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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.
Mehbooba Mufti has urged secular-minded citizens to participate in a protest organized by the Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on September 29. The protest aims to address pressing issues faced by the Muslim community in India.
In a shocking incident in Bali, a father chased his two young children before committing murder-suicide. The children's mother, who witnessed the horrific events unfold, is left grappling with the aftermath of this devastating tragedy.
Union Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy has called on the Election Commission of India to publicly clarify reports of discord among its top leadership, saying the institution must protect its credibility by placing the facts before the people. His remarks came amid Congress protests alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had taken several unilateral decisions despite objections from the other two Election Commissioners.
Police in Ibrahimpatnam have identified the woman whose dismembered body was found in the VTPS cooling canal on September 18 as Kalyani, a native of Mangalagiri in Guntur district. Investigators say they are now trying to trace the accused, with several suspects reportedly taken into custody for questioning as the gruesome case continues to draw attention across Andhra Pradesh.
The AIADMK's decision to field candidates in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly byelections has turned the contests into an early test of whether the party can arrest its steep decline in Scheduled Caste-reserved constituencies. With its tally in SC seats falling from 32 in 2016 to just eight in 2026, the opposition party faces pointed criticism from former insiders even as it argues that its legacy and welfare record still resonate with Dalit voters.
Police in Krishna district have arrested a five-member gang accused of fabricating registration records and selling vacant lands without the knowledge of the original owners. Investigators say the group targeted vulnerable property holders, including senior citizens, bedridden patients and NRIs, and used forged death certificates and impersonation to execute the fraud.
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