NEW DELH: Voting for the 2026 assembly elections in Puducherry began at 7 am on Wednesday, with an unusual attraction at a polling booth in the VOC Government School where a robot named “Nila” welcomed voters arriving to cast their ballots.The robot is seen all decked up and holding a flower tray to welcome the…
An Apple iPhone has once again claimed the global top spot, underlining its dominance even as Samsung and Xiaomi compete aggressively across price segments in the world’s largest smartphone markets.Apple’s iPhone 16 has emerged as the world’s best-selling smartphone, extending its lead for a second consecutive quarter and reinforcing the company’s grip on the premium…
Raghav Chadha (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Sidelined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha has fuelled speculation about his future in politics after responding to a social media video suggesting he float his own party. In the video shared by Chadha, the content creator can be seen saying that to keep his support intact, the…
Israel is reportedly dissatisfied over the United States’ handling of the ceasefire agreement with Iran, with a WSJ report indicating it was informed and brought into loop only at the final stage of the truce, even as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed the move while drawing clear limits on its scope.According to The…
Oil prices inched higher on Thursday after suffering their steepest single-day fall since April 2020, as uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and renewed tensions in the Middle East kept markets on edge. Brent crude moved back towards $97 a barrel, rebounding from a 13% on Wednesday, while West Texas Intermediate also traded close to…
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup behind Claude chatbot, has created an AI model, called Claude Mythos Preview, so proficient at finding and exploiting software flaws that itis refusing to release the tool to the general public. The company has taken this step as a measure to keep the technology out of the hands of…
CEO of home improvement giant Lowe Marvin Ellison has a stark warning for Americans about artificial intelligence (AI). CEO Marvin Ellison has sounded a wake-up call about his take on AI tools and billions and billions of investment in AI. Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are alone projected to spend almost $700 billion combined…
R Vaishali vs Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: In the zero-sum world of elite chess, the camaraderie between compatriots often has to be set aside at the board. This was evident on Wednesday at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort as India’s two sensations, R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh, faced off…
Delhi Capitals’ David Miller and Kuldeep Yadav after losing by one run vs Gujarat Titans. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: ‘What was he thinking?’. ‘What was he doing?’. ‘Why didn’t he run?’ These were some of the questions that did the rounds in the aftermath of Delhi Capitals’ one-run loss against Gujarat Titans in the…
By- Kaushik.Pradhan@timesofindia.comKOLKATA: A high-level election review meeting on Wednesday turned volatile when a senior election observer openly challenged CEC Gyanesh Kumar, later leading to the observer’s removal.During the virtual meeting convened by the full bench of the EC, Cooch Behar South general observer Anurag Yadav objected to remarks made by the CEC. The situation escalated…