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Poet Kannadasan's birth anniversary celebrated in Vellore
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (173+ words) Published - June 28, 2026 10: 06 pm IST - VELLORE Vellore Kamban Kazhagam, in association with the Department of Tamil, Voorhees College, celebrated the birth anniversary of Tamil poet and lyricist Kaviyarasar Kannadasan at a function held in Vellore. A press release said G. V. Selvam, president,…...
NASA rover detects potential signs of ancient life on Mars
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (206+ words) Updated - June 28, 2026 01: 05 pm IST In a new study in Science Advances, an international team of researchers has reported finding organic matter on Mars. Using the NASA Perseverance rover, the team recorded a distribution of complex organic carbon within an ancient…...
Harshavardhan
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (183+ words) Updated - June 28, 2026 06: 09 pm IST - CHENNAI G. B. Harshavardhan became India's 97th'Grandmaster by remaining unbeaten in the second Chola Chess GM-norm round-robin tournament, here on Saturday.' The 22-year-old from Chennai finished with four wins and five draws for 6. 5 points from nine rounds.' Speaking…...
Open AI names Prabhjeet Singh as managing director for its India operations
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (381+ words) Updated - June 28, 2026 05: 18 pm IST - NEW DELHI Open AI has appointed Prabhjeet Singh as Managing Director for India, one of the company's top-priority markets, a statement on Friday (June 26, 2026) said. Mr. Singh will be Open AI's "most senior leader" in India,…...
Residents of actor-director Bhagyaraj's native Vellankovil village hold candlelight procession in his memory
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (183+ words) Updated - June 28, 2026 04: 06 pm IST - ERODE More than 300 residents of Vellankovil, near Gobichettipalayam, took out a silent procession on Saturday (June 27, 2026) to pay homage to actor-director K. Bhagyaraj, who passed away earlier in the day. The procession was organised by the villagers…...
The story behind 'Bhagya' magazine run by Tamil film actor-director Bhagyaraj
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (198+ words) The most critical and successful feature of the magazine was its "Q&A section, which featured questions directly answered by Bhagyaraj While actively working in the Tamil film industry, actor-director K Bhagyaraj also harboured a strong desire to run a…...
How teachers can help students use AI to upgrade their skills
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (372+ words) The Hindu With students today using AI for their learning, teachers can actually teach how to use technology as a collaborative tutor to practise skills, explain complex algorithms, and provide instant feedback on technical projects This involves teaching prompt engineering…...
Supreme Infra rebuilds itself, transitions from highly leveraged BOT player to EPC contractor
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (459+ words) Published - June 28, 2026 01: 46 am IST - MUMBAI Supreme Infrastructure Ltd, once a highly leveraged Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) infrastructure (toll road) developer, having now settled significant portion of its debt, is restructuring and transitioning back into an Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor which it…...
AI should be considered as a tool to assist humans, says expert
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (178+ words) Published - June 27, 2026 10: 50 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be regarded as a tool to assist humans, as it can never compete with human creativity or critical thinking, said K. Srinivas, Head of the ICT and Project Management Unit, National Institute…...
K. Bhagyaraj: Tamil film fraternity bids farewell to one of its finest storytellers
23+ hour, 10+ min ago (152+ words) Published - June 28, 2026 12: 46 am IST - CHENNAI Tamil cinema bid farewell to one of its finest storytellers on Saturday as tributes poured in for veteran filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj, with actors and members of the film fraternity remembering his unparalleled contribution to cinema as…...