Sarfaraz Ahmed (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan have picked a 16-member squad for their upcoming Test series against Bangladesh, with Shan Masood leading the side. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed will take charge as head coach, with Asad Shafiq as batting coach and Umar Gul as bowling coach.The team is looking to improve its position in…
PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations on Thursday.There will be no unopposed election for NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar, as 22 independent candidates remain in the fray even after the 3pm deadline for withdrawal passed. The development follows an “advisory” from NCP…
PewDiePie, the popular YouTuber, says he has “fixed” YouTube using his own AI model. Frustrated with how YouTube shows too many Shorts and advertisements, he decided to take control of his feed. PewDiePie trained his AI by testing multiple chatbots against each other, and the result, he claims, works better than other AI tools like…
Arun Matheswaran’s upcoming film ‘DC’ has created huge buzz after the release of its intense trailer. Known for films like ‘Rocky’, ‘Saani Kaayidham’, and ‘Captain Miller’, the director once again brings a dark and violent world to the screen. Lokesh Kanagaraj will play Devadas in the main role, whereas Wamiqa Gabbi will play Chandra in…
A postal official stamps a Karnataka Philately Passport with a permanent pictorial cancellation at the Mangaluru Head Post Office Yaduveer Seshadri,4, a young philately enthusiast, holds the Karnataka Philately Passport in Mangaluru A sold out notice at the Mangaluru Head Post Office after all 1,000 tokens issued on Sunday were exhausted A bookmark featuring a…
BENGALURU: Global venture funding hit a record $300 billion in the Jan-March quarter, the highest ever for a single quarter, according to Crunchbase data. The surge, driven largely by artificial intelligence deals, has reignited the debate on whether venture markets are truly recovering or if capital is concentrating in a narrow set of companies.Nearly 80%…
The Supreme Court is set to get five new judges after the Central Government cleared the names recommended by the SC Collegium, taking the apex court close to its newly expanded sanctioned strength of 38.Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced on X that the President has approved the appointment of four high court Chief Justices…
Photo credit: PTI UNITED NATIONS: India has asserted that any reform of the United Nations Security Council not accompanied by expansion in the permanent category with veto would perpetuate existing imbalance and inequities in the UN organ.Addressing the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on Security Council reforms on Tuesday, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador…
New Delhi: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Full service Air India is planning to make meals optional on its domestic and short international (under two hour) flights. Once this “unbundling” rolls out in the next month or two, passengers opting out of meals could have upwards of Rs 250 shaved off their ticket price….
NEW DELHI: Goods exports rose 18% in May to a record $45.2 billion, driven by higher oil prices and restoration in supply chains and shipments to West Asia near last year’s level. With imports rising 20.5% to a seven-month high of $73.4 billion, trade deficit widened to $28.2 billion in May.“We have carried forward the…
