NEW DELHI: India has dispatched a second tranche of emergency medical assistance weighing 43 tonnes to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to strengthen Ebola response efforts across the African Union, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The consignment, sent to Kampala, Uganda, follows a request from the…
Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai met with party leaders in Delhi CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Tuesday met BJP national president Nitin Nabin and the party’s national general secretary (organisation), BL Santhosh, in New Delhi and submitted a five-page resignation letter, sources told TOI.The meetings come amid intense speculation…
Despite hurling currency notes Punjab’s drug smuggler caught in encounter in Sonbhadra VARANASI: In a dramatic two-hour chase across Sonbhadra in the early hours of Monday, a Punjab-based drug smuggler was arrested after being shot in the leg during an encounter with a joint police team, while attempting to evade capture by throwing bundles of…
The artificial intelligence (AI) restructuring across the tech sector appears to have hit California, as social media giant Meta cut thousands of local jobs in its latest round of mass layoffs. Citing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings, a report has revealed exactly where the ax fell hardest. Citing the documents released, which are…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pushing back against the growing belief that AI is directly causing widespread job losses. Speaking in an interview with CNBC on June 1, Sam Altman argued that companies embracing AI the most are often the same companies that continue to hire workers, while firms blaming layoffs on AI may not…
Kedarnath Dham pilgrim shares her harrowing experience An Indian traveller’s experience of her recent pilgrimage to Kedarnath Yatra is receiving attention among travellers for reasons other than the actual destination; rather, due to the difficulties which she has encountered during her journey.In one of her videos posted online, she states that she had made extensive…
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at multiple locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat on Tuesday as part of a money laundering investigation linked to drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, officials said. The 59-year-old was brought back from Türkiye by India in April and was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) soon after landing…
The United States is weighing whether to expand the deployment of nuclear weapons to additional North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries. Currently, six European states host US nuclear-capable aircraft, but US officials have signaled openness to extend this arrangement. The discussions center on more nations hosting dual-capable aircraft able to deliver nuclear strikes, though no…
Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image: X and Virat Kohli’s Instagram Screengrab) Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar share a long-standing bond, having represented India together for more than a decade. Following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s second consecutive IPL title triumph, Kohli gave fans a glimpse of their friendship by sharing a hilarious Instagram story featuring the…
Govt issues advisory for travellers from Ebola-affected countries showing symptoms (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: The union ministry of health and family welfare on Tuesday issued a precautionary advisory for travellers arriving from Ebola-affected countries. The ministry said no cases of Ebola disease have been reported in India so far.In a statement, the ministry urged…