- Middle East
Iran, Azerbaijan agree to open transit passage at border
Tehran: Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to open a new transit passage at their shared border in the near future, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported Friday. In a phone call with…
- Business
Apple seeks $50 mn deals with news publishers to train its GenAI models: Report
San Francisco: Apple is in touch with some top news publishers to use their articles to help train its generative AI systems, the media reported. The tech giant is apparently discussing “multiyear…
- News
Hyundai Motor Group startup to showcase AI mobility software at CES
Seoul: 42dot, Hyundai Motor Group’s global software research startup, plans to showcase its vision of software-defined vehicles (SDV) and related technologies at next month’s CES 2024, the company said. 42dot said it…
- Technology
AI companies may need to disclose copyrighted training data
San Francisco: The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act, filed by two lawmakers in the US, aims to make it clear if artificial intelligence (AI) models used copyright data for training. The Bill,…
- Business
India may see 1 cr EV sales per year by 2030, says govt
New Delhi: The country may see 1 crore electric vehicle (EV) sales annually by 2030, generating nearly 5 crore jobs, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has said. As per…
- India
Motivational speaker Vivek Bindra booked for assaulting his wife
Noida: Popular motivational speaker and social media influencer Vivek Bindra has been booked for allegedly assaulting his wife in Noida, police said. A video of the incident is also going viral on…
- Bangalore
Principal held for forcing children to clean toilet in Bengaluru school
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police on Saturday, December 23, arrested the headmistress of a government school here for allegedly making the children to clean toilets. Laxmidevamma, the headmistress in the Andrahalli Government Model…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Four killed in bus-tractor collision in Anantapur
Amaravati: Four persons were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district early Saturday. The accident occurred near Kalluru village in Garladinne mandal when a private bus rammed into a…
- Kerala
‘Cakes, carols, wine’: Kerala all set to celebrate Christmas
Thiruvananthapuram: With just hours left for Christmas, Kerala is all prepared to celebrate Christmas. While shops are filled with cakes, in some Christian homes wine is also being fermented and will be…
- India
Tributes to ex-PM PV Narsimha Rao on his death anniversary
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday paid his tributes to former Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao on his death anniversary, saying that under his government, India embarked on a transformative…
- Middle East
Turkish Parliament to discuss Sweden’s NATO bid next week
Ankara: Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has said that it would discuss Sweden’s NATO bid next week. The committee said on Friday in a statement that the review of the bid is…
- Mumbai
Seat-sharing squabbles bedevil MVA unity efforts in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The dawn of 2024 will herald the much-anticipated Lok Sabha election year for which all political parties in India — whether ruling or in the Opposition, at the Centre or in…
- World
3.0 magnitude quake felt in South Korea
Seoul: A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Jangsu in South Korea on Saturday, firefighting authorities said, but no damage has been reported. The quake struck 17 kilometers north of Jangsu, 216 km south…
- Middle East
IDF demolishes Hamas leader Deif’s house
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it has destroyed the house of Mohammed Deif, the military head of the Hamas militant group. According to the IDF, Deif along with…
- India
BJP on the back foot in N-E as shadow of Manipur violence looms over 2024
Imphal: The ethnic violence in Manipur between non-tribal Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribals was one of the key issues in the November 7 Mizoram Assembly polls and the ethnic hostilities and their associated…
