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Prithviraj Chavan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Linking the mounting trade tensions between India and United States with the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in the CIA-led operation, Maharashtra’s former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday asked: “Will Trump kidnap our Prime Minister?”Chavan said the central government has been making an effort to diversify the…
OpenAI’s veteran researcher Jerry Tworek is leaving after seven years, having spearheaded the development of the o1 reasoning model and contributed significantly to GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT’s coding prowess. Tworek cited a desire to explore research avenues difficult to pursue at OpenAI, expressing gratitude for his time and the company’s historical impact. Jerry Tworek, a…
Wipro will continue to allow for temporary remote working, but the allowable number of such days has been reduced to 12 from 15 in a calendar year. IT services giant Wipro has tweaked its work from office policy, putting in more stringent checks for employees. The new rules require employees to stay in the office…
Mohammed Shami (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has asked Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to appear in Kolkata for a hearing under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The hearing has now been rescheduled after Shami cited professional commitments.Shami was originally called to appear on Monday at a school in Jadavpur…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi was admitted to a Delhi hospital, news agency PTI reported citing sources on Tuesday.According to sources, Sonia was brought to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Monday evening as she is suffering from chronic cough. Hospital sources added that the Congress veteran is doing fine…
SHIVPURI: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s son, Mahanaryaman Scindia, sustained a chest injury after the driver of his car applied sudden brakes in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, an official said.The incident occurred on Monday when Mahanaryaman was standing through the car’s sunroof and waving to people, according to news agency PTI.“As he was experiencing pain, he…
NEW DELHI: In two separate cases of alleged espionage reported within 24 hours, authorities in Punjab and Haryana have arrested a 15-year-old boy from Pathankot and a contractor from Ambala for allegedly sharing sensitive defence-related information with Pakistan-linked handlers. Police in both states said the accused were in contact with individuals across the border and…
US President Donald Trump and Denmark PM Frederiksen (File photo) Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s renewed claims about Greenland, the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.Frederiksen dismissed Trump’s repetitive assertions that the US “needs” Greenland for “security reasons”, calling it an “unacceptable pleasure.” Speaking to a…
Sarat Chakraborty Mani and Rana Pratap Bairagi (Images/X) Bangladesh witnessed two deaths within 24 hours in a fresh spike of violence against its minority Hindu community. The incidents have triggered serious concerns over law and order and the safety of minorities. The back-to-back killings take the toll to six Hindu deaths in 18 days, with…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala University’s Centre for Latin American Studies is paying the price for what could be the costliest ‘typo’ in its financial history — a careless bank clerk swapping ‘ ₹’ with ‘$’ while transferring funds to a Brazilbased journalist as remuneration for four online lectures he delivered in 2023.The difference between the intended fee…
