• Monday, February 17, 2025

IIT-Kanpur analyst hailing from Arunachal accuses colleague of rape

A TRIBAL woman from Arunachal Pradesh working as an analyst at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has accused her colleague of raping her on the pretext of marriage, police said on Thursday (30). An FIR has been lodged at Kalyanpur Police Station on the complaint of the 24-year-old woman.…

Global AI race: India to create own foundational model, says…

INDIA on Thursday (30) outlined global AI ambitions with plans to build its own 'foundational model' that could take on the might of ChatGPT, Deepseek R1 and others, as it lined up "most affordable" common compute facility for startups and researchers. India's move comes at a time when Chinese company…

Mahatma Gandhi saw Kumbh as a place to interact with…

A PIONEER of mass movement, yet still a rookie in India politics, Mahatma Gandhi visited Kumbh mela in 1918 to galvanise the masses and to know better the people of his country, which was still under the British yoke. Mahatma Gandhi, whose death anniversary on Thursday (30) was observed as…

M Night Shyamalan ropes in Jake Gyllenhaal for his next…

JAKE GYLLENHAAL is set to lead filmmaker M Night Shyamalan’s upcoming supernatural romantic thriller. The film is based on an original story co-created by Shyamalan and bestselling author Nicholas Sparks. Shyamalan and Sparks are independently developing their own versions of the story — Shyamalan as a screenplay for the film,…

School bus driver booked for running over a stray dog

POLICE have registered a case against a school bus driver for allegedly crushing to death a stray dog in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday. The incident took place in Ambernath area on Tuesday. While the driver was turning the bus near a temple, a stray dog on…

Adani Enterprises Q3 net profit slumps 97 per cent on…

BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani's flagship company Adani Enterprises Ltd on Thursday (30) reported a 97 per cent drop in the third quarter net profit as key coal trading volumes were hit. Net profit declined to ₹578.3 million (£5.37m) in October-December 2024 - the third quarter of April 2024 to March 2025…

Shahid Kapoor: A pleasure to work with Vishal Bhardwaj

SHAHID KAPOOR is set to collaborate with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj for the fourth time in a film described as their most accessible project to date. The movie, which remains untitled, is a love story set in the 1990s against the backdrop of Mumbai’s underworld. "It's always been a privilege to…

Iraqi refugee in Sweden facing trial for burning Quran shot…

AN IRAQI refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over burning the Quran, and five people were arrested over the shooting on Thursday (30). The five were arrested in connection with the incident late on…

Rohit Sharma files complaint against Sunil Gavaskar at BCCI: Report

INDIA captain Rohit Sharma, who is going through a lean patch, is reportedly angry with the relentless attacks by legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar and filed a complaint with the BCCI, CricBlogger reports. During the recently concluded Test match tour of Australia, Rohit managed to score just 31 runs from three…

FY26 Union Budget: Challenges galore for Nirmala Sitharaman

FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman, set to make history with her eighth consecutive Union Budget, has worked tirelessly with key officials to prepare a budget of over ₹50 trillion (£463.98bn) for FY26. The Budget will have to address several challenges, including softening economic growth, falling value of Rupee against the US…