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Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 21:24 ISTPankaj’s BuffetGPT uses AI logic to optimise wedding buffet choices in Bengaluru, categorising dishes and guiding guests on what to eat and skip for maximum enjoyment.Pankaj’s BuffetGPT uses AI logic to optimise wedding buffet choices in Bengaluru, categorising dishes and guiding guests on what to eat and skip for maximum enjoyment. (AI Image)In Bengaluru, where engineers are known for applying data-driven logic to everyday problems, even wedding buffets are now getting an AI-inspired upgrade. An AI engineer named Pankaj has gone viral after creating “BuffetGPT”, a playful yet surprisingly methodical system designed to help guests…
NEW DELHI: India U19 secured a commanding 100-run victory over England U19 to claim their sixth ICC Under-19 World Cup title on Friday, continuing their dominance in the tournament with previous wins in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, and 2022. The final at Zimbabwe’s Harare Sports Club saw a spectacular performance from 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. T20 World Cup Groups Explained: Who Can Reach the Super 8Sooryavanshi delivered a breathtaking 175 off just 80 balls, hitting 15 fours and 15 sixes, and became the fastest player to reach 150 in Under-19 cricket history, achieving the milestone in 71 deliveries. India,…
The World Malaria Report 2025, launched in December, provided a bag of mixed news, five years ahead of the 2030 global malaria elimination deadline. While the reduction in estimated cases in southeast Asia provided definite hope, of serious concern were rising cases of resistance to artemisinin-based frontline treatment for malaria, and falling funding for malaria programmes. Notably, it is the Asia Pacific region that posted much of the good news. The significant reduction was driven by 10 of the region’s 17 malaria-endemic countries, bringing estimated cases down from over 9.6 million in 2023 to approximately 8.9 million in 2024. The major reduction in estimated cases happened in Pakistan, and historic lows were reported in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam, the second year running. Among the successes being platformed against one…
NEW DELHI: A three-storey building collapsed in Rajasthan’s Kota on Saturday, leaving several people feared trapped under the debris. The incident took place in the Talwandi area, where a restaurant was operating inside the building.Police and rescue teams reached the spot soon after receiving information and began rescue work immediately. Officials said five people have been rescued so far and taken to a hospital for treatment.According to initial information, both customers and employees were inside the restaurant when the building collapsed.Local MLA Sandeep Sharma, who visited the site after the incident, said, “There is a possibility that several people are…
Labour unions filed a lawsuit against the US government on Thursday, alleging that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of people who are legally in the United States by searching their social media for specific viewpoints, including criticism of Israel.The complaint is the latest legal challenge to the broad immigration crackdown initiated since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, which has seen unprecedented deportations of migrants, including some who had valid visas.The Department of State on Tuesday said it had revoked the visas of at least six people over social media comments made about the assassination of…
Virudhunagar: DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday alleged that the BJP-led regime at the Centre only gave “zero” to Tamil Nadu in the Union Budget presented recently and urged the people to give back “zero” to the NDA in the state in the upcoming Assembly election in April.Addressing the southern regional meeting of the DMK youth wing office-bearers here, Stalin, listing out the flagship schemes of his government including the Rs 1,000 monthly assistance to women and fare-free travel in buses for women, said Tamil Nadu is the superstar state in the country that topped the…
Mumbai: A collective of Muslim lawyers, law students and activists have written to the government, seeking city-specific Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the use of loudspeakers only in the month of Ramzan. Ramzan will begin from the evening of Feb 17, and many in the community fear that the lengthy procedure to get permission for the use of loudspeakers deters many mosques from approaching the police to get the permission. “Just as the authorities issue SOP and special guidelines to keep eateries open in the night during Ramzan, we have requested the authorities to issue an SOP on the use…
NEW DELHi: Relatives and friends of Kamal Dhyani alleged they did not get timely support from police or authorities during their night-long search for him.Police, though, refuted the claim, detailed measures they took to trace him and said they provided his near and dear ones with all possible help. Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s Fraud Compensation And MoreKamal’s twin brother, Karan, and friend Mayank also raised suspicions of foul play, noting that they had inspected all pits along a stretch of Joginder Singh Marg they had zeroed in on and spotted no one, barely hours before his body was…
Bengaluru: The proposed 5% hike in Namma Metro fares has snowballed into a political controversy, exposing conflicting narratives between the Centre, state govt and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), even as commuters remain uncertain if the revised fares will be implemented from Monday or not.Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya claimed Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar has intervened to stall the hike. “I met the Union minister during Parliament session and highlighted errors in the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) report. On Saturday, I had a detailed conversation with him over the phone. He later informed me…
Hyderabad: An Ayurvedic doctor approached the cybercrime police, alleging that fraudsters operating two loan apps extorted over Rs 36 lakh from him by threatening to circulate his morphed obscene photographs on social media. Police registered a case and launched a probe to nab the accused.The 46-year-old complainant from Sanath Nagar stated that he downloaded two loan apps, `L*** Ra***’ and `Q**** F***s’, from the Play Store in Aug 2025. He alleged that after initially borrowing small amounts and repaying them, the apps’ operators began crediting larger sums into his bank account without his consent and then demanded repayment with steep…