Oscar-winning British playwright Tom Stoppard passed away at the age of 88 on Saturday, his agents said, according to media reports. United Agents said he “died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family.” “He will be remembered for his works — for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his […]

 Legendary Kannada comedian MS Umesh dies at 80  

Veteran Kannada actor Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as MS Umesh, passed away on Sunday at the age of 80, after a battle with cancer, media reports said. Umesh, who made his film debut as a child actor in Makkala Rajya in 1960, breathed his last at Kidwai Hospital in Bengaluru, leaving the Kannada film fraternity […]

‘My name is Sophie’: Meet AI teacher developed by 17-year-old UP student

In a remarkable advancement for low-cost educational technology, a 17-year-old student from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr has engineered an Artificial Intelligence (AI) teacher robot.  Aditya Kumar, a student of Shiv Charan Inter College, has created the robot—named Sophie—powered by an LLM chipset. Aditya recently brought the robot to his school, where it introduced itself to teachers […]

Universal Studios Singapore roller-coaster stops mid-ride; thrill-seekers stuck high up for 30 mins

According to reports, the “Battlestar Galactica: Human vs Cylon” roller coaster stalled mid-ride, leaving one of its cars stuck on the track. At least 16 riders had to be safely guided off the ride by staff.

Cyclone Ditwah nears Tamil Nadu, Puducherry: Flights cancelled, schools shut

As Cyclone Ditwah moves closer to the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, authorities across multiple sectors have intensified preparations.  The system, currently advancing from coastal Sri Lanka into the southwest Bay of Bengal, continues to strengthen, prompting an orange alert in several regions. Cyclone Ditwah ravages Sri Lanka Sri Lanka remains in the grip […]

12 arrested in Singapore anti-narcotics raid at Woodlands migrant worker dormitory

A media release issued by the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore said that the Woodland operation involved officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) as part of sustained efforts to clamp down on illegal activities, including drug offences and crime.

Nikhil Kamath reveals Elon Musk podcast appearance after netizens initially dismissed it as AI fake

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has confirmed what many initially assumed was AI trickery. Elon Musk will appear on an upcoming episode of Kamath’s hit podcast ‘WTF is with Nikhil Kamath’. A short monochrome teaser posted on X showed Kamath and the Tesla billionaire sitting across from each other before bursting into laughter. The laughs sent […]

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