NEW DELHI: With drones emerging as a prime source of low-altitude threats at sensitive airports, particularly in J&K and Punjab, the CISF, which guards 72 airports across the country, has tied up with the Indian Army to equip its personnel with advanced capabilities to detect, track and neutralise hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). Simultaneously, 659…
MUMBAI: RBI’s record surplus transfer of nearly Rs 2.9 lakh crore reflects a year in which gains from dollar investments, forex market intervention and robust domestic bond income combined to lift RBI’s total income by 26% to about Rs 4.3 lakh crore in FY26, up from Rs 3.4 lakh crore a year earlier.A large share…
Microsoft is reportedly working on a “super app” to fix a problem that recently left its own employees confused surrounding its massive lineup of “Copilot” AI tools. Currently, Microsoft has multiple AI assistants scattered across its products, leaving customers frustrated by the lack of a single destination. To solve this, Microsoft is secretly building a…
Shubman Gill shares victory hug with Family (Image: X) After Gujarat Titans pulled off a record chase in Qualifier 2, Shubman Gill won the Player of the Match award for his stunning century during the chase. And here’s how he celebrated with his family after Gujarat Titans qualified for the IPL 2026 final.Gujarat Titans (GT)…
MUMBAI: The India heads of AI world’s arch-rivals Anthropic and OpenAI took to the stage at the annual Tech Week here, pitching their suite of products to a room full of developers and founders.“What makes India really important in OpenAI’s journey is the opportunity centred around access, adoption and agency,” said Pragya Misra, OpenAI’s head…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: India’s consumption looks headed for a near-term slowdown with predictions of an El Nino-weakened monsoon likely to bring the lowest rainfall in 11 years.Deficient rains may weigh on rural demand, impacting volume growth and crimping sales of a host of products ranging from soaps, shampoos, packaged food to two-wheelers and durables. For companies…
With the Indus Waters Treaty remaining in abeyance, adding to Pakistan’s water-security concerns, the country’s financial capital, Karachi, is now grappling with a severe water shortage amid the peak summer season.Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman launched a sharp attack on rival political party Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), accusing it of gross mismanagement of…
NEW DELHI: For an examination system handling millions of answer sheets every year, the push towards technology was perhaps inevitable. CBSE’s rollout of on-screen marking (OSM) for Class XII board examinations this year was therefore hardly a radical experiment, but part of a larger shift already underway across universities and examination boards seeking to reduce…
MUMBAI: Reports that India is expected to see its driest monsoon in a decade spooked investors on Dalal Street on Friday. In late trades, sensex fell sharply to close nearly 1,100 points (1.4%) lower at 74,776 points. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries contributed the most to the day’s fall in the index, exchange…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: As Gujarat Titans celebrated their place in the IPL 2026 final, a distraught Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sat quietly in the Rajasthan Royals dugout. The 15-year-old hid his face in his Orange Cap and wiped away tears, unable to mask the disappointment of seeing his team’s campaign come to an…