Washington DC,24/4: Coca Cola Co beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Monday, as demand for its sodas remained resilient in the face of multiple price increases. A near domination of the global carbonated drinks market along with rival PepsiCo has helped Coca-Cola to raise prices with little or no pushback from consumers. …
Patna, 24/4: The Patna High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings before a trial court here against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in connection with his alleged slanderous remarks against those having “Modi” surname. Justice Sandeep Kumar stayed the proceedings while hearing a petition of Gandhi, who has contended that since he has already been…
Islamabad, 24/4: Extreme weather events in Malawi and Pakistan have driven “very sharp” rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cases in Pakistan last year, after devastating floods left a third of the country under water, rose four-fold to 1.6 million, according to…
Washington DC,24/4: Though, a bit late in the game, Google is leaving no stone unturned to add new features to its Artificial Intelligence-powered Large Language Model (LLM) chatbot Bard to be on par with the OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Besides assisting users in breaking writer’s block such as offering creative lede to a story or helping people…
New Delhi, 24/4: The Congress on Sunday urged the Election Commission to disqualify Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani after authorities seized valuables allegedly from a sugar factory linked to him. Addressing a news conference, Congress leaders Gaurav Vallabh and Alka Lamba said, “On April 21, silver lamps, Rs 1.82 crore cash, Rs 37.64 lakh freebies and…
UP, 23/4: Samajwadi Party’s mayoral candidate from Shahjahanpur, Archana Verma on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of senior party leaders, including Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak. Welcoming Verma into the party fold, Pathak said, “The Samajwadi Party (SP) had declared Archana Verma as its mayoral candidate from Shahjahanpur in the upcoming…
New Delhi, 23/4: The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the city police in connection with a complaint of sexual harassment filed by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brijbhushan Singh. The women’s panel said it has received a complaint that the police is yet to register an FIR…
Bhubaneswar, 23/4: In a major development,Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Sunday inaugurated the grand BJD office ‘Shankha Bhawan’ and dedicated it to the people of Odisha on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya . CM Naveen said “This will unite 4.5 crore people of the state. All the…
Bangalore, 23/4: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy is medically stable and recuperating after he was admitted to Manipal hospital on Saturday due to a fever. A statement by Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road noted that he exhibited symptoms of exhaustion and generalised weakness and is under the supervision of…
New Delhi, 23/4: The Supreme Court has said that if courts showed undue leniency in sentencing of convicts, it would shake public confidence in the criminal justice system, while taking away the deterrent effect and affecting the rights of the victim and his family members. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal…
