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IIIH Hyderabad’s pilot study on bus drivers finds AI improves safe driving behaviour
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence-based solutions improve safe driving behaviour, according to a pilot study by the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad and Central Road Research Institute. During the study, an…
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Abu Dhabi bank allows withdrawal of 50% salary in advance
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the Emirate’s leading Islamic financial institutions, has launched a new feature that allows customers to withdraw up to 50 per cent of salary…
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China’s Sichuan quake: Man trapped in mountains rescued after 17 days
Beijing: A 28-year-old Chinese hydropower station worker, who went missing for 17 days after a powerful earthquake jolted China’s Sichuan Province, has been rescued, the state media reported on Thursday. The 6.8-magnitude…
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IndiGo starts direct flights between Mumbai and Ras Al-Khaimah
New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s leading carrier, has started new daily direct flights between Mumbai and Ras Al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) from Thursday. Ras Al-Khaimah is the 100th overall destination and 11th in…
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Ban on PFI imminent after countrywide NIA, ED raids against it
New Delhi: A possible ban stares the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the face for its alleged involvement in terror activities after law-enforcement agencies Thursday conducted searches against it at 93…
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Cars should get in-build tech to tame drunk drivers, says US safety board
San Francisco: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US has asked the government to tell automakers to install alcohol impairment detection systems in all new vehicles to detect drunk or…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2022 to kick off in November
Abu Dhabi: The 41st session of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will kick off this year on November 2, under the theme ‘Spread the Word’. The 41st session of SIBF will…
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Water cannon used as BJP workers protest against Punjab govt
Chandigarh: Amid the simmering rift between the AAP government in Punjab and the governor, the police here Thursday aborted a BJP march to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence by deploying barricades, using…
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UK Opposition group calls out baseless narratives behind Leicester clashes
London: An Indian diaspora-focused organisation of the UK Opposition Labour Party has warned that baseless narratives are being pushed out by extremist groups behind the recent clashes involving some Muslims and Hindus…
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PFI accused of killings, assaults, collection of explosives
Over the past few years, numerous criminal cases have been filed by various states against the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its leaders and members due to their participation in numerous…
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Israel appoints Irit Lillian as first ambassador to Turkey
Israel announced the appointment of Irit Lilian as new ambassador to Turkey, after the return of diplomatic relations between the two parties to their highest level. The position has been vacant for…
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Lawyers submit complaint to ICC over journalist Shireen’s murder
Lawyers representing the family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh have submitted a complaint to the Office of the Public Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, calling for…
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If BJP is communal, how did APJ become president, asks Sadhvi Jyoti
Hyderabad: Union minister of sate for rural development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Thursday said that the BJP is not anti-Muslim, and took the example of former President Abdul Kalam, saying, “If BJP…
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Crackdown on PFI: NIA says outfit trained youth to carry out terror acts
New Delhi: In a major crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided premises linked to PFI in 15…
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Rancorous arguments on hijab ban conclude, SC reserves judgement
New Delhi: The meandering 10-day arguments on Karnataka’s hijab row concluded on Thursday, with the counsel for Muslim petitioners making a last gasp effort to have the ban on the Islamic headscarf…
