Nand Mulchandani, the CIA’s chief technology officer (CTO) Understanding world leaders is one of the CIA’s most important jobs. Analysts comb through intelligence collected by spies and publicly available information to create profiles of leaders that can predict behaviours. A chatbot powered by artificial intelligence now helps do that work.Over the past two years, the…
Well-oiled network provides illegal entry MUMBAI: The arrest of illegal Bangladeshi immigrant Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammed Rohilla Amin Fakir for last week’s attempted robbery and assault on actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Bandra has reignited concerns about unauthorised entry and stay in the country.Since Bangladeshis, whether illegal or legal immigrants, are often…
The Slink & Bardot on Sunday MUMBAI/THANE: Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammed Rohilla Amin Fakir, also known as Bijoy Das, 30, worked at Slink & Bardot, a fine dining restaurant and pub in Worli, and Blabbering All Day, a hotel in Thane, as housekeeping staff before allegedly taking a stab at robbing celebrities.Following police inquiries about…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Sunday heaped praise on Election Commission for strengthening democracy through fair polls and using the power of technology to “strengthen people’s power”, his remarks coming amid continuing attacks on the poll body by opposition parties. In the year’s first episode of Mann Ki Baat, Modi said, “I would like to…
DRDO has developed a variety of ammunition for Pinaka, including rockets with 45-km extended range and 75-km guided extended range NEW DELHI: The Army is now putting its full weight behind the indigenous Pinaka multi-launch artillery rocket systems, with orders worth Rs 10,200 crore for its ammunition to be cleared soon, even as India is…
PALAKKAD: Arch-rivals Congress and BJP joined an ongoing protest against a proposed private brewery in Left-governed Kerala, with both parties planting their flags at the site in Palakkad district Sunday.Excise minister MB Rajesh dismissed the protests as politically motivated.Palakkad MP VK Sreekandan of Congress criticised the project by Oasis Commercial Pvt Ltd, saying a brewery…
Integrated Command Control Centres are helping cops, officials and experts to streamline traffic management and even check crime PRYAGRAJ: As the Maha Kumbh unfolds to mark the world’s largest gathering of people over the 45-day mela that started on Jan 13, a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring of population density per square metre, inflow and outflow…
Aerospace engineer- turned-sanyasi Abhey Singh Aerospace engineer- turned-sanyasi Abhey Singh, aka IITian Baba, was expelled late Saturday from the Juna Akhara camp at Maha Kumbh for allegedly using abusive language against his guru Mahant Someshwar Puri.Juna Akhara said discipline and devotion towards the guru were paramount and anyone failing to conform to this credo couldn’t…
NEW DELHI: Gyanendra Pratap Singh, a 1991 batch IPS officer and currently Director General (DGP) of Assam Police, has been appointed as the new DG of Central Reserve Police Force.CRPF special DG Vitul Kumar has been officiating as CRPF chief since the superannuation of incumbent Anish Dayal Singh on Dec 31, 2024. Sources told TOI…
Union minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh VIJAYAWADA: Asserting that the TDP-led NDA govt in Andhra Pradesh has been successful in securing Rs 4 lakh crore investments in just seven months, minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh said it is essential to have consistent policies and continuity in governance. The national general secretary…
