The organization behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday released updates across many categories, stressing the importance of human authorship while not banning AI.The new rules also include significant…
File photo: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: A day after the death of his uncle Dr Mustafa Kamal, J&K CM Omar Abdullah Wednesday said his party will proceed with its planned Delhi protest for the restoration of statehood.“There will be no change in our July 20 programme. We have not received permission…
India’s iconic blue jersey being replaced by saffron (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former India hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha has criticised Hockey India’s decision to replace the team’s traditional blue jersey with a saffron one ahead of the 2026 Hockey World Cup. Expressing his disappointment on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “I must say that…
Humble Re 1 retains coining glory despite rise of digital payments NEW DELHI: It will buy you a candy but not much else. The last time you probably searched for it may have been to settle a toss in a cricket match. Yet, despite a steady drop in its value, Re 1 remains the most…
James Aren Duckett and Dominick Anthony Occhicon (AP Photo) Florida is preparing to carry out two executions on Tuesday, becoming the first US state in nearly a decade to execute two inmates on the same day. If both lethal injections go ahead, it will also mark Florida’s first same-day executions since 1964 and the first…
NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Gwalior, has found Eureka Forbes guilty of deficiency in service after the company failed to repair and return a defective vacuum cleaner to a customer, even though the fault occurred within the warranty period. The commission has ordered the company to either return the repaired appliance, replace…
Lionel Messi had the chance to draw Argentina level before half-time when he stepped up to take a penalty. But his left-footed effort was brilliantly saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, and silence descended over the Atlanta Stadium. For Messi, though, the bigger battle was internal. It was the second penalty he had missed for…
Mouni Roy thanked friend Subhashree Ganguly for rushing to her side, days after her paparazzi row in Mumbai. Sharing a photo, Mouni wrote, “She left her home and kids & came in the moment.” Fans grew concerned over her well-being, while praising her calm handling of the paparazzi incident. Mouni Roy shared a heartfelt post…
The stock of SpaceX continues its consolidation phase on the New York Stock Exchange one week after its Nasdaq listing. Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images SpaceX became one of the quickest additions ever to the Nasdaq-100 index, setting up a fresh wave of buying from passive investors less than a month after the…
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget ‘Star Wars’ movie, ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’, which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet. ‘Backrooms’ breaks box office…
