Vijayawada: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has taken disciplinary action against 18 employees for violating its policy requiring staff to adhere to Hindu traditions. Following directives from TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu, orders were issued against employees found engaging in non-Hindu religious activities while also participating in TTD festivals and rituals. The move aligns with TTD’s…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Indian badminton star and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal on Wednesday arrived here to take a dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh. Calling Maha Kumbh the world’s largest spiritual gathering, she said she felt fortunate to be part of such a grand event. The shuttler…
New Delhi: Several exit polls on Wednesday predicted a victory for the BJP over the ruling AAP in the Delhi assembly polls, while the Congress was projected to make no significant gains from last elections. Two exit polls, however, predicted a victory for the Aam Admi Party (AAP), and as many showed a close contest…
New Delhi: India’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed confidence that the country could develop large language models (LLMs) at a fraction of the cost compared to global competitors, drawing a parallel with India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission. Vaishnaw emphasized India’s success in space exploration, highlighting that the Chandrayaan-2 mission landed on the moon at a fraction of…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh opposition leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday exuded confidence that his party, YSRCP, will “live and rule the state for 30 years”. Addressing an internal party meeting at his residence in Tadepalli, Guntur district, the former CM said the party, which suffered a humiliating defeat in the 2024 polls, will emerge…
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 57.70 percent was recorded till 5 pm in the Delhi assembly polls, according to officials figures. The polling in all the 70 constituencies began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. According to Election Commission (EC) data, 57.70 percent of the electorate exercised their franchise till 5…
Colombo: A minister said on Wednesday that the Sri Lankan government is unaware of any move to arrest former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Easter Sunday bombings case. Nalin Jayathissa, the Minister of Health and Mass Media, said this in response to a statement by opposition politician Udaya Gammanpila who accused the government of plotting…
Washington: The Trump administration has confirmed that the deportation of Chinese nationals is still underway as part of a broader effort to enforce U.S. immigration laws. In an emailed response to VOA this week, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official wrote that the agency is removing from the United States any immigrant who is…
Melbourne: Until a few weeks ago, few people in the Western world had heard of a small Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company known as DeepSeek. But on January 20, it captured global attention when it released a new AI model called R1. R1 is a “reasoning” model, meaning it works through tasks step by step…
New Delhi: In a swipe at the AAP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged people of Delhi to remember while voting who committed the biggest scam in Delhi by talking about practicing clean politics. The former Congress president said people’s vote for his party will protect their rights, strengthen the Constitution, and put Delhi…
