Alphabet’s Verily to sell Granular insurance business to Elevance Health

Baseball purists look away — the human element is slowly being taken out of the game. Major League Baseball is implementing the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system for the first time this spring; it’s been tested in the minor leagues since 2021. Well, spring training games officially kicked off on Thursday, as the Chicago Cubs…

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan hinted that Babar Azam will open in the tri-series against New Zealand as a replacement for the injured Saim Ayub. Ayub, an emerging talent, is sidelined with an ankle fracture, necessitating an extended rehabilitation. Pakistan remains confident in Babar Azam’s abilities to lead the batting lineup despite the setback.

Students at the University of Michigan expressed disappointment that the college’s administrators ended diversity statements that were used in their hiring practices. “I guess when you hear the word DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion), it definitely raises a lot of controversy just because of the way how, perhaps, some people are using it over others,” Jasmine,…

Former PM Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night. The central government will declare seven days of national mourning with his last rites conducted with full state honours. The Union Cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss further arrangements. The Congress party has also canceled all official programs and will fly flags at half-mast during…

A court in Goa has convicted Vikat Bhagat for the 2017 rape and murder of Irish-British citizen Danielle McLaughlin. The judgment was delivered by Judge Kshama Joshi at the District and Sessions Court in Margao. Sentence announcement is scheduled for February 17, with the prosecution seeking the maximum penalty.