THE ELECTION Commission on Wednesday dubbed the 'Haryana results unacceptable' statement of senior Congress leaders as "unheard in the rich democratic heritage" of the country and far from a legitimate part of free speech. In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the EC said such remarks by party leaders…
A VISTARA aircraft flying from London to Delhi received a bomb threat on Wednesday and the plane landed safely at the Delhi airport, according to sources. The sources said that a piece of paper with the message about a bomb onboard the plane was found in one of the lavatories…
IT GIANT Infosys on Wednesday announced expansion of its partnership with Microsoft to help drive global customer adoption of generative AI and Microsoft's cloud platform Azure. Additionally, Infosys will also act as a strategic supplier to support cloud and AI workloads for Microsoft’s enterprise customers. It will infuse Microsoft’s generative…
A US scientist who won the 2024 Nobel physics prize for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence said Tuesday he found recent advances in the technology "very unnerving" and warned of possible catastrophe if not kept in check. John Hopfield, a professor emeritus at Princeton, joined co-winner Geoffrey Hinton in…
PAYAL KAPADIA’S film “All We Imagine as Light”, which won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, will be released in India this November. The Malayalam-Hindi film will also serve as the opening feature for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival on October 18. The film was previously released…
CRICKET legend Sachin Tendulkar will be leading India at the inaugural edition of International Masters League (IML) that will kick off from November 17. Legendary cricketers from six countries - India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies will take part in this T20 tournament. The inaugural match…
HYUNDAI Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the Indian arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai, on Wednesday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 1,865-1,960 per share for its ₹278.70 billion (£2.54bn)initial public offering (IPO) that opens for subscription on October 15. This would be the largest IPO in India,…
BUDGET carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday said it has amicably settled a $132-million dispute with aircraft leasing firm Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management (BBAM). The dispute, valued at $131.85 million (£100.80m) with the lessors - Horizon Aviation 1 Ltd, Horizon II Aviation 3 Ltd, and Horizon III Aviation 2 Ltd -…
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the party was analysing the "unexpected" results in Haryana and will apprise the Election Commission about complaints received from various constituencies of the state. In his first reaction after the shock defeat in Haryana, the former Congress president also thanked the people of…
THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the tenth time in a row but changed its stance to 'neutral' that may lead to a cut in the forthcoming policies. RBI maintained the status quo despite the US Federal Reserve lowering the…