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Biometric technology is everywhere and constantly evolving " but not without risks
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (811+ words) Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai" review: A dated comedy about one man with two pregnant partners Cockroach Janta Party protest: Youth kept trapped in Hindu-Muslim politics, says Abhijeet Dipke Aaj Tak" anchor Anjana Om Kashyap files defamation suit against…...
Narrative that "AI is like a child" dangerously obscures technology"s real-world implications
1+ week, 1+ day ago (587+ words) Fishing cats thriving in Kaziranga floodplains, finds study Bureaucratic tangle holds back women from leading two of India's top educational institutes The Muslim maestro at the heart of a Hindu temple tradition In Pakistan too, ethnic Bengalis face challenges with…...
Handling routine tasks, virtual assisting, resource management: Can AI make hotel stays better?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (210+ words) US lost 42 aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, in Iran war: Congressional study "Like a furnace: In Delhi summer, poor women are back to cooking on earthen stoves One mostly Muslim booth flipped a controversial Bengal seat " 97% of its vote…...
Water, energy-use concerns grow with more India data centres in the pipeline
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1487+ words) India's peak power demand at record high for fourth consecutive day amid heatwave One mostly Muslim booth flipped a controversial Bengal seat " 97% of its vote went to BJP "Drishyam 3' review: Give it a rest, Georgekutty "A butterfly will still be…...
Will the use of AI make human creativity obsolete? No, says a writer and professor in a new book
3+ week, 6+ day ago (361+ words) View from Bangladesh: With BJP's West Bengal win, fears in Dhaka that "push-ins' will intensify Telangana CM orders police to probe Pocso case against Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son Madhya Pradesh HC quashes FIR against teacher who shared Urdu…...
Is AI driving layoffs by software giants?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1129+ words) Glory" review: Show about boxing, family and revenge knocks itself out of the ring I moved from Mumbai to Delhi. I"m embarrassed by what I used to defend Mobile users across India get extremely severe" alerts as Centre tests…...
As India welcomes AI investments, it must first reckon with unequal access to water
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (931+ words) Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief' is a finalist for $150, 000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction "Vaadivaasal': In the jallikattu arena, an emotional story of revenge, honour, and legacy How the retreat of wealthy Indians into gated townships is worsening…...
If using Chat GPT is cheating, what about ghostwriting? The old debate behind a new panic
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1353+ words) Nukkad Naatak" review: Full marks for sincerity in film about the value of education Rush Hour: Voter turnout in Bengal crosses 90%, Trump shares post calling India a hellhole" & more The life of Puja: How a young woman from rural Bengal…...
Are "data embassies" the future in era of conflicts, attack on tech infrastructure?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (946+ words) These new volumes bring together selections from TS Eliot's poetry, plays, and critical essays Malka Jan: The life and lost verses of a 19th century courtesan India's per capita GDP estimated below Bangladesh in 2026: IMF The workers who keep India's cities…...
The last call of the white-winged duck
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1154+ words) A novelist responds: "More interesting to map the sensibilities of diasporic (Indian) writers" At IFFLA 2026, demonic brides and lonely souls In 2000, Kashmir family lost son to militants. 26 years later, another son to Army "encounter" Military biography: General Krishnaswamy Sundarji had…...