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Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed celebrates during the T20 World Cup. (AP) NEW DELHI: In a rare instance of a Pakistani cricketer being picked by an Indian Premier League (IPL)-backed franchise, Abrar Ahmed‘s signing at The Hundred auction could leave the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a tricky spot, with the spinner’s availability potentially clashing with Pakistan’s…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has made an “all in” bet on OpenAI, ramping up investment in artificial intelligence. Just months ago, SoftBank Group, owned by Japan’s second-richest man Masayoshi Son, reportedly raced to finalise a $22.5 billion funding commitment to Sam Altman’s OpenAI by year-end. According to a report in Reuters, the company used a…
Oracle is reportedly planning significant job cuts, potentially thousands, to manage a growing cash crunch fueled by its massive AI data center expansion. This restructuring, costing over $1.6 billion, aims to address financial pressures from a $300 billion OpenAI partnership. The company’s stock has seen a substantial decline as Wall Street scrutinizes its aggressive spending…
CHENNAI: In Tamil Nadu’s personality driven politics where optics and rhetoric matter a lot, there are few politicians who are remembered for their ideological resolve. Thozhar RNK is one. R Nallakannu, who died in Chennai on Wednesday at the age of 101, represented a generation of leaders shaped by the freedom struggle and guided by…
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel leaves the field after being dismissed by Crishan Kalugamage of Italy during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between Nepal and Italy at Wankhede Stadium on February 12, 2026 in Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) Nepal head coach Stuart Law criticised his team after their 10-wicket loss to Italy in the…
File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio and EAM S Jaishankar (Picture credit: AP, ANI) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Saturday said Washington has secured a commitment from India to stop buying additional Russian oil, even as the United States continues to tighten sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine war.Speaking at the…
JAMMU: Under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership, Govt of India (GoI) remains firmly committed to the vision of building a developed and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Union home minister Amit Shah said at a high-level meeting he chaired on Saturday to review the progress of development projects in the Union Territory.The meeting was attended by LG…
Oracle faces massive job cuts, potentially 20,000-30,000, to fund its costly $300 billion OpenAI partnership. The tech giant has already incurred significant debt for AI data centers, with its stock value plummeting. US banks are hesitant to finance Oracle’s projects, forcing the company to seek upfront customer payments and consider selling its Cerner unit. Oracle…
NEW DELHI: The India-EU summit next week will see both sides announcing in an agreement that negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA) have been successfully concluded, even though the actual signing will take place later. According to diplomatic sources, apart from the FTA, signing of a security and defence partnership to facilitate defence industrial…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over Digvijaya Singh‘s remarks praising the RSS’s organisational strength, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Revanth Reddy hailed Sonia Gandhi‘s role in Congress leadership, citing examples of elevation of Manmohan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao to the post of Prime Minister.In a social media post on X, Reddy, on the…
