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Army raises elite unit STEAG for military technology development

The Indian Army has raised an elite unit that will undertake research and evaluation of futuristic communication technologies like 6G, artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum......

Why are these Karnataka ministers hesitant to contest LS polls?

The reluctance of some ministers and lawmakers in Karnataka to contest the Lok Sabha polls seems to have put the Congress scouting for 'winnable' candidates in a spot of bother in finalising......

When Sudha, Narayana Murthy Broke Up

After agonizing over this for weeks, he made a decision.When they met after work one evening, he startled her by blurting out, 'I think we should break up.' A moving excerpt from Chitra Banerjee......

Children Are The Tragic Victims Of War

Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.   IMAGE: Rescue workers help to pull a Palestinian child casualty from under the rubble of a house. Photograph: Fadi Shana/Reuters......

Did not ask for ceasefire in Gaza: Biden after speaking with Netanyahu

United States President Joe Biden held a telephonic conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and emphasized protecting the civilian population amid the Israel-Hamas......

Battle for short term money likely to turn more intense in March

The need for money among banks, especially for short-term funds, may turn more intense in the last month of the financial year to feed the demand for capital for tax payments and meet year-end......

L&T takes on global peers with electrolyser play

Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is preparing the ground to begin the commercial sale of electrolysers in September, which would be 50 per cent cheaper than its European counterparts,......

Maharashtra, Karnataka sign MoUs worth crores at Davos

Maharashtra has signed MoUs totalling Rs 1.4 lakh crore at Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, following Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's meetings with a number of......

US investor BlackRock slashes Byju's valuation by 95% to $1 billion

In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......

'Public AI infrastructure we create would help startups'

'Similar to the case of the digital payment system where the government created a public platform and others joined in, we are exploring a similar structure to create a PPP platform where the......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

'Dada, you will be missed'

'Life was a canvas and Pradeep Sarkar painted with full intensity -- be it an ad film or a feature film.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Twitter Director Hansal Mehta took to Twitter on Friday......

Indian Movies I Loved in 2022

In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft,......

Meet Alia's 'Wonderfully Weird Ladies'

Kajal loves horror... Karisma-Kareena in London... Kangana's hunting... Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt shares a picture with sister Shaheen Bhatt and mum Soni Razdan and......

'Ironic that KK started and ended his career with Pal'

'It’s like he came on a Time Machine and left in the same vehicle.''A fairytale ending, but not a happy one.'  IMAGE: KK with Leslee Lewis. Composer Leslee Lewis was KK's mentor, the......

Sunny Singh Gill set to become first referee of Indian descent in EPL

IMAGE: Sunny Singh Gill will enter the history books when he steps onto the field for the EPL fixture between Crystal Palace and Luton. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Sunny Singh Gill was standing......

Tejaswin Shankar questions government jobs for Khelo India winners

Giving out sports quota jobs to youth and junior athletes not a good idea:F Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tejaswin Shankar/Instagram Top Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has questioned the sports......

Will Rohit, Ashwin Play Ranji Trophy Semis?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma could square up against Ravichandran Ashwin in a mouth-watering Ranji Trophy semi-final if the BCCI releases the duo for the fifth and final Test against England in Dharamsala.......

Practice and process: How Jurel cracked Test code

'The discussion before this innings with Dhruv was 'go down to the level of your practice and everything will be fine'. The talk is always about staying hungry.' SCORECARD IMAGE: It has taken......

'I am here to make you uncomfortable'

'Playing for India was my dream and when I get tired, I always remind myself of this. That's where the smile is from.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah says he likes to enjoy cricket as it 'means a lot' to......

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