his sister Sugandha Hiremath.The court gave the parties…
In a morale booster for its cadre, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has released a statement detailing its massive, coordinated suicide attack on the fortified compound of ISIS-K commander Shafiq Mengal in Pakistan’s Khuzdar city last week, claiming to have killed 34 operatives, including terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba besides Islamic State.In the statement, which stands out for…
BENGALURU: HCLTech on Monday announced plans to invest up to Rs 3,500 crore to establish AI data centres, with the potential to scale to 50 MW of capacity, targeting rising demand from enterprises and govts for sovereign AI infrastructure.“AI has fundamentally changed the economics of computing. For us, the data centre is the foundation for…
Brendon McCullum (AFP Photo) Brendon McCullum has apologised to England fans after being removed as the team’s Test coach, admitting the side did not deliver the results expected under his leadership. The former New Zealand captain will continue as England’s white-ball coach but was sacked from the Test role he had held since 2022. Speaking…
File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Observing that a wrongdoer cannot be allowed to use the plea of investors having gained, Supreme Court on Monday upheld Sebi’s action against Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (Kotak AMC), its trustee company, and senior executives, including MD Nilesh Shah, for violation of mutual fund rules over…
A short Instagram video has opened up a conversation that many women instantly connected with. The post did not focus on an incident or a warning. Instead, it was about something much simpler, yet deeply personal. After stepping out for an early morning walk in Bengaluru, a woman shared how comfortable she felt walking alone…
File photo: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked banks to enhance outreach to NRIs and introduce “innovative deposit products” to sustain the momentum of foreign currency deposits.Sitharaman met representatives of public sector banks and public financial institutions along with senior officials from the finance ministry as she reviewed…