Shrey Parikh wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic US finale. (AP Photo) Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final spell-off against Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old from Jersey City, New Jersey. The eighth grader secured the title after spelling 32 words correctly in 90…
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle American scientist Gary Marcus isn’t letting Larry Ellison have his moment. When the Oracle founder recently argued that AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and xAI are all turning into commodities because they train on the same public internet data, Marcus pounced. His message, posted on X, was blunt: he…
Despite escalating US sanctions and a maritime blockade, Iran continues to earn billions of dollars in oil revenue by using a clandestine network of aging tankers to ship crude to China, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.In waters 45 miles off Malaysia’s coast, sanctioned tankers conduct covert ship-to-ship transfers, offloading Iranian crude…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday informed Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the re-examination process of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG after the recent paper leak.“Prime minister is personally supervising so that there is no lacunae,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court during the hearing on NEET…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has held online cake delivery platform IndiaCakes guilty of “deficiency in service” after it failed to deliver a birthday cake ordered for a customer’s grandmother and then refused a refund by falsely claiming that the delivery had been attempted.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed IndiaCakes to refund Rs…
The airport mosque shift will give Kolkata airport a lifeline of 10 more years, aviation industry experts said. KOLKATA: The airport mosque shift will give Kolkata airport a lifeline of 10 more years, aviation industry experts said.While the civil aviation ministry and the state govt have cited airport’s safety and security to push for the…
The anticipation builds for IPL 2026’s Qualifier 2, where Gujarat Titans face off against Rajasthan Royals, but one player has everyone buzzing – the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Two months, 72 matches and countless twists later, IPL 2026 has reached the business end. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already booked their place in the final…
NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday had lunch with his deputy DK Shivakumar and minister KJ George, and Legislative Council member Yathindra Siddaramaiah in Delhi.This comes a day after Siddaramaiah decided to step down from Karnataka’s top job, paving way for DK Shivakumar to take over as CM.Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah…
Corporate leaders across the United States are increasingly questioning whether their massive spending on AI is producing meaningful returns. The debate comes as companies face rising AI-related costs, uncertain productivity gains and pressure to show results from billions of dollars invested in the technology. Against this backdrop, Ali Ansari, chief executive of AI training company…
A video of Kirti Kulhari talking about her domestic help’s salary has gone viral on social media. Her clip sparked backlash from the netizens. People on the internet argued that what her maid asked was a normal amount, with some even calling it on the lower side. Even actor and TV host Mini Mathur commented…