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“Help me, Appa!” Those words echoed in the ears of a retired banker from Madurai last month as his son’s voice pleaded through the phone. He recalls how the call earlier this year left him shaken. “It wasn’t the ransom that scared me; it was the thought of what might be happening to him,” he said, asking for anonymity. The ransom demand, just 5,000 rupees seemed oddly low, which made him stop and check on his son. That’s when he found out his son was safe. Not everyone has been as fortunate. Last year, a scammer used an AI-generated deepfake video to dupe 40,000 rupees from PS Radhakrishnan, a 73-year-old retired government employee in Kozhikode,… Read More »AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India

Indian Institute of Science has emerged as the best institution in India with a global rank between 251-300 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. Anna University ranks second followed by Mahatma Gandhi University at the third place. The 2025 rankings includes 2,092 ranked universities. There are 185 new entries compared to last year. The University of Oxford has yet again emerged as the top university in the rankings. The university retained its top position for a ninth year in a row. As per the official website of THE Rankings 2025, “The institution’s performance has been bolstered by significant improvements in its income from industry and the number of patents that cite its… Read More »IISc Bangalore Tops The List Of Best Indian Institutions, Check Complete List Here

A Silicon Valley executive has paid a heartfelt tribute to business tycoon Ratan Tata, saying he “wouldn’t be here” had it not been for the billionaire. Taking to X, Arnav Sahu, a Principal at Y Combinator, said that Ratan Tata’s scholarship programme allowed him to study in the US and build a career in the land of opportunity. Notably, Mr Sahu is one of the students who benefited from Ratan Tata’s scholarship scheme which helped him pursue higher education at Cornell University – an Ivy League college in New York. His post came after the 86-year-old industrialist died on Wednesday at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. “This is a really sad moment for me. Ratan Tata’s… Read More »Silicon Valley Exec Remembers Ratan Tata, Says He “Wouldn’t Be Here Without Him”

Industrialist, philanthropist and dog lover, Ratan Tata, died at the age of 86 in Mumbai yesterday. The national flag will be flown at half-mast across government offices in Maharashtra as a mark of respect.  Ratan Tata had a deep compassion for dogs and advocated for the welfare of stray animals. He was passionate about the welfare of abandoned pets and ensuring their safety, particularly during the monsoon season, when stray dogs often seek shelter under cars. At his funeral, his dog, ‘Goa’, came to pay his last respects to Mr Tata. There’s a story behind why Mr Tata named the dog ‘Goa’. Once, Ratan Tata was in Goa, when a stray dog started accompanying him. He… Read More »‘Goa’ – Ratan Tata’s Dog Came To Pay Last Respects To Him

Deepika Padukone opened up about “feeling stressed” after the birth of her baby girl. The actress and her husband, actor Ranveer Singh, welcomed their first child last month. In a conversation, Deepika discussed her experiences with postpartum challenges, including feeling sleep-deprived, burnt out and stressed. “When you are sleep-deprived or burnt out the decisions that you make and I think sometimes I can actually feel it. I know on particular days when I am feeling stressed or burnt out because I haven’t slept enough or practice my self-care rituals…I can tell that my decision-making is getting affected to some extent,” Deepika shared during an interaction with entrepreneur and media magnate Arianna Huffington at the Live… Read More »New Mom Deepika Padukone On Feeling “Stressed” And Being “Sleep-Deprived”