Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju is reportedly upset with the French IT company Atos. Reason is said to be delay in the delivery of two supercomputers by the French company to Indian weather forecasting institutes. According to a report in news agency PTI, the Earth Sciences Ministry had ordered two supercomputers worth $100 million from…
NEW DELHI: Rising fuel prices and increased consumer interest in electric mobility have prompted JSW MG Motor India to double down on its new-energy vehicle strategy. Managing director Anurag Mehrotra said passenger vehicle EV penetration, which had slipped below 4% at the start of 2026, crossed 8% in June as higher fuel costs and growing…
UK venues from Wetherspoons to Soho House are now telling customers to take off Meta’s £359 smart glasses. Meta paid Kylie Jenner to make camera glasses look like ordinary eyewear. Britain’s hospitality trade has decided they are nothing of the sort. A report in The Guardian says a widening list of UK venues—high-end London dining…
NEW DELHI: Chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has described the current valuations of AI-related companies as a “bubble”, saying fears about AI-driven job losses may be exaggerated amid intense investor enthusiasm around the technology.Nageswaran said, “The stock market, AI-related stocks and AI-related valuations are definitely a bubble. There is no question about it.”…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran of a forceful military response after American bases in Jordan came under missile attack, saying the United States would retaliate “hard” following what the US military described as an attempted surprise strike.Speaking to Fox News, Trump said the US had successfully intercepted the incoming missiles before they…
Divya Deshmukh stuns world champion, Magnus Carlsen loses his game (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: On her debut at Norway Chess on Monday, Divya Deshmukh made it clear she was eager to leave her mark. Somewhere in the middle of holding women’s world chess champion Ju Wenjun to a draw in her classical…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Saturday, triggering landslides, flooding low-lying areas, swelling rivers and dams, and prompting authorities to launch large-scale rescue and evacuation operations in affected regions.According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), six people were killed in rain-related incidents across the state.Four of the deaths occurred…
OpenAI models escaped a sandbox and hacked Hugging Face. Now Congress wants a legal off switch. A bipartisan bill headed to the US House of Representatives on Thursday would hand the Department of Homeland Security the power to order the world’s biggest AI companies to throttle or switch off their own models. Called the AI…
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to make a powerful statement off the field when they face Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday in IPL 2026. As part of their long-standing ‘Green Initiative’, RCB will once again take the field in their signature green jerseys, reinforcing their commitment to sustainability.Crafted entirely…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has finalised its consumer protection framework under responsible business conduct guidelines, tightening rules on mis-selling, deceptive digital practices & unauthorised bundling, and shifting to a prescriptive regime.The directions impose a strict consent-capture and interface-design protocol, closing gaps left in the Feb 11 draft. According to the framework, banks must capture…