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Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court, in his presidential address to the graduating class of 2025 at Bengaluru’s National Law School of India University (NLSIU) on Sunday, urged new legal professionals to prioritise integrity over advancement and to use law as an “instrument of transformation”. Speaking during the NLSIU’s 33rd annual convocation, Justice Surya Kant challenged the graduates to embrace their role as agents of social change. Referring to Professor N R Madhava Menon’s original vision for the institution, he noted that the law school was designed to create “social engineers” who would use law not merely as a…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Voters across Argentina’s most populous province of Buenos Aires headed to the polls on Sunday to choose lawmakers in an unusually high-stakes local election seen as a referendum on the performance of libertarian President Javier Milei and a bellwether for crucial midterms next month.The Buenos Aires provincial election is polarized between Milei’s recently formed libertarian party and Peronism, the ideologically flexible populist movement that has held sway in Argentina for decades.Milei, whose barely 4-year-old La Libertad Avanza party has subsumed much of the center-right, views this a chance to embarrass the Peronist opposition led by…

South Africa spinner Prenelan Subrayen, who was reported for an illegal bowling action last month, has been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC).   Subrayen was reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the first ODI against Australia in Cairns on August 19 and was rested for the final two ODIs against Australia. “He subsequently underwent an independent bowling assessment at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane on 26 August, where it was revealed that the amount of elbow extension for all his deliveries was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations,” the…

Former South Africa cricketer Daryll Cullinan believes India’s ODI veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli must play more competitive cricket, including domestic matches, if they are to stay prepared for the grind of international cricket and remain in contention for the 2027 ODI World Cup. While he acknowledged their ability and experience, Cullinan stressed that talent alone will not be enough without consistent match practice. Cullinan calls for domestic cricket Speaking to Hindustan Times, Cullinan made it clear that performance at the biggest stage demands more than just experience and sporadic appearances. “Well, I think from an ability and experience…

A flower market at GKVK promises a blooming trade hub for farmers but casts a shadow on the College of Horticulture’s ICAR recognition.Bengaluru’s lush Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK) campus is at the center of a heated debate, with plans underway to shift a flower market to its premises. What is pitched by the South India Floriculture Association (SIFA) as an eco-friendly hub for farmers has triggered alarm in academic circles — as the College of Horticulture, located within GKVK, may lose its coveted recognition from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).Also Read:Bengaluru devotee donates over ₹1 crore to…

20th Century Studios The Predator aliens are ruthless and seemingly unkillable. How fitting, then, that the motion pictures concerning these beasts are similarly enduring. The “Predator” franchise has lasted for nearly four decades, ever since that very first movie back in 1987. Since then, “Predator” outings have gone in every direction possible, including movies set in Los Angeles, an animated anthology feature, and even a questionable Shane Black directorial effort. There have even been two different motion pictures chronicling these creatures contending with the Xenomorphs, thanks to the “Alien vs.…

In a remarkable gesture, a Bengaluru devotee has offered ₹1.00 crore under TTD’s Sri Balaji Aarogya Varaprasadini Scheme, boosting medical services for the underprivileged.Faith in Tirumala found fresh expression when a Bengaluru-based devotee donated ₹1,00,50,000 to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The offering was made under the Sri Balaji Aarogya Varaprasadini Scheme, which funds advanced healthcare for the poor and differently abled through the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS).Also Read:Bengaluru: Child injured while popping out of SUV sunroofThe devotee, who chose to remain anonymous, handed over the demand draft to TTD chairman B R Naidu at his camp…

The controversy over the selection of Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the historic Mysuru Dasara celebrations continues to rage, with BJP leader Pratap Simha approaching the Karnataka High Court for directions to revoke the government decision and two organisations announcing marches—one in support of and the other against the author opening the state-sponsored celebrations in Mysuru. In his petition, Simha has said that the inaugural event of Dasara involves offering floral tributes to the idol of the goddess Chamundeshwari and the recital of the Vedas. He has also stated that members of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru…

If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some of the techniques found in a book like Influence: The Power of Persuasion. Now, a preprint study out of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that those same psychological persuasion techniques can frequently “convince” some LLMs to do things that go against their system prompts.The size of the persuasion effects shown in “Call Me a Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests” suggests that human-style psychological techniques can be surprisingly effective at “jailbreaking” some LLMs to operate outside their guardrails.…

All is seemingly not well within Tripura’s ruling coalition of the BJP, the Tipra Motha, and the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT), with each ally increasingly encroaching on the other’s turf and reports of clashes between workers of the BJP and the Tipra Motha surfacing in recent weeks.The BJP and the Tipra Motha, partners post-2023 Assembly elections, appear to have hit a rough patch. Last month, BJP supporters were attacked in Asharambari of Khowai district while listening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Mann ki Baat” radio programme. Days later, a BJP worker was assaulted in Sepahijala district, prompting Chief…