A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced a legislation to cut China’s access to specialised tools required to produce AI chips, amid Beijing’s calls for “self-reliance” in the technology. Only a handful of countries—the United States, the Netherlands and Japan—have specialised tools required to produce AI chips. The Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on…
BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Score: Bangladesh national cricket team moved to the brink of a memorable series sweep over Pakistan national cricket team after a dominant fourth-day performance in the second Test, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam leading the charge. Chasing an improbable target of 437 runs, Pakistan ended the day…
NEW DELHI: India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki will raise prices across its vehicle line up by up to Rs 30,000 from next month, citing elevated inflationary pressures and a persistently adverse cost environment. Some of the other car makers indicated that they are also reviewing prices, while some have already raised it.In a regulatory filing…
LONDON/KOLKATA: Anisha Chakraborty texted her brother Raktim in the US from Birmingham last Friday to say she had good news to share. The 28-year-old from Kolkata’s Mukundapur had been job-hunting after completing her master’s with distinction at Aston University and had just made it to the final round of an interview.Raktim, who is based in…
Stock Market closing: The Indian stock market witnessed a strong across-the-board selloff in trade on Monday, March 30. The BSE Sensex, after hitting an intraday low of 71,774.13, ended the session at 71,947.55, down 1635.67 points or 2.22 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 settled at 22,331.40, down 488.20 points or 2.14 per cent. During the…
A 31-foot brick tower built just for goats stands in rural Illinois, and yes, it is completely real. Wrapped in a spiral of narrow ramps, the structure lets goats climb, rest, and look out over the surrounding farmland. What might seem like a quirky or even absurd idea at first has actually gained widespread attention…
JAMMU: Massive landslides, triggered by heavy rain, in Ramban district on Sunday night blocked Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Monday as mud and shooting stones fell onto the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and the rest of the country.The debris blocked the NH between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, leaving vehicles stranded on both sides.“Efforts are…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shafali Verma NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shafali Verma have received notices from India’s anti-doping body, NADA, after missing scheduled dope tests last year. Both players are part of NADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP), which means they are required to regularly share their whereabouts and remain available for surprise testing during a…
Apple is planning to send fewer than 200 Siri engineers to a multiweek AI coding bootcamp, according to The Information. The timing is striking—WWDC 2026 is just seven weeks away, and the company is expected to use the June 8 event to finally unveil the long-delayed revamp of its voice assistant. The bootcamp is designed…
Maruti Suzuki India launched the second-generation Maruti Suzuki Baleno hatchback back in 2022, and now it’s due for a mid-life facelift. A camouflaged test mule of the updated Maruti Suzuki Baleno has been spotted on Indian roads, marking the first sighting of the upcoming facelift. Since the hatch is extensively covered, it’s hard to tell…
