New research highlights how children in India exceed global screen time guidelines, with lasting impact on health and cognitive abilitiesMultiple screens have become an integral part of children’s lives. But is it safe for young adolescents to be spending so much time on screen? Findings from existing research suggest that while devices like smartphones, laptops,…
NEW DELHI: If there is ever a list of the unluckiest dismissals in IPL history, Sai Sudharsan’s wicket in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 will surely feature near the very top.After Royal Challengers Bengaluru piled up a mammoth 254/5 against Gujarat Titans at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday, the pressure…
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma endured a difficult start to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, registering three ducks in a row — a phase that left him in a poor state of mind. Looking back, he admitted that he reached out to his childhood friend Shubman Gill during…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday asked solicitor general Tushar Mehta to examine the claims of petitioners who are relatives of Indians stranded, detained or forcibly recruited in connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said if the claims of the petitioners –…
There is an old saying, borrowed from Latin and later made popular in English: Nulla nuova, buona nuova- no news is good news. In 1640, writer James Howell noted that Italians believed no news was better than bad news. Even before that, King James I of England had said much the same thing.But 2025 did…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that he is impressed with the work done by Sarvam AI. Speaking at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit 2026, Pichai said “The developer energy I find in India every time I travel, it’s bar none, second to none,” adding that the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country is “thriving”. Pichai…
For months, Meitei-Kuki couples across Manipur believed they had reached the safest point they were likely to get, fragile but predictable, after the violence that erupted in 2023. On Jan 21, that calm broke.Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh, a 31-year-old Meitei man who had been working in Nepal, was abducted and shot dead in Churachandpur. Singh had…
More than oil though, it is the disruptions in LPG imports from West Asia that are having an immediate impact. (AI image) Oil, LPG, and LNG – the backbone of a growing Indian economy – have seen their supplies being hit due to the Middle East tensions and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz…
New Delhi: After hosting French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai, PM Modi held bilateral meetings on Wednesday with leaders of Spain, Finland, Estonia, Croatia and Serbia, looking to further deepen cooperation in technology, innovation, security and defence with Europe, which is participating in strength in the ongoing AI Impact Summit. With 26 countries officially represented,…
JAIPUR: In a rare union forged by courtship in custody, two convicts serving life sentences in separate, high-profile murder cases are set to marry Friday after striking up a relationship inside city’s open-air prison.Priya Seth (34), was convicted for the 2018 Jaipur murder of a man she met on a dating app. Hanuman Prasad (29),…