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Biocon staffer jumps to death from office building in Bengaluru BENGALURU: A 26-year-old employee with Biocon allegedly jumped to his death from the fifth floor of the biopharmaceutical company building on Hosur Road in Electronics City Phase II Tuesday. The reason is yet to be ascertained.The deceased is Anant Kumar, a resident of Banashankari, south…
Russia’s defence ministry has released night-time footage it says shows the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone shot down near one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences in north-west Russia, reigniting tensions at a delicate moment in peace talks over the war in Ukraine. Moscow described the alleged incident as a “terrorist act” and a “personal attack”…
NEW DELHI: Police has arrested an off-duty Air India Express pilot in connection with an alleged assault on a passenger at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport’s Terminal 1, days after the incident sparked outrage on social media and prompted a government-ordered probe.The accused, identified as Captain Virender Sejwal, was arrested following an investigation into the…
NOIDA: A cyclist was killed after being hit by a speeding BMW SUV in Sector 31, Noida on Tuesday. The driver of the vehicle has been detained on suspicion of drunken driving, according to news agency PTI. Visuals from the accident spot show the aftermath of the collision, highlighting the severity of the crash. Authorities…
Meta Superintelligence Lab (MSL), the billion-dollar team that Mark Zuckerberg created to take on Google and OpenAI in artificial intelligence (AI), is hiring. Alexandr Wang, the head of the team and Chief AI officer of Meta, has announced that the company is hiring for its team in Singapore. This comes hours after the social media…
A retired railway employee and his mentally ill daughter were reportedly confined and starved in their own home for five years by a servant couple in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. JHANSI: In a disturbing case of alleged exploitation and cruelty, a retired railway employee and his mentally ill daughter were reportedly confined and starved in their…
The thought generally comes without warning. A late-night toilet visit, the sound of water, and the vision that no one wants to remember for long. Snakes and toilets do not belong together, but the stories endure. Most individuals have never experienced anything like, which is why the concept spreads so quickly. When it does happen,…
Tech titans Peter Thiel and Larry Page are reportedly planning to leave California before year-end, fearing a proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires. The measure, if passed and retroactive, could cost them billions. While some politicians dismiss these threats, others warn of an exodus of talent and investment from the Golden State. Tech billionaires Peter…
Kolkata: Sahitya Akademi awardee and poet Joy Goswami is one of the 32 lakh unmapped voters in Bengal. Two days ago, the 72-year-old poet’s wife got a call from the EC, asking him to be present at a hearing. Goswami, who is recuperating from three surgeries will not attend the scheduled hearing on Jan 2….
Former prime minister of Nepal and one of the architects of Nepal’s constitution, Baburam Bhattarai, sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with TOI’s Rudroneel Ghosh, discussing the recent Gen-Z protests that rocked Nepal, New Delhi-Kathmandu ties, the Agnipath scheme, and the China factor: Following the Sept Gen-Z protests in Nepal, do you think the…
