IIT Madras Associate Professor Mitesh Khapra, whose specialisation is in “deep learning, natural language processing, and conversation systems”, has been named in the ‘2025 TIME100 List of the World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence’ or ‘TIME100 AI 2025’ for short. Khapra’s research lab AI4Bharat led a project that recorded thousands of hours of voices to capture all 22 of India’s official languages.
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From a mariner to an Anurag Basu actor: Varun Tewari on his Metro… In Dino debut, cracking auditions and more
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Basu, Metro… In Dino is a spiritual follow-up to the 2007 film Life… In A Metro. Varun recalled how the opportunity came his way.
Finance Minister Sitharaman opens up on GST 2.0, touching ‘lives of all 140 crore people’
Nearly 400 products – from soaps to cars, shampoos to tractors and air conditioners – will cost less when the rejig of the GST is effective from the first day of Navaratri on September 22. Premium paid on individual health and life insurance will be tax-free. A third rate of 40 percent has been earmarked for a small list of sin goods and ultra-luxury items.
Cheteshwar Pujara reflects on retirement, coaching aspirations, and Test cricket’s legacy
Days after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, Pujara not only gave a sneak peek into his future plans but also stressed on the importance of old school Test match batting.
Workplace bullying hinders employees’ creative thinking and innovation, says IIM Lucknow study
Workplace bullying and negative behaviour, such as being excluded, humiliated or treated unfairly, hinders creative thinking and reduces the likelihood of employees engaging in innovative side projects, says a study by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. In many organisations, employees work on secret, self-initiated ideas developed without management’s knowledge and present them to […]
Cricketer Akash Deep credits coach Gambhir, captain Gill after breakthrough England series
A 10-wicket match-haul in one game and a very important half-century in another, both in winning causes, summed up Akash Deep’s performance that has made him an overnight star but he can’t forget what head coach Gautam Gambhir told him after his 66 at the Oval.
Speed, stealth, and strategy: How BITS Pilani Hyderabad start-up Apollyon Dynamics is reinventing combat drones in India
In what is fast becoming a modern-day success story of youth-driven defence innovation, two undergraduate students from BITS Pilani Hyderabad have designed, assembled, tested, and delivered combat-ready drones to the Indian Army — all from inside the college campus.
“I always say yes to opportunities”: How Sonali Sinha has made history at Rotary Club of Singapore
Rotary Club of Singapore, established in June 1930, recently elected Indian-origin entrepreneur Sonali Sinha as its president, an appointment as remarkable as it gets, since Sonali, a Rotarian for about a decade now, arrived in Singapore only six years ago.
Viral reel star Nandu Rapolu steps into cinema with Tamil film 13/13 Lucky Nun
Nandu, who works for Cognizant, began making Instagram reels during the COVID-19 lockdown. He and his wife created videos in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil, but it was a collaboration with his cousin Surekha Nunna, based in Atlanta, US, that changed everything.
“There’s so much toxicity…”: Actress Vaani Kapoor speaks out against cancel culture and censorship
The actress, known for her work in films like “War”, “Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui”, and “Raid 2”, said “cancel and boycott” culture often lead to a toxic atmosphere.
