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Google and most of the other Big Tech companies are spending heavily on AI. — Google expands employee buyout offer to 5 more countries

Naidu with Nilekani — BJP ally TDP calls for equal opportunities, reduced stress in national exam system

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Keralam: Speeding private bus fatally runs over 29-year-old woman in Kochi

Police used force as tensions ran high outside the Meerpet police station. — Two arrested for abusing, assaulting Christian women in Rangareddy district

Karnataka households feel the squeeze as milk and bus fare hikes add to rising living costs

Female smokers had an odds ratio of 9.05 for mouth cancer, compared with 1.25 among male smokers. (iStock) — Female smokers show 7.2 times higher odds ratio for mouth cancer, nearly 8 times for throat cancer

Karnataka High Court appoints amicus curiae in suo motu petition on Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede — Slip of the tongue: Karnataka HC quashes ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan case against BJP worker

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Hyderabad-origin Nabeela Syed, 27, defeats Republican incumbent to enter Illinois Senate

Olympic gold, Asian Games silver and other valuables stolen from former India hockey captain MM Somaya’s home

An aerial shot of the site where the blast occurred on 21 April. — Banned potassium chlorate, gross safety violations caused Mundathikkode blast that killed 16, inquiry finds

Sam Altman said Indians' energy, their experimentation with technology and practical ways to use it, was driving ChatGPT's use in India. — India is ChatGPT’s biggest market globally, user base outnumbers US: Sam Altman

Keralam: 15-year-old dies by suicide; father alleges he was punished at school over relationship with girl

HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath, IPS. (AVRanganath/X) — Telangana HC extends interim protection to HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath

Telangana bus conductor dies 10 days after allegedly being pushed off moving bus; state announces ₹10 lakh ex-gratia

President Trump — ‘The world has changed’: Democrats sweep US Congress, Trump grudgingly accepts defeat