India’s efforts to build indigenous artificial intelligence models received a boost this week as Avataar AI unveiled Varya, a video generation model designed to better understand Indian cultural contexts while significantly reducing the cost associated with AI video creation.The Bengaluru-based startup, backed by Peak XV Partners and selected under govt’s India AI Mission, said the…
Amanda Peet didn’t hold back when she opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis and how her family handled it. In a recent essay and interviews, she talked about what it was like to share the news with her kids, what she’s been through, and how she’s finding her way through everything: grief, illness, and…
Man shouts anti-Jewish slogan British police have launched an urgent search for a man after a disturbing video surfaced online showing him threatening to “behead Jews one by one” on a street in east London.The incident took place near a mosque on Whitechapel Road in Tower Hamlets, where a group of men were seen chanting…
Indian players celebrates the dismissal of South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder during the first Test in Kolkata in November. (AP) New Delhi: The Indian cricket team faces a packed international calendar after the IPL 2026 concludes on May 31, and the management will monitor workloads before finalising squads for the subsequent assignments. With only a few…
Massive scare for Gujarat Titans as team bus suffers short circuit after the match. (Special Arrangement) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: What began as a disappointing night on the field nearly turned into a far more alarming ordeal for the Gujarat Titans (GT).The night went from bad to worse for the Shubman Gill-led GT when their team…
GT beat RCB by 4 wickets. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans took revenge against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to make it 1-1 in IPL 2026, registering a comfortable four-wicket win at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a modest 156-run target, Shubman Gill-led GT survived a few hiccups en route to…
Yaseen Khan, who served as Shah Rukh Khan’s personal bodyguard for over a decade, has seen both Bollywood and cricket up close. Now running his Mumbai-based security firm, Khan has worked with some of India’s biggest cricketers and A-list celebrities—and says the difference in their personalities often comes down to their roots. Yaseen Khan, who…
Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: When will Hardik Pandya return to action? How is his injury? When will he make a comeback? These are the questions fans have been asking after the Mumbai Indians skipper missed his second consecutive match in IPL 2026. Mumbai Indians were without their regular captain for the second…
The ongoing discussion around the next actor to portray James Bond has taken a new turn after filmmaker Shekhar Kapur publicly expressed support for John Abraham. The debate around the iconic spy role continues after Daniel Craig’s exit from the franchise, with fans and filmmakers speculating about potential successors. Shekhar Kapur’s public support on X…
HYDERABAD: Badminton is set for a new avatar as the annual general body of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has approved the 3×15 point scoring system from Jan next.The proposal received more than two-thirds majority at the BWF AGM in Horsens, Denmark on Saturday. While 198 voted in favour of the new format, 43 voted…