New Delhi, 20/2: In an unexpected development, the Supreme Court on Friday directed for deployment of judicial officers, including the retired judges, for easy and smooth conduct of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Expressing disappointment with the West Bengal government’s response, the court explained it had to pass the “extra…
Bhubaneswar, 120/2: In a major development, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi while presenting the state budget for the financial year 2026–27 announced the introduction of 16 new initiatives. While presenting a Rs 3.10 lakh crore state budget outlining the government’s roadmap for growth, welfare, and infrastructure expansion, the Majhi introduced the following 16…
New Delhi, 20/2: A group of Youth Congress activists on Friday staged a surprise protest at the ‘India AI Impact Summit’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him “compromised” while referring to the India-US trade deal, which they claimed was detrimental to interest of country. Four of the activists — National Secretaries Krishna Hari and…
Bengaluru, 20/2: The Nelamangala Town police arrested a 45-year-old provision store owner within five hours of a woman being murdered in front of her wheelchair-bound husband at Pete Beedi on Wednesday. Police said mounting medical expenses and business losses allegedly drove the accused to commit the crime.
Kochi, 20/2: The Kerala High Court has issued notice to the producers of The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the Union Government on a petition filed by a Kannur native seeking quashing of the film’s certification and direction for modifications, including reconsideration of its title. The…
Bengaluru,19/2 : With two years left for the next Assembly election, BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa sounded the poll bugle Thursday by claiming that the BJP would assume power “on its own,” signalling that the saffron party has its own plans that may or may not include JD(S). We should come to power in the…
New Delhi, 19/2: Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, on Thursday defended use of copyright news articles and opinion pieces in training AI models like ChatGPT, saying it followed the US principle of fair use. Open AIthe company behind ChatGPT, aims to balance content use with collaboration with creators, he said. “Our stance is…
Washington DC, 19/2: The United States and Israel are reportedly edging closer to launching what could be a large-scale military operation against Iran, with plans said to be taking shape for an intervention that may begin “very soon”. The development, first reported by Axios, suggests an operation far more extensive than last year’s 12-day confrontation,…
London, 19/2: United Kingdom police arrested ex-Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct on Thursday, according to AFP. The UK police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, on suspicion of misconduct in public office following damaging allegations over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
New Delhi, 19/2: Microsoft on Wednesday said it will invest $50 billion by the end of the decade to expand artificial intelligence (AI) access across countries in the Global South, including India. According to Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, the proposed investment includes $17.5 billion announced for India.
