Winston Weinberg, CEO of $5 billion AI legal tech startup Harvey, has ditched traditional job interviews in favor of an unconventional approach: conducting candidate assessments asynchronously through Google Docs.“In my experience, this is the best way to separate good interviewers from good operators,” Weinberg told Business Insider, explaining that the shared document format reveals how…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke to Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha on Saturday and discussed the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict. After the call, Jaishankar posted X, “Had a telecon with FM Andrii Sybiha last evening. Appreciate his briefing on the ongoing developments related to the Ukraine conflict. Reiterated India’s support…
NEW DELHI: A classmate of 16-year-old Shourya Patil, a Class X student of St Columba’s School who died by suicide, alleged that one of the accused teachers would often use him as an example of under-performing students.Students also claimed that Patil had informed the school counsellor about having suicidal thoughts weeks before his death, but…
Google’s advertising technology empire is facing a potential dismantling as a federal judge weighs whether to force the tech giant to sell off key business units—a move that would mark the first major break-up of a Big Tech company in the modern internet era and threaten a cornerstone of its $3.64 trillion business. Judge Leonie…
Representational AI image Canada is gearing up for a major revamp of its citizenship laws, a move that could benefit thousands of Indian-origin families. Bill C-3, which amends Canada’s Citizenship Act, has recently received royal assent, marking a key step towards its implementation. The law is not yet in force — the federal government must…
Two American citizens and two nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) — all residing in the United States — have been charged with a conspiracy to illegally export cutting-edge Nvidia Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to the PRC. John Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s National Security Division, said in a press…
Tragic news as Punjabi singer Harman Sidhu has passed away at 37 following a fatal road accident. His vehicle collided head-on with a truck on the Mansa-Patiala road, resulting in his immediate death. Sidhu rose to fame with his hit song ‘Paper Ya Pyar’ and was known for his relatable tracks and down-to-earth nature. Punjabi…
Parents of the bride, Raj and Padmaja Mantena (in pastel jacket and saree, respectively), with Donald Trump Jr. and girlfriend Bettina Anderson (centre, holding hands), and (2nd from left) Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, at the City Palace in Udaipur UDAIPUR/VIJAYAWADA: US President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr has landed, as have Jennifer Lopez and Justin…
CHANDIGARH: Central govt seeks to bring Union Territory of Chandigarh under Article 240 of Constitution by tabling the 131st Amendment Bill in winter session of Parliament, similar to other UTs like Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu. The politically sensitive move has sparked a storm of protest in…
NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to dense smog on Sunday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 381 at 7 am, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. This comes despite the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV being in effect across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the Central Pollution…
BAGESHWAR: A major security alert was sounded in Almora district after 161 gelignite sticks, over 20 kg of highly explosive material, were recovered from bushes near two schools in the Salt area. As the recovery came days after nearly 2,900 kg of explosive materials allegedly part of the terror plot behind the blast near Delhi’s…
MUMBAI: A Kandivli couple’s joy at having twins after IVF treatment was tinged with sadness as their boys were diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) during Diwali when they were barely a month old.Their case points to a worrisome pattern of drug-resistant TB in infants. The state-run JJ Hospital’s NICU, where the twins—possibly the youngest in…
High uric acid, or Hyperuricemia, is a condition where there is too much uric acid in the blood. When left untreated, it can lead to gout and kidney stone formation, that can both be dangerous, and quite painful. Apart from diet and medication, exercise and yoga practices serve as natural methods to extract uric acid…
Trump with Putin; Zelenskyy (File photo) The US state department on Saturday rejected claims that its 28-point plan to end the Ukraine war was a “Russian wish list.” The denial came after a group of senators said they were told by secretary of state Marco Rubio that President Donald Trump was pushing a plan shaped…
Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad has claimed that it uncovered a major Hamas-linked terror network operating across Europe, alleging that elements of the group’s leadership in Qatar were involved in steering the operations.Mossad, in a statement, said that the network was designed by Hamas to activate “on the day the order is given,” with European raids…
GURGAON: A seven-year-old boy playing outside his house with his father was crushed to death by a car being driven by a teenager in Maruti Kunj on Friday evening.Witnesses recalled the sudden roar of a Maruti SX4 as it sped down the narrow lane and crashed into Yohan, a Class II student. The boy was…
(Image credits: X @narendramodi) NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reaffirmed the close and growing partnership between India and France during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg.After the discussion, President Macron posted on X, saying, “Thank you, my friend, dear Narendra Modi….
Weavers work on handlooms in Assam’s Sualkuchi village; (bottom) Buyers with mekhela chador — traditional two-piece garment worn in the state — made of Pat and Muga silk Sualkuchi operates 12,000 handlooms, producing around 3 lakh sq m of silk fabric a year, and remains untouched by the clatter of machinesIn 1946, when Mahatma Gandhi…
(R-L) Police constable Annappa Naik, Xavier BENGALURU: Six states, 200 cops, a mountain of phone data and CCTV footage dump, and 72 hours of massive hunt. Plus human intelligence. With this, Bengaluru police have arrested six persons, including a police constable, and recovered Rs 6.29 crore of the Rs 7.11 crore spirited away from a…
Palestinians inspect the damage to a house targeted by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday (AP photo) Israel launched airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza on Saturday, raising questions on the fragile ceasefire that began on October 10. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said five senior Hamas members were…
