- Saturday, May 03, 2025
A YEAR after the end of a major Hollywood strike that secured actors and writers some safeguards against artificial intelligence, divisions persist over the technology's place in the industry. Hollywood star Nicolas Cage reignited criticism of AI, specifically digital replicas, which were granted a conditional approval in the recent contract.…
THE US hired a chartered flight to deport Indian nationals who were staying in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security has said, noting that this has been done in cooperation with the Indian government. The charter flight was sent to India on October 22, the department said on…
THE Canadian government should have acted sooner to stem the flow of temporary migration into the country, immigration minister Marc Miller told Reuters on Friday (25). This week prime minister Justin Trudeau's government, facing low approval ratings and anger over a housing shortage and high cost of living, announced it…
TWO more people died in West Bengal due to cyclone Dana, taking the toll to four, officials said on Saturday. A civic volunteer, identified as Chandan Das (31), died on the spot when he allegedly touched a live wire in Bud Bud in Purba Bardhaman district. The incident happened when…
YASHASVI JAISWAL'S brisk unbeaten 46 powered India to 81 for 1 at lunch on day three in pursuit of 359 against New Zealand in the must-win second Test in Pune on Saturday. However, the early dismissal of skipper Rohit Sharma (8) by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner was a jarring note.…
HAVING spun the second Test and, perhaps, the series in New Zealand’s favour with his career-best 7/53, Mitchell Santner admitted it was ‘shocking’ to clean up Virat Kohli on a full toss here on Friday. Santner’s seven-for handed New Zealand a handy 103-run lead in the first innings on a…
CHIEF JUSTICE of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said what sustained him as a judge, even at the time of scrutiny, was his sense of compassion for society. "The element of scrutiny gets into our work. Nothing misses this scrutiny. This element of scrutiny guides the work of our…
SECURITY forces on Friday launched a massive search operation along the Line of Control, deploying drones and helicopters to trace terrorists who killed two soldiers and as many porters in the Gulmarg sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The combing and search operation began along the LoC and the area near…
THE country's largest airline IndiGo on Friday posted a net loss of ₹9.86 billion (£90.27m) in the three months ended September, as grounding of planes and higher fuel costs took a toll on the bottomline. In the 2023 September quarter, the airline's profit stood at ₹1.89 billion (£17.30m). Excluding the…
IN A landscape dominated by tentpole films and commercial blockbusters, Manoj Bajpayee says his only motive is to make "good cinema accessible" to all. The actor's recent works “Despatch” and “The Fable” received positive responses at the MAMI Film Festival 2024, affirming his belief that such stories can thrive alongside…
