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Venkatesan Vijayaraghavan, COO, Virtusa, is in a conversation with John Xavier, Tech Editor, The Hindu, at a session on ‘Managing the post Anthropic Plug-in Era’ at The Hindu Tech Summit 2026 on Friday (February 13, 2026).   | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Large enterprises have to unravel business processes to make them AI-first and to rewire business processes in terms of AI-ready, Virtusa COO  Venkatesan Vijayaraghavan said on Friday (February 13, 2026) at The Hindu Tech Summit 2026.In a conversation with John Xavier, Tech Editor, The Hindu, on the topic, ‘Managing the post Anthropic Plug-in Era’, he said, “I am assuring you all. We are definitely…

Eight people died in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan on Monday (August 12, 2024), taking the death toll in the last two days to 22, as the spell of heavy rainfall is likely to continue in the eastern part for the next four to five days, officials said.Heavy rainfall in the last two days has created a flood-like situation in Karauli and Hindaun where it caused severe waterlogging in low-lying areas. Overflowing dams and rivers have paralysed normal life.Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma conducted a field visit in various parts of the city on Monday evening following incessant rains.He visited Jawahar Circle,…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi February 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Thursday (February 12, 2026) accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “deliberately misleading” Parliament on the agreements reached at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Bali in December 2013.In a statement, Mr. Sharma said the Minister’s claim that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had “sold out” India’s right to food security at the Bali meeting was “false, incorrect and contrary to facts on record…

Making hay while the sun shines: Padikkal pointed out that it is important to cash in when the pitch is batting-friendly. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Devdutt Padikkal cannot put a foot wrong. On his captaincy debut a fortnight ago, he scored a match-winning, fourth-innings century (120 n.o., 85b, 6×4, 5×6) versus Punjab to ensure Ranji Trophy knock-outs qualification for Karnataka.On day two of the semifinal against Uttarakhand, he came up with an impressive double-century (232, 330b, 29×4, 3×6), his first in First Class cricket. “It’s the most runs I’ve scored in a Ranji game, but there have been a…

Palat…Palat…Palat! If you get this — you have officially watched DDLJ an unhealthy number of times. (Like the rest of us). Thirty years on, iconic Saanen bridge in Switzerland still pulls tourists in droves, earning the nickname Palat Bridge.Bollywood tourism maybe a micro trend in the realm of film tourism but it has seen a steady rise in demand over the years. With location hunters scouring the world for new, exciting destinations, the footfall for this brand of tourism now spans Croatia (Fan), Greece (Chalte Chalte, Bang Bang!), Turkey (Ek Tha Tiger, Dil Dhadakne Do), the US (Kabhi Alvida Na…

The second meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India and Arab countries (IAFMM) was held in New Delhi on January 31, 2026. Co-chaired by India and the UAE, the summit brought together representatives from all 22 Arab League nations and served as a critical strategic and diplomatic milestone for both regions.It may be noted that the first meeting of Indian and Arab foreign ministers had been hosted by Bahrain in 2016. Against this background, the second meeting, held in New Delhi after a ten-year hiatus, holds both strategic and symbolic importance as it revitalises high-level institutional engagement between the two…

A file photo of the image of the Sun captured by Aditya-L1 during May solar storm. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Observations and measurements made by India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1, have helped to decode the unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms.Geomagnetic storms are large disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field caused by changes in the solar wind- a continuous flow of charged particles released from the Sun.“When sudden increases or decreases in solar wind pressure strike Earth’s magnetic shield (the magnetosphere), those can trigger sharp changes in the magnetic field,” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.During the…

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on August 13 began a demolition drive in north-west Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy colony | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday (August 13, 2024) began a demolition drive in north-west Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy colony against illegal encroachments and structures.A heavy deployment of security personnel has been made at the site.The MCD has identified 800 illegal structures in the area that have misused land allotted for dairy farming for residential and commercial purposes.In a public notice last week, the civic body gave a three-day ultimatum to defaulters to vacate the encroached…

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1% in early trade on Friday (February 13, 2026), led by steep losses in IT stocks amid weak global cues and persistent concerns over artificial intelligence-led disruptions, which weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 883.4 points, or 1.05%, to 82,791.52 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 262.60 points, or 1.02%, to 25,544.60. Technology stocks extend the brunt of the selling pressure from the previous session. Heavyweights such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra were the major laggards on the Sensex. Eternal, Hindustan Unilever,…

Grateful: Dogra says he has enjoyed his cricketing journey adding the game makes one a strong human being. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Following a 24-year-journey, Paras Dogra became the second batter to score 10,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy, when he gathered 11 runs during Jammu and Kashmir’s first innings against Bengal in the semifinal at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground here on Monday.Before the 41-year-old J&K skipper, who had earlier gathered 10,000 runs in First Class cricket, Mumbai legend Wasim Jaffer was the first one to achieve the Ranji feat.Dogra, who has also donned Himachal Pradesh and…