UN warns of worsening hunger in Sudan and beyond amid funding gaps
United Nations, Feb 20 - At least 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as the crisis in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region, a UN spokesperson said.
UN rights chief slams UK’s Rwanda bill
Geneva, Feb 20 - The UK's recent legislative moves to facilitate the removal of asylum-seekers to Rwanda run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law and risk delivering a serious blow to human rights, the UN Human Rights Chief said.
Top US consular official visits missions in Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi
New York, Feb 20 - US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Rena Bitter, arrived in India to engage with embassy and consulate colleagues in Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Temperatures in Japan rise to unseasonably high
Tokyo, Feb 20 - Temperatures rose across Japan as warm air flowed in from the south, with daytime highs hitting a record for February at many locations in northern Japan, the weather agency said.
Ram Mandir spurs demand for 8,500-12,500 branded hotel rooms in Ayodhya: Study
New Delhi, Feb 19 - A leading hotel management consultancy has projected that Ayodhya, which is expected to receive 10.61 crore tourists annually by 2031 due to the Ram Mandir boost, will "require an inventory of 8,500-12,500 branded keys in the medium to
Google’s Gemini beats OpenAI’s ChatGPT by 3% in multi-discipline tests: Report
New Delhi, Feb 19 - Google's AI chatbot Gemini has recently outperformed Sam Altman-run OpenAI's ChatGPT in a series of comprehensive multi-discipline tests, a new report revealed on Monday.
Centre hikes financial package for rubber sector by 23% to Rs 708 crore
New Delhi, Feb 19 - The financial assistance for the Rubber sector under the ‘Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector’ scheme has been increased by 23 per cent from Rs 576.41 crore to Rs 708.69 crore for the next two financial
New Space Industrial and Propellant Park to be set up in TN
Chennai, Feb 19 - Tamil Nadu will set up a new Space Industrial and Propellant Park near Thoothukudi District on 2,000 acres, said Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management, here on Monday.
Internet platforms, intermediaries have legal obligation to curb deepfakes: MoS IT
New Delhi, Feb 19 - The government on Monday reiterated that internet platforms and social media intermediaries in India have a legal obligation to make sure that no misinformation or deepfakes find space on their respective platforms.
US grants $1.5 bn to GlobalFoundries to boost domestic chip production, create jobs
Washington, Feb 19 - In a bid to push chip manufacturing, US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced to grant $1.5 billion to semiconductor company GlobalFoundries to expand domestic production, strengthen US supply chains, and create “thousands of good paying jobs right
ONGC urged to use AI, data analytics in oil exploration drive
New Delhi, Feb 19 - Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday urged upstream oil giant ONGC to spearhead the country’s oil exploration efforts with the adoption of cutting-edge technologies like AI and Data Analytics for sustainability and reduced
India cricketer Shubman Gill named Punjab’s ‘State Icon’ to woo voters
Chandigarh, Feb 19 - The office of Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer on Monday announced to designate ace India cricketer Shubman Gill as the ‘State Icon’.
Power Grid to invest Rs 655.75 crore in two projects
Chennai, Feb 19 - Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd will be investing Rs 655.75 crore in two projects.
5 Hindu migrants from Pak given Indian citizenship in Jaipur
Jaipur, Feb 19 - A total of five Hindu migrants from Pakistan were given Indian citizenship certificates in Jaipur on Monday.
India headed to be $35 trillion economy by 2047: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, Feb 19 - Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the government’s ambition is to expand the current $3.7 trillion Indian economy to a $30-35 trillion fully developed economy by 2047 and to ensure food and energy
India launches construction of houses for plantation workers in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Feb 19 - India has launched the construction of houses for the Indian origin plantation workers across six different provinces in Sri Lanka.
Maha’s first 3-day MSME defence expo to commence in Pune from Feb 24
Mumbai, Feb. 19 - The Maharashtra government will hold a three-day MSME Defence Expo in Pune from February 24 to 26 with participation from the armed forces, defence public sector undertakings and ordnance factories, officials said here on Monday.
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff
New Delhi, Feb 19 - Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on Monday.
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Series to be available for pre-book in India from Feb 20
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Samsung on Monday said that the pre-booking of its AI-powered Galaxy Book4 series will be available in India starting February 20.
GenAI to boost Indian financial services, add $80 bn by 2030: Report
New Delhi, Feb 19 - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to boost Indian financial services and is expected to potentially add $66-$80 billion to the GVA (Gross Value Added) by the year 2030, a new report said on Monday.