‘Stressful for students’: SC tells Centre not to introduce 3rd language in Class 9 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday observed that introducing a third language in Class 9 under the National Education Policy would put undue pressure on students as they begin preparing for their board examinations.The court said Central Board of Secondary Education’s…
A video is circulating on social media showing the new look of Mumbai–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper’s New First AC Coach. And trust up, travellers were not prepared for this as the train looks nothing less than a boutique hotel running on railway tracks! It’s absolutely gorgeous and the makeover is so international. The train is…
Woman dies after panic over monkey attack at Kalugumalai Temple hilltop in Tamil Nadu. TUTICORIN: A 24-year-old woman, who got married a month ago, died after falling off the hilltop of the Kalugumalai Ucchi Pillayar temple on Friday evening in the Tuticorin district.The deceased was identified as Anitha, 24, wife of Suresh, an abroad worker…
Oracle did not build the data centre in Abilene, Texas. It leased it from Crusoe—a relatively inexperienced operator—on a 15-year contract worth more than a billion dollars a year. This is not an exception to how Oracle operates; it is the whole model. Oracle is a database company that has recast itself as the financial…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Friday accepted the resignation of chief minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru, dissolving the council of ministers with immediate effect, a day after the Congress leader stepped down following directions from the party high command. Siddaramaiah will, however, continue in office until alternative arrangements are made, according to an…
Representative Image. Left: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Right: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Claude maker Anthropic and ChatGPT parent OpenAI now reportedly account for a major share of future revenues at major cloud providers, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others. A report claims that the contracts of two of the biggest cash-burning artificial intelligence (AI) companies…
In The Matrix, Morpheus asks Neo: “Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?” One has felt like that while vacillating between the states of…
Lionel Messi (Screengrab) Lionel Messi put any lingering concerns about his fitness to rest on Tuesday, marking his return from injury with a goal as Argentina defeated Iceland 3-0 in their final warm-up match before the FIFA World Cup 2026.The Argentina captain, who had been sidelined after suffering muscle fatigue and a minor strain in…
Holy Basil (commonly referred to as Tulsi) is a herb that has found extensive use in Indian homes over the years due to its spiritual importance as well as its healing properties. For decades, this herb has been used to make herbal teas and home remedies in everyday life in India. Tulsi leaf extract is…
Wiz Khalifa is getting attention online for a parenting moment that feels less like a celebrity soundbite and more like the kind of real-time advice many parents would give if they got the same call. In a clip circulating on social media, his 13-year-old son, Bash, also known as Sebastian Taylor Thomaz, reaches out during…