When a finance executive at a British engineering firm, Arup, joined a routine Skype meeting in Jan 2024, familiar faces filled the screen. The company leaders he had interacted with countless times spoke with authority, blinked naturally, and smiled reassuringly. Except the people on screen were not real, and the AI-crafted doubles duped the firm,…
Mann, Kejriwal join congregation to pray for Punjab’s progress Anandpur Sahib, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday joined the large congregation here to pray for the progress of the state and prosperity of Punjabis. Both the leaders took part in the ‘ardas’ (prayer) performed after the ‘bhog’ of…
A former Harvard University audiovisual technician has accused the institution and her former manager of disability discrimination and retaliation, filing a lawsuit in state court earlier this month. The case, first reported by The Harvard Crimson, centres on how medical leave, accommodation requests and revised job duties became the pathway to her dismissal. A medical…
NEW DELHI: As if the mammoth target of 589 was not enough to demoralize them, the Indian team also lost 2 wickets in the final session of the fourth day to make matters worse after South Africa, quite reluctantly, declared their second innings at 260 for 5 in the third session. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and…
Alibaba reported a stronger September quarter on Tuesday, buoyed by the blockbuster launch of its redesigned Qwen AI app and a sharp pickup in cloud-computing revenue, even as net profit fell sharply.The Chinese tech major said revenue for the three months ended September 30 rose 5% year-on-year to 247.8 billion yuan ($35 billion), ahead of…
Delhi’s air quality has slipped into the danger zone again, forcing the government and regulators to issue a series of immediate curbs across workplaces and educational institutions. The latest measures, drawn from advisories reported by AIR and directions issued by the Directorate of Education and the CAQM, are aimed at cutting exposure and reducing the…
MUMBAI: Former Miss India winner, Miss Universe runner-up, and popular Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly Haag has filed a case against her husband, Peter Haag, an Austrian national, under the Domestic Violence Act.The plea alleges that the 47-year-old mother of three boys “has been subjected to continuous acts of domestic violence at his hands.” Celina has…
Winter vacations have been announced for schools in Kashmir and Jammu’s winter zones, with staggered start and end dates for different classes. Pre-primary students begin their break on November 26, 2025, while higher secondary students start on December 11. Teachers must report back by February 20, 2026, for academic preparations. Strict action awaits non-compliance. The…
NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Santosh Verma, state president of the Anusuchit Jati-Janjati Adhikari Karmachari Sangh (AJJAKS) in Madhya Pradesh, has drawn sharp criticism after a video of a remark he made at an event in Bhopal went viral, prompting demands for a police case and disciplinary action. Speaking on whether reservation should be granted…
RRC Northern Railway Apprentice recruitment 2025: The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), Northern Railway, has begun the online registration process for one of its largest apprentice intakes for the 2025-26 cycle. Applications are now open for 4,116 Act Apprentice positions across major divisions under Notification No. RRC/NR/05/2025. Eligible candidates with matriculation and ITI qualifications can now…
