Carrie Fisher was much more than a famous actress. Best known for playing Princess Leia in the iconic Star Wars films, she was also a talented writer, humourist, and mental health advocate. Born in 1956 to entertainers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Carrie grew up in the spotlight. Despite her fame, she openly spoke about…
Former US attorney general Pam Bondi on Friday appeared before the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door interview over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, admitting there were “redaction errors” while defending the Justice Department’s actions under her leadership.Bondi’s testimony comes amid mounting scrutiny over the Trump administration’s handling of records linked to convicted…
Cisco executive Liz Centoni has acknowledged that adopting artificial intelligence (AI) across a large enterprise can be a difficult process. The executive of the US-based tech major described the transition as “surgery without the drugs” and admitted that “It’s painful.” Speaking to Business Insider, Centoni, Cisco’s chief customer experience officer, discussed the challenges of transforming…
The government has asked state-run fuel retailers to expand liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity to cover at least 30 days of demand, as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict highlighted the need for larger reserves, PTI reported.“We are working on the strategic reserves. Oil marketing companies have been asked to work out…
California man shares harrowing experience as his robotaxi started speeding at a construction site. A California couple had the most harrowing 20 seconds of their life when their self-driving Waymo robotaxi went haywire and began speeding through a highway construction zone. The company offered him $120 in free rides, compensating for the life-threatening experience he…
CHENNAI: Paid VIP darshan at Hindu temples is wrong and discriminatory, Madras high court remarked on Friday. It said no such practice is followed in churches and mosques.“Let ministers and MLAs not think that they could walk into a temple any time and that God would be waiting for them. Why do we need VIP…
Sonakshi Sinha has leased out her upscale apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra West to the Consulate General of the State of Kuwait for a yearly rent of Rs 1.92 crore, property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix revealed.The apartment has reportedly been rented for the residential use of Kuwait’s Consul General Emad Abdul Aziz Al-Kharaz along…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) detected around 20 cases of answer-sheet mix-ups during the first-time implementation of its on-screen marking (OSM) system this year, while more than 13,000 answer sheets ultimately had to be evaluated manually due to scanning quality issues, government sources told PTI on Friday.The issue came to light…
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia reacted to the viral video showing a group of Indian tourists performing ‘Garba’ on an airport tarmac in Vietnam. He said culture is more about behaviour than public display.The viral video circulating across Instagram, Reddit, X and other social media platforms, shows several Indian travellers dancing in a circle near a…
Generative AI India’s AI combat aircraft Kaal Bhairava will now be manufactured in Portugal after Indian AI warfare company Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) announced a partnership with European defence-tech firm SKETCHPIXEL, in a development that could mark a turning point for India’s ambitions to become a global defence exporter.On paper, the partnership signals…