- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
SEVERAL exit polls on Wednesday predicted a victory for the BJP over the ruling AAP in the Delhi assembly polls, while the Congress was projected to make no significant gains from last elections. Two exit polls, however, predicted a victory for the Aam Admi Party (AAP), and as many showed…
INDIA'S technology minister said Wednesday (5) that OpenAI chief Sam Altman was "willing to collaborate" with the world's most populous country in its bid to develop its own cut-price AI systems. Ashwini Vaishnaw said he held a "super cool discussion" with Altman in the capital New Delhi, where they talked…
ENGLAND'S star batter Joe Root says coach Brendon McCullum's cricketing philosophy complements the skills set of his team Root is making a return to England's ODI setup in the three-match series against India, starting Thursday at Nagpur. Interestingly, Root had played his last ODI on the Indian soil only, back…
THE FINANCE MINISTRY has asked its employees to avoid using AI tools including ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed to confidentiality of government documents and data, an internal department advisory showed. Countries like Australia and Italy have placed similar restrictions on the use of DeepSeek, citing data…
A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport here on Wednesday (5) afternoon, sources said. While 30 of the deportees are from Punjab, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from…
THE NEGOTIATIONS for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Oman are progressing at a healthy pace and the two sides will hold another round of talks to resolve the pending issues, an official said. The official said that issues pertaining to petrochemical products have been resolved. The…
MUSIC maestro AR Rahman and his son AR Ameen met British musician Ed Sheeran ahead of the singer's Chennai concert on Wednesday (5). Sheeran will perform in Chennai at the YMCA grounds, Nandanam. Ameen, also a singer, shared a series of pictures with Sheeran and Rahman on his Instagram page…
FORMER skipper Ravi Shastri reckons that Jasprit Bumrah's potential absence could severely weaken the Indian team in the Champions Trophy, but advised against rushing the premier fast bowler's return to the national side. Bumrah suffered back spasms in the fifth Test against Australia at Sydney in January, and did not…
THE AGA KHAN, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died Tuesday (4) in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced. He was the founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs 96,000 people and finances development programmes particularly…
Delhi recorded 57.89 per cent voter turnout in the assembly polls on Wednesday (5) amid charges of malpractices including money distribution and fake voting. The turnout is about five percentage points lower than the 2020 assembly polls (62.59 per cent) when the Arvind Kejriwal-led party won 62 seat of the…
