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The US Department of Defense has launched GenAI.mil, a new AI platform powered by Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government, to equip nearly 3 million personnel with advanced capabilities. This initiative aims for AI technological superiority, enabling tasks like policy summarization and risk assessment. The platform ensures secure, unclassified use, with Google guaranteeing data won’t train…

Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: As Abhishek Sharma gears up to play his first international match at home when India face South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday, those who shaped his journey insist that his rapid rise is anything but a surprise. Behind the six-hitting power and effortless elegance sits…

NEW DELHI: Calling the India–US trade deal “elusive” but nearing completion, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said he would be “surprised” if the pact is not sealed by March, further adding that “most issues have been resolved.““I was hoping something would be done by the end of November, but it has turned…

IndiGo’s operational crisis has stretched into a second straight week, with thousands of flight cancellations continuing to affect passengers nationwide. Amid the rising backlash, IndiGo chairman dismissed speculation that the chaos was deliberate. Chairman Vikram Singh Mehta, in an eight-minute video message on Wednesday repeatedly apologised and said the airline has brought in “external technical…

L-R: India cricketers Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to take up a long-awaited revision of domestic match fees for women cricketers during the Apex Council meeting scheduled for December 22. The meeting, which will be held virtually, comes…

Luthra brothers detained in Thailand NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Goa, were detained by Thai Police early on Thursday on the request of Indian law enforcement agencies, sources said. The duo was wanted after fleeing the country following last week’s blaze that claimed 25 lives. They…

A Myanmar military air strike killed at least 31 people and wounded 68 at the general hospital in Mrauk-U in western Rakhine state on Thursday evening, said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung.The strike occurred as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month, AFP news agency reported.Conflict monitors say the…

Opposition leaders slammed the Election Commission, calling it “compromised” and accusing the BJP of “vote chori.” Congress MP K C Venugopal highlighted the freezing of party bank accounts and the EC’s inaction on PM Modi’s alleged poll code violations. NEW DELHI: Dubbing the Election Commission as “compromised” and accusing BJP of “vote chori”, Congress MP…

‘Dhurandhar’ starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and more, has been hogging the limelight for several reasons, one of which is its impressive box office collection. In just six days of its theatrical run, it has surpassed the lifetime box office score of several previous releases. According to the latest trade report,…

The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, marking a dramatic escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela. “As you probably know, we have just seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, the largest…