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San Francisco, Jan 1 (IANS) Aiming to make employees feel happier at work, a start-up led by three ex-Googlers, is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to “push” individual employees into small actions that improve staffers’ satisfaction and foster better teamwork, The New York Times has reported. “Humu is based in Google’s[Read More…]

By Arun Kumar DasNew Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) After the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), a parliamentary panel has now taken note of the problem of stinking and choked bio-toilets in trains and sought measures for their improvement. The Railway Convention Committee (RCC), in its latest report on[Read More…]

Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) The by-election in Rajasthan’s Ramgarh Assembly seat in Alwar district will be held on January 28, Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar said. According to Kumar, the nomination process will start soon after the issue of notification on January 3. The election in this constituency was postponed[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several political leaders on Tuesday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor-director Kader Khan. The President tweeted: “Sad to learn about the passing of veteran actor and dialogue writer Kader Khan. His versatility, from comic to[Read More…]

London, Jan 1 (IANS) In a bid to improve understanding of neurological disorders, researchers have created a fast and energy-efficient simulation of part of a rat brain by using computer chip manufacturer NVIDIA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) compute platform. Developing faster and more efficient simulators could increase the level of understanding[Read More…]

Panaji, Jan 1 (IANS) Now that ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is back in office, it is time for Congress leaders to perform their own ‘shradh’ (funeral ceremony), Goa’s Power Minister Nilesh Cabral said on Tuesday. “Today, the Chief Minister met us (in office). There were some who wanted to[Read More…]

New York, Jan 1 (IANS) Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala has been fined $25,000 for throwing the ball into the stands during a National Basketball Association (NBA) game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The fine relating to Saturday’s game was announced by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President of Basketball[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Jan 1 (IANS) Singer R. Kelly had sex with underaged Aaliyah, and members of his entourage witnessed it, claims his former backup singer. A new documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” features interviews with many of R. Kelly’s former friends, family members and colleagues, women who claim that for decades[Read More…]

By Subhash K. JhaMumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Producer Pahlaj Nihalani, who worked with the late actor-director-writer-comedian Kader Khan, says it’s a pity his health began to fail in the last 10 years and that he had so much more to give. “Meeting him was always like running into an embodiment[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar, who worked with Rohit Shetty on “Simmba”, says working with the director has been one of his best experiences. Featuring actors Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles, “Simmba”, which released last month, has garnered immense appreciation from the audience. Thanking[Read More…]

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was spreading canards in the AugustaWestland case after being “caught” in the Rafale fighter jet deal. “With Lok Sabha elections round the corner, Modi has dragged the names of Sonia Gandhi and[Read More…]

Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) US Strategic Command has apologised for a New Year’s Eve tweet demonstrating its capacity to drop catastrophic bombs. The tweet on Monday said the military was ready if ever needed to drop “something much, much bigger” than the New Year’s Eve ball in New York City,[Read More…]

Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League, which clinched a landslide victory in general elections, will form its new cabinet before January 10, party General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. –IANSmr/

Rome, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian food supplies in Yemen – where up to 20 million people are facing famine – are being stolen and sold for profit in the capital Sanaa and other areas of the country under Houthi rebel control, the UN said, urging an end to the “criminal”[Read More…]

New York, Jan 1 (IANS) Singer Madonna gave a surprise New Year’s Eve performance at Stonewall Inn — the bar in New Yorks Greenwich Village where the riots that kicked off the modern LGBTQ movement took place in 1969. Last month, the bar had announced that Madonna had been named[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) The year 2018 saw some celebrities’ demise, stars battling with serious health ailments and much more. Hoping to have a rocking year ahead, a string of celebrities including veteran actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Rishi Kapoor wished their fans, friends and well-wishers a year full[Read More…]

Valetta, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) Maltese armed forces said they had successfully saved 180 migrants from two boats off the coast of Malta. A total of 28 migrants were plucked from a dinghy 71 nautical miles southwest of Malta, while a further 152 were picked up from a wooden boat southeast[Read More…]

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) An Assistant Commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Uri area in the Kashmir Valley was electrocuted in Jharkhand. CPRF sources said Jeelani Khan, 29, belonging to Manzgam village in Uri, was posted with the 157 Battalion of CRPF at Arki in Khunti district[Read More…]

Sao Paulo, Jan 1 (IANS) Ethiopia’s Belay Bezahb and Kenyan runner Sandrafelis Tuei won the men’s and women’s divisions in the annual Sao Silvestre Road Race, the marquee competition of Latin American athletics. African men have won the event in Sao Paulo 21 times since the race adopted its current[Read More…]

Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Kolkata ushered in the New Year on Tuesday by sharing warm greetings, enjoying picnics at popular tourist spots, beating the chill and partying hard. Indulging in midnight revelry at the iconic Park Street, New Market area and other night clubs, thousands of citizens came out in[Read More…]

Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Jan 1 (IANS) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ushered in the New Year with separate high courts as the chief justices and judges took oath on Tuesday. The high courts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh became functional in Hyderabad and Amaravati respectively from Tuesday, consequent to a notification issued by[Read More…]