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HT Exclusive: 'Add one to 180', says Akhilesh Yadav on ally Congress's seat demand for UP assembly polls

India, Nov. 14 -- The Congress is seeking 181 of the 403 assembly seats ahead of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections due early next year, the party's ally and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav sa... Read More


'Add one to 180': Akhilesh Yadav on ally Congress's seat demand for UP assembly polls

India, Nov. 14 -- The Congress is seeking to fight on 181 of the 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh next year, the party's ally and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday. Asked how m... Read More


Congress vs Congress over Karnataka CM's Mekedatu approval appeal before PM Modi: 'My state, my right'

India, Nov. 14 -- Internal differences within Congress over the Mekedatu dam across Cauvery river emerged on Saturday as Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) chief Manickam Tagore opposed Karnataka ch... Read More


'I don't pay tax so Egypt, Pakistan get bombs and tanks': US senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed opposes unconditional military aid

India, Nov. 14 -- Newly-elected US Senator Abdul El-Sayed on Friday spoke against unconditional military aid to other countries when asked about America's military support to Israel. He said that taxp... Read More


Telangana BJP chief put under 'house arrest' to prevent protest against Rahul Gandhi's visit

India, Nov. 14 -- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao was placed under house arrest at his residence in Hyderabad's Tarnaka on Saturday after calling for the cancellation of the Bharat Summit 202... Read More


Imitation learning could give AI self-preservation instinct: Stuart Russell at HTLS

India, Nov. 14 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) systems that learn by imitating humans may also be picking up the human instinct for "self-preservation", AI pioneer Stuart Russell said Saturday at the ... Read More


From AGI to AI's survival instinct and more: Stuart Russell at HTLS

India, Nov. 14 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) systems that learn by imitating humans may also be picking up the human instinct for "self-preservation", AI pioneer Stuart Russell said Saturday at the ... Read More


'Sufficient maturity by 16': Kerala HC calls for reducing age of juveniles in conflict with law

India, Nov. 14 -- The Kerala high court has observed that it is time for the legislature to consider reducing the age of juveniles or children in conflict with the law (CCL) to 16 years. According to ... Read More


HT morning news brief November 13: Nvidia scandal spirals, Jensen Huang resigns; Delhi's air quality in 'severe' category

India, Nov. 13 -- Good morning, readers. Here is a quick roundup of the major headlines in politics, national and international affairs, sports, and entertainment. Jensen Huang resigned as the chief ... Read More


Microsoft outage: Outlook, Copilot and Teams remain disrupted, over 200,000 user issues reported

India, Nov. 13 -- Microsoft saw a massive global outage on Thursday, with services such as Outlook, Teams and Copilot disrupted. As efforts continue to restore the services, businesses relying on Micr... Read More