NEW DELHI: A Mumbai-based techie turned to “astrology” in a bid to mend his life, unaware the only thing that was to align for him were not stars but a well-planned scam.The price paid for astrology piled up to an astronomical extent for the BKC man after he downloaded the DevineTalk application to find a…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha about India’s position in artificial intelligence (AI), as the United States and China continue to advance in the field. He pointed out that while America has developed AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok, and China has introduced DeepSeek,…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka cooperation minister K N Rajanna announced to Tuesday that he would meet home minister G Parameshwara to file a complaint regarding an alleged attempt to “honeytrap” him. He specified the need for strict action against those involved in or supporting such acts.The decision came hours after Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru that…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday criticised the Congress party, saying it had no right to lecture on freedom of expression. His remarks in the assembly came after an alleged attack on deputy speaker Numal Momin by Congress MLAs. Sarma took to X, saying, “Congress has…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was spotted jogging and back walking in London, sporting her classic white saree along with slippers and a jacket. The videos were shared by Kunal Ghosh, who calls himself a “soldier of All India Trinamool Congress”. “London. Morning. The Chief Minister said, ‘Not a walk, just a…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis explained why the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena decided to part ways in 2014 state assembly elections. The saffron party leader revealed that seat-sharing disagreements were the primary reason behind the failure of alliance talks with Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.“When the talks of alliance started, the Shiv…
Union minister of Parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The govt on Monday notified a 24% increase in salaries of members of Parliament (MPs), with effect from April 1, 2023, on the basis of the cost inflation index, taking their monthly remuneration to Rs 1.24 lakh from Rs 1 lakh earlier.In a notification,…
SRINAGAR\JAMMU: Chief minister Omar Abdullah asserted Monday that it would not be possible to end militancy in J&K without people’s support. His comments came amid an ongoing search in Jammu’s Kathua for terrorists who had attacked security forces Sunday, leaving a seven-year-girl injured in the crossfire.“We are making all efforts (to end militancy), although it…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s junior home minister Yogesh Kadam on Monday told the state assembly that the government would be checking call record details and bank statements of comic Kunal Kamra, who landed in trouble for indirectly calling deputy CM Eknath Shinde a “gaddar” (traitor) at a Mumbai show.“Call recordings along with CDRs, as well as…
JD(U)’s Rajiv Ranjan Singh (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and Janata Dal (United) MP Lalan Singh on Monday said Muslim groups who declined Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for an iftaar gathering are associated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress.“Those who opposed it (invitation) are associated with the RJD and Congress….
