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Future of war? Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza

Canberra: Last week, reports emerged that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are using an artificial intelligence (AI) system called Habsora (Hebrew for “The Gospel”) to select targets in the war on Hamas…
Eight charred to death in car-truck collision in UP

Bareilly: Eight people were charred to death in a collision between a dumper and a car on the Bareilly-Nainital Highway in Uttar Pradesh, said officials. The accident took place on Saturday night.…
ED opposes Sanjay Singh’s bail plea in excise policy case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday strongly opposed the bail plea of AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy case. The…

Manipur: 8 militants held with arms; student rescued from their clutches

Imphal: A day after he was abducted, the Manipur Police on Saturday rescued a 22-year-old student and arrested eight kidnappers who are active members of a militant outfit in the northeastern state,…
IMD issues fog alert for five states

New Delhi: India Meteorological Department issued a fog alert in isolated areas over five states on December 10 and 11. As per an IMD statement, dense fog during the morning hours is…
Rajput leader’s murder: 2 shooters among three held in Chandigarh

New Delhi: In a joint operation with the Rajasthan Police, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested three men, including two shooters, from Chandigarh for their alleged involvement in the killing of…
Uttam defends appointment of Akbaruddin Owaisi as pro-tem Speaker

Hyderabad: Amid the protest over the appointment of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Akbaruddin Owaisi as a pro-tem Speaker of the assembly, Telangana Minister and Congress leader Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday said…

FPIs have turned buyers in leading banks

New Delhi: FPIs have made a major comeback to India in December. Even though FPIs made an investment of Rs 9,000 crore in India in November, they were sellers for Rs 368…
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians without shelter in Rafah: UN

Gaza: The United Nations on Saturday said that tens of thousands of Palestinians flocking into Rafah, a city in Gaza Strip, are facing overcrowding and need shelters. Most of them came from…
Shah Rukh, Akshay, Ajay issued notice in gutka ad case: Allahabad HC told

Lucknow: The central government, responding to a contempt petition, informed the Lucknow bench of Allahabad Court that it has issued notices to actors Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, and Ajay Devgn in connection…
Bihar Shocker: Woman’s breasts chopped off in Begusarai; critical

Patna: In a shocking incident, a group of men led by a local strongman in Bihar’s Begusarai district chopped off the breasts of a woman, the police said on Saturday. The victim…
Train firing: RPF constable’s wife denies communal motive

Mumbai: The wife of dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary who is accused of shooting dead his senior colleague and three passengers on a moving train on Saturday said a…
Biker charred to death in Telangana mishap

Karimnagar: A biker was burnt alive on a highway in Mancherial district on Saturday after his two-wheeler collided with a lorry, police said. According to Bellampally police, the biker was taking a…
TN CM Stalin announces Rs 6K cash assistance to people affected by cyclone

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced a cyclone relief package comprising Rs 6,000 cash assistance and increased payout under other categories including enhanced compensation for flood-hit crops.…
Where there is a scam, there is a Congress leader: Irani on cash recovery

Amethi: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday took a dig at the Congress over the recovery of “unaccounted” cash from the premises of a party leader during income tax raids, saying this…