Kolkata Knight Riders’ depleted bowling attack is set to receive a boost, with Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana clearing the mandatory fitness test of Sri Lanka cricket board and expected to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Sri Lanka Cricket to take part in the tournament.It is not confirmed if he will be available…
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee NEW DELHI: Former Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Thursday lodged a formal complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against party MP and current chief whip Kalyan Banerjee, alleging that he had ‘repeatedly verbally abused’ her inside Parliament.“I seek your permission to lodge a formal complain to…
A light-hearted exchange between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Finnish foreign minister Elina Valtonen briefly stole the spotlight after bilateral talks on Friday, as the two leaders shared a joke while discussing defence cooperation. The moment came during a panel discussion when Valtonen, referring to the discussions, quipped that the two sides had signed…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the inclusion of a cabinet minister in the selection panel for the appointment of election commissioners, observing that a minister would not be able to go against the Prime Minister in the decision-making process.Hearing the matter related to the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata responded to inputs of suspected pirate activity near merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1 in the Western Indian Ocean, helping prevent a possible piracy attack, as news agency ANI reported on Wednesday.The warship, deployed near the Gulf of Aden, launched an immediate operation after receiving inputs about suspicious…
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, says ChatGPT’s viral 2022 launch triggered a “ferocious commercial pressure race” that nobody—including OpenAI—was prepared for. Speaking to Cleo Abram, he said every major lab had equivalent systems at the time; OpenAI just shipped first. Hassabis had wanted AI kept in the lab longer, focused on scientific breakthroughs. Now…
Heavy rain batters Bengaluru, triggers severe waterlogging (Picture credits: X) BENGALURU: Bengaluru witnessed heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, leading to severe waterlogging and massive traffic snarls across several parts of the city. The sudden downpour disrupted peak-hour movement and left commuters stranded on flooded roads. The worst-hit stretches reported waterlogging in areas such…
CHENNAI: The unthinkable in Tamil Nadu politics turned probable on Thursday when DMK president M K Stalin reportedly told his party MLAs that AIADMK had been seeking his support to form the govt and checkmate TVK president C Joseph Vijay from becoming chief minister.The legislators left the decision to Stalin, multiple sources told TOI. AIADMK…
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary Impact Player: Gurjapneet Singh Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram/Josh Inglis, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh…
Insurance regulator Irdai has directed insurers to link the remuneration of managing directors (MDs), chief executive officers (CEOs) and other senior executives to customer-centric outcomes, including claim responsiveness, grievance redressal and the overall financial health of the company, PTI reported.The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) issued amendments under the IRDAI (Corporate Governance…