Speaking at a conference hosted by JPMorgan Chase, Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S said tokenisation has become a “huge thesis” for the company as clients increasingly seek help managing the complexity and costs of AI-driven operations Bengaluru: Cognizant is building AI-led pricing and operating models around tokenisation as enterprises shift from human-led services to digital…
SLIP OF THE TONGUE: Most Irula speakers are bilingual or multilingual and often mix Tamil or Kannada with their daily speech When languages are silenced, a process called phonocide, the passing down of knowledge is broken, and much oral wisdom is lost forever, says K Ganesh, former head of the department of English at Madras…
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy holding a review meet with police officers on Wednesday Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said the vigilance wing should focus its attention on individuals who cause a loss to government revenue, adding that a specialised course on cybercrime, tailored for police, must be introduced in the skills…
Kolkata: Trinamool councillor and borough chairman of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ranjan Poddar was arrested on Wednesday in connection with alleged extortion activities, marking the latest development in a widening crackdown on alleged rackets involving Trinamool functionaries in Bidhannagar.Poddar, councillor of BMC ward 34, is known to be a close associate of former Bidhannagar MLA…
The event witnessed participation from over 1,300 women across age groups, from 18-30 to 71 years and above Panaji: The Porvorim Women’s Sports Fest 2026 brought together women from across Salvador do Mundo, Socorro, and Penha de Franca in a spirited celebration of sports and unity.Curated under Porvorim Rising by tourism minister Rohan A. Khaunte,…
Hisar: Police in Fatehabad district have arrested a man for allegedly refusing to marry a woman after her family failed to meet dowry demands, including a car and a motorcycle, officials said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Sunil, a resident of Adampur in Hisar district. Police said further investigation is underway to…
Guwahati: Patients and families struggled across Assam on Wednesday as pharmacies downed shutters in support of the nationwide strike by chemists.“I was in search of medicine for my ailing father with liver cirrhosis… I was shocked to see all pharmacies shut,” said Sukumar Bharali of Maligaon, who finally found relief at GMCH after a frantic…
A new survey by the Observer Research Foundation has found that young Indians overwhelmingly support a stronger response to cross-border terrorism and see the Middle East as central to India’s future economic ambitions.The survey, titled Foreign Policy Survey 2025: Young India and the Middle East, was conducted across 19 Indian cities between October and November…
Image used for representative purposes Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill to dissolve the Knesset, a move that could pave the way for early elections and deepen political uncertainty for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.In a preliminary reading, 110 out of 120 members of parliament supported the motion, with no votes…
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers will soon be able to withdraw provident fund money directly through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), with testing of the facility already completed, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. The move is part of a broader push by EPFO to improve service delivery and simplify access for over…
