Month: August 2026

Tamil Nadu Budget 2026 evokes mixed response in Tiruchi

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Tamil Nadu Budget 2026 evokes mixed response in Tiruchi

The State Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson has evoked mixed reaction from industry leaders of Tiruchi. While the announcement on industrial push targeting $1.5 trillion economy, feasibility study on Artificial Intelligence and deep-tech city, plan to develop tailored industrial parks in the under developed districts and thrust on imparting AI skills…

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TNPL: Chaturved’s heroics help Panthers ace record chase

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TNPL: Chaturved’s heroics help Panthers ace record chase

N.S. Chaturved’s blistering knock powered Madurai Panthers to victory against Kovai Kings. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN N.S. Chaturved had left little impression on TNPL 2025: 139 runs off 107 balls at 129.90, no half-century. But on Saturday at the NPR College Ground, he produced an innings that belonged to a different statistical universe altogether….

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Karnataka government to soon release draft of policy on responsible AI

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Karnataka government to soon release draft of policy on responsible AI

The Karnataka government policy looks at various aspects, including governance of AI, handling of sensitive data, security of AI models, and implementation and coordination between the departments. The draft of a policy on ‘Responsible AI’ is ready and the Karnataka government is set to release it by the end of the month, announced Shreevyas H.M., project director for…

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Abdul El-Sayed | A progressive’s progress

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Abdul El-Sayed | A progressive’s progress

Abdul El-Sayed. Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar When Abdul El-Sayed, a 41-year-old epidemiologist born to Egyptian immigrants, defeated U.S. Representative Haley Stevens by a margin of fewer than 15,000 votes out of more than 1.5 million cast in the Democratic primary elections held in Michigan state in early August, the result caught national and international attention….

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World

Mecca Agreement | A new triple alliance in West Asia

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Mecca Agreement | A new triple alliance in West Asia

By the time Abdullah bin Saud succeeded his father as Emir of Diriyah (the first Saudi state) in 1814, Ottoman forces, under the command of Muhammad Ali Pasha, had already launched their military campaign against the al-Saud reign. The Ottomans sought to destroy the emirate and bring the Arabian Peninsula back under their control. They…

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Khader to inaugurate Alva’s mega job fair on Friday, says chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation

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Khader to inaugurate Alva’s mega job fair on Friday, says chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation

Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader will inaugurate Alva’s Pragati, the mega job fair being organised by Alva’s Education Foundation, in Moodbidri on August 7. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT M. Mohan Alva, chairman of Alvas Education Foundation. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader would inaugurate the 16th…

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Hidden Environmental Cost of Powering Growing Digital and AI-World

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Hidden Environmental Cost of Powering Growing Digital and AI-World

  Indicating an invisible water footprint behind instant responses generated by systems such as ChatGPT, a research from the University of California, Riverside, estimates that a typical conversation with ChatGPT, involving around 20 to 50 exchanges, can consume as much as half a litre of water — a hidden environmental cost of rising dependence on…

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Business

NEET-UG shift to computer-based testing under active consideration, Centre tells SC

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NEET-UG shift to computer-based testing under active consideration, Centre tells SC

NEET-UG candidates. | Photo Credit: PTI The Education Ministry has told the Supreme Court that a migration of the NEET-UG exam from pen-and-paper mode to Computer Based Testing (CBT) is under “active consideration by all stakeholders”. The affidavit, dated August 4, was served to parties late on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). The affidavit is the…

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Eveready Industries Q1 profit rises over 22% to ₹37 cr, revenue grows 9%

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Eveready Industries Q1 profit rises over 22% to ₹37 cr, revenue grows 9%

Battery and flashlight maker Eveready Industries India Ltd on Saturday (A reported a 22.3% year-on-year increase in its consolidated net profit to ₹36.97 crore in the June quarter of FY27. The company had posted a net profit of ₹30.23 crore in the April-June period a year ago, the Burman family-promoted firm said in a regulatory…

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