KOLKATA: In at least 82 assembly seats in Bengal, the candidate in the third position secured more votes than the winning margin, indicating that a sharp vote split between the second- and third-place holders took the winning candidate past the post.For example, Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lost the Behrampore seat to BJP by 17,548…
Rahul Gandhi, Vijay, Stalin NEW DELHI: Cracks within the INDIA bloc came into sharp focus after the Tamil Nadu verdict, as the MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam lashed out at its ally, Congress, for backing actor-politician Vijay and his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. The DMK termed the Congress’ move “backstabbing,” signalling serious strain within the…
Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy has won the Republican nomination for Ohio governor, positioning himself for a high-stakes contest in November against Democrat Amy Acton.The biotech entrepreneur secured a comfortable victory over small business owner Casey Putsch in Tuesday’s primary, advancing to the general election in the key Rust Belt state of Ohio.Ramaswamy will now…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a broadside against the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that every sixth parliamentarian out of the BJP’s 240 MPs has won through vote theft.In a social media post on X, Rahul accused the BJP of keeping institutions in its pocket.“Votes are stolen to nick seats sometimes,…
Dell CEO Michael Dell recently announced to move the company’s base from Delaware to Texas. Sharing an official press release, the company said that its “Board of Directors has unanimously approved changing the jurisdiction of Dell Technologies’ state of incorporation from Delaware to its home state of Texas”. This “redomestication” of Dell is likely to…
Yann LeCun, widely regarded as the ‘godfather of AI’ and Meta’s most famous former employee, has now shared a blunt message for students navigating the hype and fear surrounding artificial intelligence: don’t listen to CEOs, and don’t skip college. In an interview with Axios, LeCun cautioned that exaggerated claims about AI’s risks are already harming…
Google DeepMind employees in the UK are not happy with the company’s new artificial intelligence (AI) deal with the US government. The UK-based employees of the company have reportedly launched a bid to form the world’s first union at a frontier AI lab. According to a report by Fortune, the UK’s Communication Workers Union, which…
This year’s Eta Aquarid meteor shower is reaching its maximum activity, and the skies at night are about to put on an interesting show for observers. For many, the notion of witnessing shooting stars seems rather straightforward; however, it all boils down to the timing of observation. The margin between seeing no meteors and seeing…
Google, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI have entered an agreement to give the US government a “first look” at their most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models before they are released to the public. This comes as officials in Washington are growing increasingly worried that advanced AI tools could be misused for cyberattacks or military purposes,…
A blast near Amritsar’s Khasa cantonment and a scooter fire in Jalandhar have sparked political outcry against the Punjab government. NEW DELHI: Two separate blast-like incidents in Punjab within hours of each other triggered panic and set off a political slugfest on Tuesday.In Amritsar, a suspected explosion was reported around 10:50pm near the Khasa cantonment…