- Middle East
Turkish President asks Putin to resolve Ukraine crisis via talks
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to engage in negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, according to a statement by the Turkish presidency. “Steps to…
- India
Honey trap extortion racket busted in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday busted a honey trap extortion racket in Srinagar in which influential persons were targeted by the gang, official said. Srinagar police had received a…
- Technology
Most of today’s AI will never lead to true human intelligence: Meta AI chief
New Delhi: Chief AI scientist at Meta (formerly Facebook), Yann LeCun, has said that most of today’s artificial intelligence (AI) approaches will never lead to true human intelligence. Speaking to ZDNet, LeCun…
- Automobile
Tesla appoints Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to board
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has appointed billionaire and Airbnb Co-founder Joe Gebbia to its board of directors. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gebbia has…
- India
WhatsApp privacy policy: New data protection Bill is underway, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The contentious Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill 2019 has been withdrawn and a comprehensive data protection Bill is being prepared, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday. The submission…
- World
FAO chief warns conflicts, climate likely to fuel more food crises
Rome: Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), warned that conflicts and climate-related impacts are likely to fuel food crises, and called for resilience and more efforts for…
- India
Government orders blocking of 67 porn sites
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has ordered blocking of 67 pornographic websites, according to sources. In an e-mail sent by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to internet service…
- India
‘Can marriage be dissolved through Article 142’, SC reserves judgment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a batch of petitions raising common questions of law on the apex court’s exercise of its powers under Article 142 to…
- India
Government orders blocking of 67 porn sites
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has ordered blocking of 67 pornographic websites, according to sources. In an e-mail sent by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to internet service…
- India
Strengthening India’s military prowess govt’s top priority: Rajnath Singh
Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that strengthening India’s military prowess has been the Narendra Modi government’s top priority ever since it came to power since 2014, with focus on…
- India
Bihar IAS officer apologises for her ‘condom’, ‘sanitary pad’ remarks
Patna: Senior IAS officer and Bihar Women and Children Development Corporation Managing Director Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, who had stirred up a controversy with her snide and abrasive responses to school girls in…
- World
Global opinion of China nosedived under Xi Jinping’s rule
Washington: Chinas global image took a “precipitously more negative” turn after President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, with Beijing taking the blame for the Covid-19 pandemic while also facing criticism for…
- Business
Karnataka has immense scope for millets, says Sitharaman
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday emphasised on the immense scope of millets, especially for Karnataka which is a leading producer of the crop, as she said that start-ups…
- Technology
Security, talent crunch worry Indian firms on Hybrid Cloud journey
New Delhi: As organisations face skills gaps, security challenges and compliance obstacles, only 30 per cent of the Indian firms are able to manage their Hybrid Cloud environments holistically which can create…
- India
MHA orders sealing of three premises linked to PFI in Delhi
New Delhi: After banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has now ordered the sealing of three premises in Delhi being operated by…
