NEW DELHI: At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 which concluded this week, the buzz wasn’t just about algorithms; it was also about an aroma. While the world’s tech elite gathered at Bharat Mandapam to debate the “Fifth Industrial Revolution,” India leveraged the opportunity to showcase its impressive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as a tangible,…
MUMBAI: Retail investors looking for a simpler way to plan for long-term goals such as retirement and children’s education may soon have some easier options. Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday allowed fund houses to launch life cycle funds.Life cycle funds are open-ended schemes designed around a target maturity date and a pre-set asset allocation glide…
Global campuses in India: Bringing world-class classrooms home, but who really benefits? (AI-generated image) India has flirted with the idea of “bringing Harvard to India” for decades. What is different now is not the slogan — it is the paperwork. As of now, three foreign universities are fully operational on Indian soil: Deakin University and…
‘The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond’ has opened to a mixed reception, earning Rs 10.40 crore over its first weekend. Despite a delayed start on its release day, the film saw a significant jump on Sunday, collecting Rs 5 crore. However, its opening weekend performance lags considerably behind its predecessor, ‘The Kerala Story’ (2023). Read…
Sara Tendulkar and Shubman Gill (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill looked in fine touch during the third T20I against Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Sunday, but his promising start was cut short by Australian pacer Nathan Ellis.Gill looked composed early on, timing the ball well and rotating…
Texas journalist and whistleblower Sara Gonzales, in her latest YouTube video, revealed a list of H-1B job titles that she found ‘crazy’ and said that it is not only Indian software engineers ‘exploiting’ the H-1B visa program, but there are also others. Gonzales started her own investigation into the H-1B employers as she visited some…
Indian professionals at work The Government of India has announced that the four consolidated Labour Codes, the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020), and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020) have been implemented from 21 November 2025. Their enforcement will replace 29 existing central labour…
The countdown is on for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, the next big leap in Tom Holland’s run as everyone is “friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.” The movie is set to hit theaters July 31, 2026, and it feels like a whole new start for Peter Parker after that gut-punch of an ending in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.’…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) submitted a memorandum to the central government, outlining a series of demands related to labour laws, social security, and worker welfare.In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Labour & Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the trade union said the memorandum was based on resolutions adopted at…
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief ministerDevendra Fadnavis on Saturday assured strict action against those found guilty in the suicide of a woman doctor in Satara.Fadnavis also warned against politicising the issue.Speaking to reporters, he said, “This is a very serious issue. A young doctor wrote her suicide note on her hand…
