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A member of the South Korean K-pop group Winner has been convicted of violating military service rules after repeated absences from his assigned national service duties. The court handed down a suspended prison sentence, underscoring the continuing scrutiny South Korea applies to public figures over compulsory service obligations.
As enterprise India accelerates AI adoption, leaders are confronting a harder reality: pilots may work in isolation, but production at scale exposes weak data pipelines, rising cloud bills and brittle infrastructure. At an Inc42-Oracle CTO Dialogues roundtable, technology leaders argued that the real challenge is not just compute, but engineering discipline, governance and clear business outcomes.
The Centre is considering an anchor investment of Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore in a proposed National Frontier AI & Compute Fund, a move that could significantly expand India's AI financing and infrastructure base, according to a report. The fund is being designed to support frontier AI companies, finance GPU clusters and specialised data centres, and attract private capital through a possible 50:50 public-private model.
Tender247 has brought actor Anupam Kher on board as it seeks to make India's sprawling public procurement ecosystem easier for businesses to discover and pursue. The move comes as the country's tender market, estimated at roughly Rs 70 lakh crore, remains spread across dozens of portals, creating a major access gap for companies that can compete but often never see the opportunity in time.
India's three-match ODI series against the West Indies opens in Thiruvananthapuram with unusual anticipation for a bilateral contest, underscored by a rapid ticket sellout and the looming 2027 World Cup. The series offers both a strategic testing ground for captain Shubman Gill's side and a rare chance to watch Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, still chasing major ODI milestones late in their careers.
The sixth edition of the J&K Bank presents JK Tyre Rally of Himalayas was officially flagged off in Manali on Saturday, launching a demanding cross-country motorsport challenge across some of the highest and most rugged terrain in the country. With 140 competitors entered across Moto, Extreme and TSD categories, the rally will traverse Kaza, Jispa, Padum and Pensi La before concluding in Padum, Zanskar, on Wednesday.
At just 18, Anahat Singh continued her rapid rise by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the Asian Games final, with a direct Los Angeles 2028 Olympic berth on her mind throughout the contest. Abhay Singh also sealed at least a medal by advancing to the final, while Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar were left frustrated after a contentious defeat in an ill-tempered match.
P.V. Sindhu and Ayush Shetty moved into the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game victories at the Asian Games, while Unnati Hooda survived a three-game battle to progress further in the women's draw. In a setback for India, Lakshya Sen exited in the second round after a hard-fought loss to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, deepening the pressure on the country's badminton campaign.
Saina Nehwal says the proposed 3x15 scoring system in badminton could lengthen careers and suit players like P.V. Sindhu, but she cautioned that the shift toward power and speed may also raise injury risks. The former world No. 1 also used the conversation to call for greater recognition of winners from non-cricket sports in India.
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