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Washington Sundar missing from Gujarat Titans’ IPL match leaves another Sundar wondering

All-rounder did not feature in match which his team, Gujarat Titans, lost to Punjab Kings by 11 runs. Sundar was part of Indian team that won Champions Trophy earlier this month.

Tech leaders Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai to join US senators for AI forum

Lawmakers are grappling with how to mitigate dangers of emerging technology, which has experienced a boom in investment, consumer popularity after release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

How Tamil actor Manikandan came to buy Chennai property where Google CEO Sundar Pichai grew up

Manikandan, who had walked by the property daily for 10 years without knowing it was the Pichais' ancestral home, says he plans to build a house for his family here.

Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc lays off 6% of its workforce

Google CEO Sundar Pichai took responsibility for the layoff citing economic conditions amid news of Google and Microsoft investing in generative AI.

Google accused of ‘ignoring’ caste bias as Dalit activist’s talk cancelled, company denies charge

Dalit rights activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan's Google talk was reportedly cancelled after complaints from employees. Google says ‘caste discrimination has no place in our workplace’.

Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, Google over social media bans

Trump filed three lawsuits that seek court orders to restore his social media accounts, along with punitive damages, to ensure other users can’t be banned or flagged by tech giants.

Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella pledge support in India’s fight against Covid

While Google CEO Sundar Pichai tweeted about providing Rs 135 crore funding to India, his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella assured of assistance in buying oxygen devices.

‘Your platforms are my biggest fear as a parent’ — US Congress grills Facebook, Google CEOs

US lawmakers pressed Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai to answer questions about whether their products are designed to keep kids addicted and pose a threat to their well-being.

UP Police books Google’s Sundar Pichai, others over video ‘defaming’ Modi, drops names later

Three top Google officials were also booked and their names later removed. The others booked were Ghazipur district-based musicians, a recording studio & a local music label company.

Employee dissent over Google’s AI work a mark of transparency, says Sundar Pichai

Alphabet CEO Pichai said that listening to staff is an important part of Google’s culture and he also wants to work with employees on sustainability, diversity & inclusion efforts.

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How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.