Prime Minister Modi accused Congress of creating ‘fear psychosis’ among Muslims to secure votes, while highlighting BJP’s re-election success in Haryana and criticising Congress’s tactics towards Dalits, farmers, and youth. Modi urged disunity opposition in Maharashtra to counter Congress’s divisive measures.
Read MoreA US district court has ruled that Cognizant engaged in discriminatory practices against non-Indian employees. Former workers claimed they faced bias from Indian managers, who excluded them from discussions and promotions. The plaintiffs also accused Cognizant of fraudulent visa practices. Cognizant plans to appeal the decision.
Read MoreThe Samajwadi Party has released candidates for six Uttar Pradesh bypolls without consulting the INDIA bloc, sparking discontent within the alliance. Key nominations include Tej Pratap Yadav for Karhal and Ajit Prasad for Milkipur. The development follows Congress’s underperformance in Haryana, raising concerns about alliance coordination ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Read MoreDavid Baker wins half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for computational protein design, while Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper share the other half for protein structure prediction. The Nobel Prize announcements kicked off with Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun winning the medicine prize. Last year, the chemistry prize was awarded to...
Read MoreSheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta, has begun a campaign to highlight the brutality of Hamas’s attack on Israel in October 2023 through her film, Screams Before Silence.
Read MoreCentre extends free fortified rice under welfare programs like PMGKAY until 2028 to combat anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies, costing Rs 17,082 crore. Fortified rice, enriched with Iron, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12, is now in all government schemes. Additionally, approvals were given for road construction in border areas and a National Maritime Heritage Complex...
Read MoreFormer US President Trump secretly sent Covid-19 testing devices to Russian President Putin during the pandemic, while devices were scarce. The Kremlin confirmed the shipment but denied phone conversations post-Trump presidency. This revelation has sparked criticism from US VP Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden, who accuse Trump of compromising national security by being...
Read MoreDuring the first Test against Pakistan, England’s Harry Brook narrowly avoided dismissal when a ball hit his stumps but left the bails unmoved. Joe Root dazzled with a record-breaking 119 not out, surpassing Alastair Cook as England’s top Test run-scorer. Brook’s near-miss aside, he scored a solid 64, contributing to England’s strong position at...
Read MoreIndia’s IT sector is set to see a 20-25% increase in campus hiring this fiscal year, driven by demand for AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and data analytics. Leading firms like TCS, Infosys, and Wipro are spearheading the recruitment efforts, focusing on fresh talent to address skill gaps.
Read MoreHinton’s concerns are rooted in his long-standing commitment to the ethical development of AI. In 2009, Hinton demonstrated the potential of Nvidia’s CUDA platform by training a neural network to recognise human speech, an achievement that contributed to the wider use of GPUs in AI research.
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