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Jeff Dean’s final act as a Google employee was a photograph. On Friday, the man who joined the company as employee number 30 in 1999 posted a picture of the two things he surrendered on his way out the door: a scuffed black Google laptop, and the plastic-sleeved badge with his face on it, still marked FTE. The caption ran to three words.The post has since crossed 2.8 million views, which tells you something about how closely the industry has been watching this particular exit. It comes days after Google announced a sweeping AI leadership reshuffle that moved Demis Hassabis…
Around 90% of the 164 unauthorised schools have the word “English” in their names, reflecting the aspiration for English-medium education in slum pockets (AI Image) MUMBAI: In Baiganwadi, Govandi, the morning rush begins before the school bell. Traffic chokes the narrow roads as autorickshaws, two-wheelers and pedestrians jostle for space. Students in uniforms stream into the lanes, while inside one of the neighbourhood schools, a teacher wipes the blackboard clean before the day’s first lesson.For the children, it’s an ordinary school morning. For their schools, however, the future is far less certain.Top hotspots for unauthorised schoolsM-East Ward, covering Govandi, Mankhurd…
At Chennai International Airport, customs officials detained a Malaysian traveler arriving from Bangkok. CHENNAI: Customs officials arrested a Malaysian national after recovering 4.033 kg of suspected high-grade hydroponic ganja from his checked-in baggage at Chennai International Airport.Based on passenger profiling, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Chennai Customs intercepted the passenger after he arrived from Bangkok on Friday night.The passenger allegedly attempted to exit through the Green Channel without making any declaration to Customs.During X-ray screening, his checked-in baggage showed suspicious images, following which the luggage was subjected to detailed examination.Officials found four packets containing a greenish, lumpy…
Ahmedabad crime branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) seized a consignment of 5,050 sealed bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate Ahmedabad: Crime branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has seized a consignment of 5,050 sealed bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate, collectively valued at around Rs 59.4 lakh, from the delivery centre of General Post Office in Lal Darwaza on Saturday.According to police, the consignment was intercepted before it could be delivered to its intended destination in Mizoram. A case has been registered under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at DCB police station. Police are…
The project covers several water-stressed localities, including GBS-affected pockets like Dhayari, Kirkatwadi, Khadakwasla, Nandoshi and Narhe Pune: The civic administration has issued a public appeal asking landowners in villages along the Sinhagad Road and Katraj belt to hand over plots earmarked for 37 proposed water tanks to strengthen water supply, assuring compensation through direct land purchases.The project covers several water-stressed localities, including GBS-affected pockets like Dhayari, Kirkatwadi, Khadakwasla, Nandoshi and Narhe, where residents have demanded a permanent solution to water scarcity since their merged into the PMC limits about five years back.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said the locations and…
Panaji: Goa police launched a statewide drive “operation prahar“ on Friday night to crack down the narcotics network and arrested 12 persons for allegedly being in possession of narcotic substances including ganja, LSD, cocaine, charas, ketamine and ecstasy worth Rs 10 lakh.Goa police PRO, DSP Nilesh Rane, said that the operation resulted in the registration of 10 cases under the NDPS Act.The operation involved coordinated action by the district police, ATS, ANC, coastal police, traffic police, crime branch and other specialised units at multiple locations.As part of the operation, railway police also conducted surprise checks at Tivim and Margao railway…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh police department suspended an assistant sub-inspector posted at Sector-17 police station and initiated a departmental inquiry after allegations surfaced that he misused the debit and credit cards of an accused arrested in an immigration fraud case, spent seized cash and facilitated the misuse of signed blank cheques.The action was taken against ASI Ashish Pratap Singh following a complaint by Shantanu, a former operator of Sky High Immigration in Sector 17. Police had earlier registered an immigration fraud case against Shantanu and Baljinder, and ASI Ashish Partap Singh was handling the investigation of the case. The two were…
Director SGPGI Prof RK Dhiman and Head of Mother and reproductive health department Prof Mandakini Pradhan taking a look at one of the posters on breastfeeding awareness Lucknow: The departments of maternal & reproductive health and neonatology at SGPGIMS organised a continuing medical education programme on breastfeeding awareness on Saturday, marking the culmination of World Breastfeeding Week.Director Padmashri Prof R K Dhiman inaugurated the programme. A key highlight was an exhibition of 48 posters prepared by nursing students and officers on breastfeeding promotion and newborn care. A skit by nursing students highlighted the importance of early initiation and continued breastfeeding.Senior…
Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday said prolonged pendency of cases in courts not only delays implementation of projects but also increases their cost, stressing the need to identify and fast-track cases involving public interest. Addressing an interaction programme with public prosecutors and law officers at his residence, Sharma said every district and department should prepare a list of cases related to public interest and ensure regular monitoring for speedy disposal. He said timely resolution of such cases was important to prevent delays in development and public welfare projects.The CM said a decision has been taken to increase the…