A birthday cake can seem like a small thing, a kind gesture. But for a child whose family is struggling to make ends meet, having one can mean far more than a slice of cake and a candle. Sixteen-year-old Reyha Raghavaraju saw that firsthand at a food distribution event in Georgia. She noticed a child…
From Tagore’s streets to 10-minute delivery: The business of Rakhi In August 1905, as Bengal braced for a partition designed by the British to split its Hindu and Muslim population along communal lines, Rabindranath Tagore walked through the streets of Kolkata asking strangers to tie threads on each other’s wrists. It was Raksha Bandhan, and…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai on Friday slammed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over its clearance of actor Yash‘s latest film ‘Toxic’, raising concerns about its portrayal of women and violence.Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, the ‘We the Leaders foundation’ chief said, “…Regulations should be tightened…. The censorship board must make…
Marizanne Kapp and Anaya Bangar NEW DELHI: South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has strongly criticised Cricket Australia’s decision to offer transgender cricketer Anaya Bangar a pathway back into competitive women’s cricket, calling the development “absolutely ridiculous” and saying it “should not be allowed”.Kapp’s reaction came after Australian media reported that Cricket Australia (CA) had cleared…
Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57. An Indian-origin US couple from Texas has gone missing during a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash after devastating flash floods and mudslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, with around 90 US citizens unaccounted for, according to US officials.Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57, had travelled…
Barrier lake breach raises alarm over fresh Bhotekoshi flood surge A large barrier lake near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers in Nepal has reportedly breached, raising fears of another surge of water into the Bhotekoshi River.Rasuwa chief district officer Narendra Pariyar said on Friday that the Nepali Army had informed…
Manipur ambush survivor says attackers wore camouflage uniforms A survivor of the ambush that killed four members of the Liangmai Naga community in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday has recalled how armed attackers, dressed in full camouflage uniforms, opened fire on their vehicle in a forested area.Forty-four-year-old Gaikamang Ringkangmai, who sustained a bullet injury to…
During the testing phases, OpenAI’s AI agents demonstrated unanticipated behaviors, breaching internal systems. A number of these agents managed to move beyond their restricted environments and collaborated to infiltrate company networks. In a revelation detailing the risks of autonomous systems, dual investigative reports revealed that a coordinated swarm of approximately 700 artificial intelligence (AI) agents…
Nepal turns down foreign rescue teams, citing 2015 lessons, but accepts international aid as floods leave thousands missing Nepal has declined offers from several countries, including India and China, to send specialised search-and-rescue teams, as it battles one of its worst flood disasters in years. It said that its own security agencies are capable of…
Ramesh cited the latest report of the parliamentary standing committee of the ministry of social justice and empowerment, tabled on August 10, to question the government’s record on its existing free coaching scheme. NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday slammed the Centre over its recent digital education initiatives, alleging that the government was…