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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is demanding executives fully embrace the company's AI transformation or face departure. He views AI as both a critical opportunity and a potential threat, personally engaging leaders to ensure commitment. This aggressive push involves significant organizational shifts and a renewed focus on technical innovation to prevent obsolescence.

Channapatna and Kinnal in Karnataka are known for the unique toys generations of artisans have been making and enjoy Geographical Indicator tags. But the craft in these towns face an existential crisis as the younger people in the toy-making families are choosing jobs in cities, reports Rishita Khanna.

If someone is going to collect an appointment letter, should they not show their face? Is this some Islamic country? Nitish Kumar acted as a guardian, Giriraj Singh argued

From loss, remembrance to hope, these books explore ideas that resonate with these fraught times

Impactful stories that explore diverse themes and narratives

Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna's 'Dhurandhar' achieved a historic second week at the box office, amassing Rs 253.5 crore net and becoming the highest-grossing second week for a Hindi film. The spy thriller crossed Rs 500 crore gross in India in just 13 days, now standing at Rs 460.

The proposed hike of over 200% would place Odisha’s legislators ahead of their counterparts in all other States, a message that reportedly did not go down well with the BJP’s central leadership.

A series of wolf attacks in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh has left 9 children and an elderly couple dead and 30 injured over the past three months. As fear grips the villages, young men patrol their neighbourhoods at nights while the children, women, and the elderly stay home after sundown, finds Ishita Mishra

As the new GRAP Stage IV regulations kicked in, Delhi's borders descended into turmoil. The sudden prohibition on non-Delhi, non-BS 6 vehicles left thousands stranded and confused. Police faced an uphill battle enforcing the ban amidst a sea of vehicles, leading to growing frustration over both the clarity of the rule and its effectiveness in combating pollution.

Kapil Dev believes Gautam Gambhir's role is more managerial than coaching, emphasizing player management over technical instruction at the international level. Dev highlighted that a coach's primary duty is to build confidence and create a supportive environment, especially for underperforming players, rather than teaching specialist skills.

Sunil Gavaskar challenges the narrative blaming Kolkata's Messi event on the organisers. He argues the focus should be on whether Messi himself fulfilled his commitments. Gavaskar suggests that if Messi's team failed to honour agreed-upon activities, they, not local mismanagement, were the primary culprits. He urges checking commitments on both sides before assigning blame.

Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia slammed Josh Inglis for his "unprofessional" late disclosure of limited availability for IPL 2026 due to his wedding. Wadia expressed disappointment, stating the franchise planned retention around Inglis, only to learn of his brief availability just before the deadline. Despite criticism, Wadia wished the player well.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is facing scrutiny as his scoring has slowed. This has sparked discussions about his future with the team. Toronto management must navigate this delicate situation. The coming months will be crucial for both Matthews and the Maple Leafs' legacy. The team aims for immediate success.

The court says police are acting in ‘utter disregard to mandate of law’; citizens are summoned under vague rules and demands clarity on BNSS applicability and legality of summons practices. 

“On one hand, there is unemployment, on the other such productive orchards were being handed over to the BSF. Where will locals go?,” Ms. Mufti said 

The BJP has been all about ‘money from power, and power from money’, Cong leader Nana Patole said

The paper stresses stronger efforts to slow down progression of the disease around the world, with strategies tailored appropriately across countries and population groups

They also invoked the example of the three farm laws, which they said were passed under similar circumstances and later withdrawn after a prolonged farmers’ agitation. This Bill will also face the same fate, they said.