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The mortal remains of legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja were brought to his hometown of Theni on Thursday morning. Family members, friends, industry colleagues and admirers gathered to pay their final respects to the iconic director. Arrangements have been made for residents from Theni and surrounding regions to offer their condolences before the final rites. The funeral…

Indian-American engineer Vibhav Altekar has come into the spotlight after a drone boat developed by his company, Saronic Technologies, played a role in a first-of-its-kind US military rescue mission near the Strait of Hormuz.Altekar studied Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. During his time there, he worked on research projects in areas including…

Just as investors prepare for what could become the largest IPO in history, a lawsuit from inside Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence empire has pulled back the curtain on a very different drama. At its centre is Devin Kim, a former engineer at xAI who claims he lost his job after repeatedly raising concerns about the…

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from Rajya Sabha. KOLKATA: In another setback for Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House on Thursday, becoming the third TMC member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha to quit amid signs of growing unrest within the party.In a letter…

CHANDIGARH: A gym owner was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants in Haryana’s Hansi on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred near Fawwara Chowk while the victim was conducting an outdoor workout session with a group of young men and women, according to news agency PTI.According to police, the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened…

Firing outside Guru Randhawa’s gym in Delhi: Police says two unindentified men shot fires at the glass of the gym. The investigation is under the way and no one has been reported as injured in the incident. In a shocking turn of events, the Delhi Police today got a call regarding a shooting outside Guru…

American digital real estate company Opendoor has begun shutting down its India operations, affecting employees who worked for the company in the country.The announcement was made by Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian, who shared an internal note sent to employees. In the message, he said the company had started saying goodbye to its colleagues in India…

Amazon Web Services marketing head Julia White reportedly asked its employees to hire recently laid off Meta workers. According to a report by Business Insider, the AWS Chief Marketing Officer said that the organisation is understaffed and is looking to fill open roles. During an internal staff meeting late last month, Julia White was asked…

US vice president JD Vance arrives on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews. (Reuters photo) Amid the rapidly evolving situation in West Asia, US vice president JD Vance has said that the United States and Israel are not always aligned, underscoring that Washington will prioritise its own interests when differences arise.In an exclusive interview…

NEW DELHI: Two Indian sailors died and a chief engineer remains missing after a commercial vessel came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) said on Thursday, raising concerns over the safety of Indian seafarers operating in the conflict-hit Gulf region.The development comes after the ministry of external…