New Delhi, 25/10: Amid complaints of AI-generated content being used to mislead voters, the Election Commission on Friday directed parties to display labels such as ‘Al-Generated’ or ‘Digitally Enhanced’, or ‘Synthetic Content’ covering 10% of the display area while warning against misrepresenting identity, appearance or voice of any person without their consent. With the campaign…

Washington, 25/10: Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said on Friday he does not believe that recently imposed US sanctions on Russian oil companies will have a significant impact on the Russian economy. Dmitriev made the comments on Fox News’ “Special Report” program during a visit to Washington…

Srinagar, 24/10: In a closely watched Rajya Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir, the I.N.D.I.A bloc secured three of the four vacant Upper House seats on Friday, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) captured the remaining seat, amid reports of cross-voting. The election, held for the first time in over a decade since the abrogation…

Chinnatekur (Kurnool), 24/10: In one of the worst road tragedies in recent times, at least 19 passengers and one biker were burnt to death when a Bengaluru-bound private sleeper AC bus caught fire in the early hours of Friday near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. The horrific accident occurred between 3 am and 3:30 am on…

Samastipur/Begusarai, 24/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched his Bihar assembly poll campaign with back-to-back rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts, asserting that the NDA under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will break all previous electoral records The PM also called the INDIA bloc a “mahalathbandhan” (a tie-up in which people beat each other with…

Mumbai, 24/10: Legendary adman Piyush Pandey — known for famous campaigns like the BJP’s 2014 slogan ‘acche din aane wale hai’, Fevicol adhesive’s ‘fevicol ka jod, tutee nahi’ and Cadbury dairy milk’s ‘kuch khaas hai’ — has passed away. He was 70. Pandey’s trademark moustache made him an interesting personality.