LONDON: Britain’s youngest Indian-origin councillor at 20 has gone on to become the country’s youngest Indian-origin mayor three years later.Tushar Kumar, who lived in Haryana’s Rohtak until he was 10, was elected mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council last week, marking a quick transition from rookie councillor to deputy mayor to the top of…
Artificial intelligence was expected to heavily disrupt customer service and call center jobs, especially overseas support roles handled for American companies. But a Fortune report says the opposite is happening. Even as companies rapidly adopt AI tools and digital agents, offshore customer support employment in countries like the Philippines and India continues to grow. Economists…
A jury in Oakland, California, ruled on Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its leaders, dealing a major win to the company and its founders.After about 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that Musk’s lawsuit was barred by the statute of limitations.The case had threatened to disrupt OpenAI as…
Alireza Firouzja is playing against Javokhir Sindarov from a special room (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A highly unusual scene unfolded at the Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2026 on Monday when French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja played his classical game against Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov in a special room while confined to bed because of…
Often hailed as one of Indian cinema’s finest actors, Raaj Kumar was known not only for his powerful screen presence but also for his eccentric personality. His dialogues continue to be remembered till date. In a recent interview, filmmaker KC Bokadia recently shared some memories of working with the legendary actor. He revealed that handling…
Iran has reportedly launched a plan to ease the ongoing global shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran’s state media, the country has launched a digital insurance platform, called “Hormuz Safe”, that will allow international commercial ships to pass through the blocked waterway after paying a premium settled entirely in cryptocurrency like…
Chennai Super Kings were 52 for two after the fifth over and Eshan Malinga came to bowl the last over of the powerplay. CSK needed to accelerate to put pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and they needed their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was on 5 off 7 balls to shift gears. Instead, Gaikwad slowed things…
NEW DELHI: The roar inside Chepauk reached another level on Monday night as MS Dhoni made his way onto the field during Chennai Super Kings’ final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Even though the former CSK captain did not feature in the playing XI because of injury concerns, his brief appearance during…
The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate political allies who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden administration, as part of a deal to drop President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was announced by the Justice…
In a significant relief for Gautam Adani, the US Justice Department has withdrawn criminal charges and closed the securities and wire fraud against the billionaire businessman, according to a court filing cited by PTI.“The Department of Justice has reviewed this case and has decided, in its prosecutorial discretion, not to devote further resources to these…