On stage on Monday CEO Tim Cook’s Apple announced a splashy deal with OpenAI to include its powerful artificial intelligence model as a part of its voice assistant, Siri. But in the fine print of a technical document Apple published after the event, the company makes clear that Alphabet’s Google has emerged as another winner […]
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will commence on June 24 for the oath and affirmation of newly elected members, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday. The session will conclude on July 3. The 264th Session of the Rajya Sabha will also begin on June 27 and conclude on […]
Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Andhra Pradesh government. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as Chief Minister of the state. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah and JP Nadda, who is also BJP chief. Governor S Abdul Nazeer […]
The World Bank has upwardly revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current financial year 2024-25 by 20 basis points to 6.6 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.4 per cent made in January. The World Bank said that India will continue to be the fastest-growing among the world’s largest economies, though its pace […]
The Indian Consulate in New York hosted a reception to welcome Team India on Tuesday. It is the first time that the Indian national team is playing cricket in New York, with the World Cup being held for the first time in the US. During the event, the head coach of the Indian cricket team, […]
Defending champions Italy held a public training session with cheering fans on Tuesday (June 11) in their base camp in Iserlohn, Germany ahead of Euro 2024. One German-born Italian fan expressed her joy at having the Italian team stay in her home village even though she was unable to see the public training, while another […]
Temperatures are hitting record highs in parts of north and central China this week, while a severe drought in the east is also threatening crops, as countries across Asia brace themselves for another summer of extreme weather. China is facing several days of scorching heat, with temperatures set to reach as high as 42 degrees […]
Indian stock indices kicked off Wednesday’s trading session on a positive note, with the Sensex and Nifty both up 0.3% and hovering just below their all-time highs. The bullish trend comes ahead of the highly anticipated release of India’s May inflation data, as investors brace for potential market-moving revelations. After a largely stable Tuesday, the […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning of a severe heat wave that is expected to grip several northern states over the next four days. According to senior scientist R.K. Jenamani, the states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi are likely to experience scorching temperatures […]
A week-long Eid-ul-Adha holiday in Bangladesh will impact trade and train services between India and Bangladesh. Trade activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port will remain closed for eight days from June 14 to June 21 for the Eid holidays, said a General Secretary of Hili Land Port Import-Export Group. Hili Land […]
