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From diapers to drugs: How India’s global corporate hubs are putting AI to work

May 28 (Reuters) – Whether they are recruiting the ideal “momfluencer” to sell diapers or trawling through reams of data to fast-track drug launches, global centers of multinational firms in India are ​increasingly putting AI to work in creative ways. Heads of several Global Capability Centres (GCCs) told Reuters ‌they are deploying AI across a host of functions – from marketing and content creation to finance and human resources – to automate time-consuming, repetitive tasks that once required hours of manual effort. And the ambition doesn’t stop there. AI has moved well ​beyond chatbots and into the corporate engine room

Siddaramaiah informs cabinet colleagues of his decision to step down: Official sources

Bengaluru, May 28 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah informed his cabinet colleagues of his decision to step down, during a breakfast hosted at his residence, official sources said on Thursday. His current deputy and possible successor, D K Shivakumar and other cabinet colleagues attended the breakfast meeting. In a picture shared by the Chief Minister’s Office, Siddaramaiah is seen hugging an emotional Shivakumar. In another picture, CM hopeful Shivakumar is seen touching the feet of Siddaramaiah and taking his blessings. According to CMO sources, the CM sought the Governor’s appointment after the party high command apparently asked him to make

Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2026 (AP) — In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections. The World Meteorological Organization also forecasts an overheating Arctic that warms nearly 3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.66 degrees Celsius) between now and 2030 and a dangerous drought with potential wildfires for the Amazon, a crucial part of Earth’s natural defenses to lessen human-caused climate change. A hotter globe from the burning of coal, oil and gas means

Kuwait says it faces a missile and drone attack as shaky ceasefire in Iran war again challenged

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 28, 2026 (AP) — Kuwait said it faced a missile and drone attack Thursday as the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was again challenged after the United States conducted strikes targeting Iran and Tehran said it responded with an attack of its own. Kuwait’s military made the announcement, without providing further details on what had been targeted. Kuwait repeatedly came under fire from Iran and Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq during the war. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The announcement by Kuwait’s military comes as the Middle East remains on the

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