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KOLKATA: A spat broke out between leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an all-party meeting convened by West Bengal’s chief electoral officer (CEO) on Friday, after the topic shifted to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls. An all party meeting being held at the Office of CEO, West Bengal regarding the rationalization of polling stations today. (X/CEOWestBengal) The Bengal CEO had convened the meeting to discuss the rationalisation of polling booths, a follow-up to similar meetings held earlier at the district level. Aroop Biswas, the state minister who represented the TMC…

There was a quirky – and somewhat ominous – moment for Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto even before the start of the mixed doubles quarterfinals against Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei at the BWF World Championships on Friday. As they walked out onto the court at Adidas Arena, shook hands with the referees and opponents, the mandatory coin toss took place. The Indians won it. As the umpire turned to them, Dhruv said he’d be the one to receive. But Tanisha had her arm pointed towards the other end, looked at Dhruv and suggested they should be picking…

Meta, on Thursday, August 29, announced their intent to form a joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to build and develop AI solutions on Llama for Indian enterprises. Meta has committed to making accessible AI technology the foundation of this alliance. The venture will leverage Meta’s Llama models to create AI solutions customised for business in areas such as IT, sales, finance, customer service, marketing, and more. It will secure a full-stack environment for organisations to customise and employ generative AI applications and pre-configured AI solutions to address both industry-specific cases and cross-functionality.  This collaboration with Reliance works towards…

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Aug. 12. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image and its content cannot be independently verified. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP hide caption toggle caption Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP SEOUL, South Korea — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China next week for a military parade, he’ll be gathering with foreign leaders for the first time,…

The disposable income of Indian households is set to be “significantly higher” in the current year compared to last year thanks to a combination of lower inflation and tax cuts already announced by the government and likely to be announced in the near future, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.“…the fact that there was a significant direct tax cut announced in the Budget and the possibilities of lower GST coming up in the coming month, along with the fact that overall inflation rate has already been low, means that disposable income in the hands of Indian consumers…

Published on: Aug 29, 2025 05:17 pm IST The probe started after Mamtazul Haque, a TMC worker from Berhampore town, lodged a complaint at the cybercrime police station on August 24 BERHAMPORE: The Murshidabad district police have arrested a migrant worker from his work place in Haryana for a social media post in which he allegedly threatened to attack Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, police said on Friday. A court has remanded the suspect in police custody for seven days. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) “The accused, Sarijul Sheikh, was arrested from Ambala and brought to Murshidabad,” Raspreet Singh, additional…

Recovering from brain surgery often means months, sometimes years, of careful rehabilitation and rest. Yet, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, who underwent two brain surgeries in 2024, has taken a very different path in his healing journey. At 67, he is now back on the road, riding his bike on the challenging route to Mount Kailash. In a recent conversation with actor R Madhavan, asked, “When most people would be playing it really safe, you decide to go to Mount Kailash, not via a normal route but take a bike, most perilous journey in the rain and mud, what made you do…

Members of the South Carolina National Guard stand outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., last week. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images As the Trump administration moves to take more control over the management of Washington, D.C., it is setting its sights on Union Station — a major transportation hub and national landmark that the Department of Transportation already owns. The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Wednesday that it will reclaim management of the station, with changes expected to be formalized in September. The DOT has owned the building since the 1980s.…

Companies in the AI race are barreling toward a new goalpost: so-called superintelligence, or an AI model that can surpass human intelligence.The terminology here can get a bit dizzying. Top AI companies had already been trying to build what’s long been called “artificial general intelligence” (AGI), or AI that they claim will be as smart as humans. Depending on who you talk to, superintelligence might just be a flashy marketing term meant to draw even more venture capital — or it might be the obvious next step in the development of AI models that some believe are already as intelligent…

Travelers dreaming of a luxury South African safari but think it’s outside their price range may be in luck thanks to a new pay-what-you-can initiative aimed at helping visitors engage with their surroundings.  It’s all thanks to Few & Far Luvhondo, a carbon-negative safari retreat in South Africa’s Limpopo province, which launched the reservation system as a way “to challenge the old ways.” The limited program opens the lodge “to anyone who needs it, regardless of budget.” To participate, travelers must fill out an application covering their dates, the number of guests, why they are drawn to the property, and…