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Meta’s $2 billion Manus acquisition is already losing customers who don’t trust the social media giant with their data. “I’m legitimately sad that this has happened,” one CEO said, while switching platforms. Meanwhile, China’s reviewing the deal for potential export violations. For a company spending $100 billion on AI this year, alienating users before day…
Today is the day the 2026 Oscar nominations start, so buckle up-the fever is about to get real as Hollywood is ready, along with flocks of fans worldwide, for the big reveal. This moment kicks off the final stretch toward the 98th Academy Awards, spotlighting the films and talents that defined the past year. 2026…
The Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna-led spy film ‘Dhurandhar’, seems to be showing signs of slowing down at the box office as it nears the end of its theatrical run. According to reports, the film that has managed to stay above the Rs 1 crore mark thus far, saw a dip in its numbers on…
BENGALURU: A 32-year-old businesswoman from South Korea accused an airline ground-handling staff member of sexual harassment at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here Monday. In the name of “manual frisking”, the accused allegedly touched her inappropriately, hugged her and thanked her.The woman, who arrived in India on a tourist visa in November, was returning to her…
NAGPUR: A 72-year-old male passenger on an Indigo Airlines flight from Ghaziabad to Chennai collapsed mid-air and was declared brought dead at Nagpur after the aircraft made an emergency landing here.The passenger, a resident of Chennai, felt uneasy in the flight and was administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on board by a doctor, who was on…
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar Wednesday utilised the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 – which got underway in Delhi with the participation of delegates from 70 nations – as a forum to showcase the successful conduct of special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar, citing the zero appeals received…
NEW DELHI: Five or more traffic offences in a year and you could be barred from driving for 3 months. This provision – disqualification or revocation of driving licence (DL) – has been added by the road transport ministry through a fresh amendment to the Motor Vehicles Rules to rein in habitual errant drivers, reports…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday waived tariffs scheduled to hit European allies after claiming that he had reached a framework for a deal over Greenland. In a social media post on Truth Social, Trump said the tariffs that had been scheduled to take effect on February 1 would no longer go ahead. “Based upon…
The Buffalo Bills’ playoff exit against the Denver Broncos did not end quietly. It sparked a fresh debate over officiating, rule interpretation, and what really counts as a catch in the modern NFL. At the centre of the storm was a late interception ruling that many Bills fans felt cost them the game. But while…
TOI correspondent from London: Hundreds of PIOs and Bangladeshi-origin Hindus held a protest in the cold pouring rain outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday calling for UK PM Keir Starmer to do more to condemn the genocide of Hindus taking place in Bangladesh.Labour Basingstoke MP Luke Murphy was among those present. He…
