Rupee climbs to 95.64 against US dollar Rupee started the week on a strong note, rising 7 paise to 95.64 against the US dollar in early trading. However, the gains remained limited as geopolitical concerns, crude prices and steady importer demand weighed on the domestic currency.The currency’s movement was largely confined to a narrow range….
IIT Madras learner Shreyansh Gupta scores 88.81 in AI evaluation at Google for Developers hackathon. (Photo: LinkedIn) For many students, a hackathon is an opportunity to test their coding skills. For IIT Madras BS learner Shreyansh Gupta, it became a chance to demonstrate how technology can be used to tackle a real-world problem. Shreyansh secured…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Himachal Pradesh has directed a jewellery business and its operators to return 32 grams of gold to a customer after they allegedly failed to make a new pair of bangles from the gold handed over to them in 2023.The Kangra District…
Kolkata: Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Kolkata, which traditionally registers a low voter turnout, almost caught up with the rest of Bengal Wednesday.Election Commission data shows that till 9pm, Kolkata recorded over 88.4% voter turnout,…
Nineteenth-century socialite Josephine Cochrane, frustrated by chipped dishes, invented the first practical automatic dishwasher. Rejecting scrubbing, she pioneered using water jets to clean, a revolutionary concept. Image Credit: via Wikimedia Commons Every time you fill up gleaming dishes to place inside your cabinets and hit the switch for cleaning them, you rely on a tradition…
From nuclear wasteland to wildlife sanctuary: Chernobyl’s unexpected rebirth Forty years after the world’s worst civilian nuclear accident, a thriving wildlife sanctuary has emerged in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), with wolves, foxes, lynx, elk, wild boar, brown bears and European bison now flourishing despite continuing radiation.The 1986 disaster released a radioactive cloud across Europe…
The Miz and Maryse Ouellet(via Getty) Mike “The Miz” Mizanin and Maryse Ouellet have turned their WWE careers into a successful entertainment empire. The couple has earned money through professional wrestling, reality television, acting, hosting, brand partnerships and business ventures. Their careers have also expanded into luxury real estate and other investments.The Miz began his…
Delhi Police dismissed as fake a viral newspaper clipping claiming the death of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, confirming he is safe and healthy. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday dismissed as fake a newspaper clipping circulating on social media that falsely claimed the death of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet DipkeThe police…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman has a clear message for anyone wondering if artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for the top office. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Garman was asked directly if he feared being replaced as the head of Amazon’s massive cloud division by an AI model, his…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: India’s consumption looks headed for a near-term slowdown with predictions of an El Nino-weakened monsoon likely to bring the lowest rainfall in 11 years.Deficient rains may weigh on rural demand, impacting volume growth and crimping sales of a host of products ranging from soaps, shampoos, packaged food to two-wheelers and durables. For companies…