New Zealand’s Sarpreet Singh (10) battles for the ball (AP Photo/Andre Penner) NEW DELHI: New Zealand midfielder Sarpreet Singh created history by becoming the first player of Indian origin to start a FIFA World Cup match. Coach Darren Bazeley kept faith in him until he was substituted in the 90th minute. New Zealand will next…
The sudden ban on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos AI models by Trump administration may not have been triggered solely by Amazon’s warning, according to a report by Axios. Analysts and officials are of the opinion that the company’s inability to effectively communicate with the White House and perceived disregard for a recent cyber executive oder…
The HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala was able to host the first ODI between India and Afghanistan despite steady rain at the start. (ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: Around 5pm on Saturday, Rohit Sharma was the first Indian cricketer to walk out at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Relentless rain delayed the start of the first ODI…
Photo: Dasha takisho/ Instagram Optical illusions do more than trick the eye: they can also reveal surprising habits of thought. This personality test, shared by Dasha Takisho, asks you to look at a single image and notice what appears first: a skull, a fence, a boat, or a bound person. Each first impression links to…
The French government will invest €655 million ($758.29 million) in artificial intelligence and introduce a single chatbot system across public services, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report.The initiative is aimed at expanding the use of AI in government operations, with Lecornu positioning the move as part of France’s effort…
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the commencement address at Stanford University but something ‘unusual’ happened. Given that Google is currently at the centre of the global artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, many expected a speech dominated by tech trends. Instead, Pichai intentionally left the words ‘AI’ out of his core message, and even cracking…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2026 hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Canberra has announced. The exercise will be held in Australia’s Northern Territory from 20 July to 7 August, bringing together over 100 aircraft and thousands of personnel from 20 nations. The three‑week drill featured complex,…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a woman is entitled to 100 per cent of family pension as the sole surviving widow of a deceased government employee, rejecting the state’s argument that her share should be capped at 50 per cent as she is the second wife.Justice Namit Kumar cancelled…
Most people picture a black hole forming the same way: a massive star runs out of fuel, collapses under its own gravity, and disappears behind an event horizon. But Einstein’s theory of general relativity has always allowed for something stranger. Under specific conditions, spacetime itself, with no star involved at all, can organise into a…
For many families, building a house is a lifelong dream, and it is getting costlier day by day as construction costs continue to climb. This is where government housing schemes step in, offering financial support to those who qualify. One such scheme is Gujarat’s Halpati Housing scheme. The Gujarat government, in an effort to support…