Twist in OpenAI saga, Sam Altman to return as CEO

OpenAI on Wednesday said it has in-principal reached an agreement to bring back just-ousted CEO Sam Altman into its fold again. IMAGE: Sam Altman. Photograph: @sama/X The artificial intelligence......

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache.He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course.A......

7-year-old air crash survivor praised for her courage

Sailor Gutzler of Nashville, Illinois, escaped death when the Piper PA-34 aircraft went down on Friday evening in rural western Kentucky, killing her parents, her sister and a cousin. Kentucky......

Bestselling fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies

Terry Pratchett was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2007, but continued writing. One of Britain's best known authors and creator of the Discworld series, Terry Pratchett, has died. He was 66.......

How Raghuram Rajan can save and kill the Indian economy

Raghuram Rajan comes to his new job as governor of the Reserve Bank of India with a formidable reputation as an academic economist and scholar of financial regulation. He has the distinction of......

Jairam & Bill: The odds couple

As World Bank President Robert Zoellick gets ready to step down in June, the inevitable speculation about his successor has begun. And given the state of the US and Europe, much commentary has been......

The economics behind the Congress Budget

Larry Summers, the recently departed Chairman of US President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, posed the following question before his trip to India last November: "What is the......

Obama unveils economic team

United States President-elect Barack Obama on Monday officially unveiled the economic team that will assist him in tackling what he termed 'an economic crisis of historic proportions'. Obama has......

PIX: It's a starry, starry night as Biles makes Olympics return

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise with fans in the stand during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification Subdivision 1 at Bercy Arena, Paris, France. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Tom Cruise, Lady......

Michael Jordan's Olympic jersey fetches over $3 million!

IMAGE: US basketball player Michael Jordan flashes the victory sign as he stands with team mates Larry Bird, left, Scottie Pippen and Clyde Drexler, right, nicknamed the 'Dream Team' after winning......

PIX: Raptors down Warriors to win their first NBA title

Canada's only NBA team put the finishing touches to a remarkable 4-2 series upset that denied the Warriors a fourth championship in five years   IMAGE: Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard......

US will bid for 2024 Olympic Games, city undecided

The United States will bid for the 2024 Olympics, seeking to host the Summer Games for the first time since 1996, the country's Olympic committee said on Tuesday.Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston......

United States intends to bid for 2024 Olympic Games

The United States will bid for the 2024 Olympic Games as long as they find a candidate city that meets necessary conditions, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chairman Larry Probst said on......