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More than a decade after the launch of the Centre’s flagship Jan Suraksha programmes, claims amounting to nearly Rs 25,160 crore have been paid out under two major insurance schemes, with enrolments include several crores across life cover, accident insurance and pension initiatives. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, marking 11 years of the Jan Suraksha schemes…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, has no problem if Elon Musk shows up uninvited to the company’s GPT-5.5 private event. Responding to a post on microblogging site X that joked about the world’s richest man “crashing” the event, Altman said that Musk would be welcome at the invite-only gathering. Altman’s reply comes after an…
NEW DELHI: At a time when centralised leadership and national narratives play a dominant role in politics, Mamata Banerjee has stood tall as one of the strongest regional satraps resisting the national trend. She has ruled West Bengal for last 15 years outmanoeuvring her rivals again and again. But the big question is: will the…
The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from LC36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Earlier this week, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos shared a photo of the space company’s New Glenn rockets. Bezos’ post on X, formerly Twitter, got ‘Congrats’ message from CEO of Blue…
More than six weeks of sustained air bombardment in the Middle East have depleted air defence stockpiles, pushing key US allies such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to urgently seek alternative weapons suppliers and systems.With a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran in place, Gulf nations are widening their…
Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Prithvi Shaw and Mukesh Kumar (Image credit: Delhi Capitals/IPL) The acquisitions made at the auction table have added depth to the Delhi Capitals squad. Here’s where they stand… Watch Impact Player Rule: Game-changer or all-rounder killer? Strength: Lower-middle order looks menacing. Addition of David Miller brings in experience. Tristian Stubbs, Ashutosh…
NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind intervention and an embarrassment to Allahabad high court, Supreme Court has directed transfer of three petitions pertaining to a case from the high court to itself for adjudication as the high court sat on the verdict after reserving the order six years back relating to a criminal case of 1994…
The Indian Institutes of Technology have approved cross-campus mobility for undergraduate students. Image: AI generated An IIT student’s trajectory is defined by a system that is precise, high-stakes, and largely non-negotiable. A JEE rank doesn’t just decide a branch. It decides a campus, the professors they learn from, the labs they can access and even…
US President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address on record on Tuesday, surpassing the previous benchmark set by former President Bill Clinton in 2000.The speech lasted nearly 1 hour and 48 minutes.The speech also exceeded Trump’s own record for a presidential address to Congress, set last March during an annual address…
He told the media while leaving the group’s HQ, Bombay House.When asked what changes for the group following the development, he said, “Nothing.”The matter of extending Chandrasekaran’s chairmanship was not listed on the main board agenda but was introduced as a supplementary item, said people familiar with the development.At the meeting, Noel Tata listed out…
