Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. As previously reported by TimesofIndia.com, India fielded two spinners in their XI and selected Nitish Kumar Reddy over Shubman Gill.That decision became official during…
CHENNAI: It’s a theory that has been doing the rounds on social media, but is it true? Some commuters have noticed a curious disparity in cab fares displayed simultaneously on Android devices and iPhones for identical rides, which has left them wondering if pricing algorithms on ride-hailing apps are programmed to charge Apple users higher.TOI…
BENGALURU: Healthcare-focused global capability centres (GCCs) continue to struggle with gender diversity. According to Teamlease data, women constitute only 28% of the workforce, matching industry standards. In R&D roles, women representation drops further to 15%.“The gap is expected to persist due to the broader gender gap in STEM with just 27% women in the STEM…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to curb the unauthorised use of national emblem, names and photographs of President and Prime Minister, govt has proposed amendments with heavy fine of upto Rs 5 lakh and jail term. Govt is looking at whether two laws, currently in force, to deal with misuse can be merged and brought…
Hyderabad: Telugu star Allu Arjun‘s father and Tollywood film producer Allu Arvind Wednesday gave a cheque of Rs 2 crore as compensation to Sritej, the eight-year-old boy who was grievously injured in Dec 4 stampede outside Sandhya Theatre. Sritej’s mother, Revathi, died in the stampede. Sritej is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in…
BENGALURU: Karnataka HC has brought the curtains down on what it said is, perhaps, “the oldest case in the criminal justice system in the state”, by quashing proceedings against a Bengaluru resident in a 45-year-old case.The man was charged with accompanying two men accused of murdering a person over a land dispute in Udupi in…
JAIPUR: The death toll in Friday’s LPG tanker accident on Jaipur-Ajmer national highway rose to 18 on Wednesday as three more burn victims succumbed to injuries, reportsVijeta Meena, a 23-year-old BEd student from Pratapgarh district, had sustained 70% burns whilst returning to Jaipur after appearing for an examination in Udaipur.Vijendra, a 36-year-old truck driver from…
BENGALURU: A special NIA court in Bengaluru on Tuesday sentenced a doctor to life imprisonment and two of his associates to 10 years in jail for their involvement in terror-related activities, including planning to carry out serial blasts before then US president Barack Obama’s visit to India in Jan 2015.Special judge Gangadhara CM awarded life…
BHOPAL: Three accused in a gang rape case involving a minor were acquitted by the Pocso court in Gwalior on Tuesday after the rape survivor failed to identify herself in a video, purportedly of the alleged crime. The court then said it found no merit in the allegations levelled against the accused youth, all aged…
PUNE: Baramati MP and NCP(SP) senior functionary Supriya Sule on Wednesday said she cannot find fault with EVMs without proof, but added that discussions were needed to uncover the truth as others have claimed to possess evidence of manipulation.“I think it is not right for me to make allegations until I have some concrete evidence…
