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Did hallucinating AI mess with a tax tribunal order?

NEW DELHI: A recent tax tribunal order that cited fictitious court judgments before it was hastily withdrawn has raised suspicions about the potential use of Generative AI-a transformative technology that has swept the world but has occasionally made up stuff.

Punjabi must as main subject: State amid row over CBSE draft norms

Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday accused the Union government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) of dropping Punjabi from the list of subjects for Class 10 board examinations, asserting that his department has issued a fresh notification stating that Punjabi will be main subject in Class 10 across all education boards in the state.

Diplomatic paths diverge in Syria and Afghanistan

The collapse of the near 25-year long reign of now former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was welcomed emphatically by western powers.

The Kerala model in deepening democracy

The capacity of a state government to serve the people in the way envisaged by the Constitution depends on the health of federalism in the polity, and the willingness of the Centre to heed federal principles

Sciver-Brunt helps MI's seal easy win against Warriorz

In-form Nat Sciver-Brunt was once again the star act as Mumbai Indians produced a dominant performance to defeat UP Warriorz by eight wickets in the Women's Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

AAP's bypoll plan sparks speculation over Kejriwal's RS entry from Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday named a sitting Rajya Sabha member as its candidate for an upcoming assembly bypoll in Punjab, fuelling speculation that former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will fill the vacant Upper House seat even as the party sought to scotch the rumours.

BP to boost oil & gas investment to $10 billion

BP slashed investment in renewable energy and said on Wednesday that it will increase annual oil and gas spending to $10 billion, in a major strategy shift aimed at boosting earnings and shareholder returns.

7 BJP leaders sworn in as Bihar ministers

PATNA: The long expected expansion of the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar cabinet took place on Wednesday with the induction of seven new ministers, all from partner Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

PAG mulls $1.2 billion stake sale in Nuvama

Asian private equity firm PAG is considering options that may lead to a sale of its majority stake in Mumbai-listed Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.

THE MAGIC OF MAKHANAS

If you're nuts over fox nuts, here's a comprehensive guide on the benefits of this superfood

Stonehenge-like circle uncovered in Denmark

COPENHAGEN: Danish archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Britain’s world-renowned Stonehenge.

IOC PROVISIONALLY RECOGNISES WORLD BOXING AS FEDERATION FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday granted provisional recognition to World Boxing (WB), keeping the sport on course to being included in the 2028 Los Angeles programme.

Row over appointment of dean at NIT-Calicut

A political row erupted in Kerala on Wednesday following the appointment of a professor, who was booked last year for praising Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse in a social media post, as one of the deans of the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C).

Entry fee for DDA park irks residents

NEW DELHI: Residents of Dwarka are up in arms after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) began charging an entry fee for a public park in Sector 16, and are demanding that the decision be revoked.

Second phase of Gaza truce talks on track: US Middle East envoy

The United States said on Tuesday that talks for a second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal were on track.

The Capital's tryst with art

The Vimla Art Forum is proud to present two extraordinary art exhibitions in the Capital - Pink Iron 3 and Maati 2, in the presence of Dilip Kumar Sharma (Founder Trustee of Vimla Art Forum) and Sandeep Marwah (Chancellor, AAFT).

Dilli ke students, aapne meri rooh khush kar di: Sunanda @ GGSIPU fest

Singer Sunanda Sharma set the stage on fire at Anugoonj, the annual cultural fest of GGSIPU, on Tuesday. A crowd of around 60,000 gathered at the Dwarka campus to hear her perform hits such as Mummy Nu Pasand, Duji Vaar Pyar and Udh Di Phiran.

Netflix and Bhagnanis settle their ₹47-cr legal dispute

After a tumultuous year-long legal battle, Vashu and Jackky V Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment and streaming giant Netflix have finally reached a settlement. The dispute arose after the producers filed a case against Netflix over non-payment of dues amounting to ₹47.37 crore.

SC acquits man after 27 yrs over dearth of proof

NEW DELHI: More than 27 years after a ₹6.7 crore fraud case involving Vijaya Bank was investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Supreme Court held the entire probe to be based on suspicion rather than proof.

Mustafabad MLA Bisht set to be deputy speaker

NEW DELHI: Veteran politician and Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Mustafabad, Mohan Singh Bisht is likely to be elected as the deputy speaker of the Delhi legislative assembly on Thursday.

T2 to be shut for renovations once T1 opens fully in March

NEW DELHI: The Delhi airport's Terminal 2 (T2) will be shut for four to five months starting April for refurbishment works, after Terminal 1 (TI) is made fully operational by mid-March. A technological upgrade of a runway to facilitate landings during fog will be undertaken simultaneously, officials of the airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), said on Wednesday.

Defence-run club alleges ₹77-cr fraud

A cheating and forgery case has been registered against two people and an NGO over an alleged 77.52-crore fraud in the operations of the United Services Club (US Club), a prestigious defence-run club in Mumbai, police officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

EU banks on India ties amid tension with US, top delegation arrives today

Negotiations between India and the Euro- pean Union (EU) on a trade deal, including tariff and non- tariff barriers, and the creation of a bilateral strategic agenda will be in focus during Euro- pean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to New Delhi from Thursday.

Prajakta, Vrishank say yes to forever

Actor-YouTuber Prajakta Koli tied the knot with her long-time partner, lawyer Vrishank Khanal, on Tuesday in a sunset ceremony in Karjat, Maharashtra.

Judge gives US admin ultimatum to release billions in frozen foreign aid

A federal judge on Tuesday gave the Trump administration less than two days to release billions of dollars in US foreign aid, saying the administration had given no sign of complying with his nearly two-week-old court order to ease its funding freeze.

5 Indian-origin men jailed, canned over brawl at S'pore hotel

Five Indian-origin men were sentenced to jail terms between two and three years and canned for being part of a riot that led to the death of a former bouncer at a Singapore hotel.

Cong questions ‘gaps’ in CAG report on excise

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the tabling of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on Delhi's excise policy in the Delhi Assembly but questioned why all 14 pending reports were not tabled. The party called for the immediate formation of the public accounts committee and an investigation into the issues highlighted in the report.

Representation puzzle for Centre

A just delimitation strategy must correct the representation imbalance and avoid penalising states doing well on demographic management

S Delhi tuition teacher accused of raping teen

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped multiple times over the past two to three years by her tuition teacher in south Delhi's CR Park area, police said on Wednesday.

Cricket's hub Dubai abuzz as India's base

Dubai is the all-format, all-country cricket destination – the preferred venue for bilateral matches, IPL, neutral Tests, training camps for English County teams. And now the Champions Trophy.