AI ‘speech-o-meter’ ranks TN 2026 leaders on campaign effectiveness Amid the campaign noise, TOI used a large language model (LLM) with a fixed prompt to analyse speeches by three key leaders from April 14–20 in the TN 2026 election, processing a 50,000+ word corpus.The model broke the text into “tokens” (words) and detected repeated phrases.A…
KOLKATA: The first day of the prolonged pre-election curb on sale of liquor translated into a Rs 125-130 crore loss for Bengal’s liquor and hospitality business on Monday, said industry insiders, who fear the figure might be higher for Day 2 since footfall in bars and restaurants generally tend to go up on Tuesdays.The unprecedented…
Panaji: Goa-based triple amputee and founder of Tinkesh Ability Foundation, Tinkesh Kaushik, led India’s largest inclusive trek to Everest base camp, which was completed on April 14.Panaji: The Lyrids meteor shower occurring in the constellation Lyra: the Harp, in the northern sky in spring, is expected to be sighted in Goa, on April 22. This…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court quashed a lower court’s order directing an investigation into bribery charges against a former chief manager of Bank of Baroda’s Chandkheda branch. The court observed that the banker had been accused of corruption by a bank fraud accused as an “arm-twisting” tactic to avoid a criminal case against him.Bank manager…
Amritsar: The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted two interlinked cross-border narcotics smuggling cartels and arrested five people with 7.050 kg of heroin.Police teams also impounded a motorcycle used in drug trafficking.The arrested persons were identified as 22-year-old Deepak Singh alias Deepu, a resident of Harkrishan Nagar in Chheharta, Amritsar; Prince Singh…
Pune:Online fraudsters posed as officials of the Nashik city police and cheated a 68-year-old woman of Rs43 lakh between April 8 and 15 after threatening to arrest her in a money laundering case.The woman had tendered a complaint application to the Pune cyberpolice. After verification, a formal FIR was registered at the Sahakarnagar police station…
Lucknow: Lucknow: A consumer fed up with prolonged delay in delivery of an LPG cylinder has filed a petition at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in UP’s Ambedkarnagar for redressal.The court has summoned the District Supply Officer (DSO) and a gas agency manager on April 28 to clear their stand on the issue.Ishwarchandra Yadav…
Jaipur: A court in Shrimadhopur passed an injunction order stopping the child marriage of two sisters aged 17 and 15 in Sikar district. This is the first such judicial intervention in Sikar district prohibiting child marriage.Acting on a tip-off from an NGO, a joint team of the district legal services authority and police reached the…
NEW DELHI: A high-level delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday met the Election Commission over Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge‘s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.While talking to reporters after the meet, Union parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju said that no political party has ever touched that level of disrespect as Congress. Rijiju added that the…
Black children in England and Wales nearly 8 times more likely to be strip searched than white peers / Image: File A damning report from the Children’s Commissioner for England uncovered stark racial disparities in UK policing, revealing that Black children in England and Wales are nearly eight times more likely to be strip-searched than…
