New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to more than double the rate of innovation and employee productivity in India by 2021, said a new Microsoft-IDC study on Monday. While only one-third of organisations in India have embarked on their AI journeys, those companies that have adopted[Read More…]
Patna, May 27 (IANS) Armed men on Monday looted Rs 69 lakh from a trader here, police said. The incident took place in broad daylight in Patna’s Alamganj area. –IANS ik/ksk/mr
Pyongyang, May 27 (IANS) North Korea sharply criticized US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a “war maniac” and a “security destruction advisor” that should be gone as early as possible. A spokesperson for the North’s Foreign Ministry unleashed the vituperation, bristling at Bolton’s denunciation of Pyongyang’s[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President John Bailey praised India’s cinema culture when he attended the 56th Maharashtra State Film Awards here as chief guest. “Thank you Mumbai. This has been an extraordinary experience. We’re so touched, our hearts are so full. Congratulations[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly began its session on Monday with senior leaders paying rich tributes to K.M. Mani who was an MLA for 52 long years and passed away last month. Mani’s record of being the longest serving legislator in the Kerala Assembly began in 1967 when[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar, who lost the Lok Sabha election from Gurdaspur to BJP candidate and actor Sunny Deol, on Monday sent his resignation from the post to party chief Rahul Gandhi. In the resignation, he took moral responsibility for losing his seat and party’s[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IANS) About 46 per cent of the newly elected legislators in Odisha face criminal cases, said a report on Monday. As many as 67 of the 146 members of the Odisha Assembly have declared criminal cases in their affidavits, said the report prepared by Odisha Election Watch[Read More…]
Jammu, May 27 (IANS) Security forces averted a tragedy on Monday by detecting an improvised explosive device (IED) on a highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. A road opening party (ROP) of the Army detected the IED lying near Kallar Chowk alongside the highway that connects Rajouri district with[Read More…]
Taipei, May 27 (IANS) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) – the world’s largest contract chipset maker – has officially announced the beginning of mass production of its second-generation 7nm+ process for Kirin 985 and or A13 chipsets. The top-notch Kirin 985 chipset would likely feature in Huawei’s flagship Mate 30,[Read More…]
London, May 27 (IANS) Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor feels that he can continue even after the upcoming World Cup if his body allows, taking inspiration from hard-hitting West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle. Taylor, 35, is expected to take part in his final World Cup in England and Wales[Read More…]
Tokyo, May 27 (IANS) Visiting US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he needs to correct a “tremendous” trade imbalance with Japan, suggesting there may be a major announcement on the issue in August. “Trade-wise, I think we will be announcing some things probably in August that will be[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Blessed with some of the best power hitters in the world, West Indies can be unpredictable as the team can cause major upsets this World Cup starting on Thursday in England and Wales. The once mighty Windies, who won the first two World[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Even as all eyes are fixated on Cabinet formation and who will get what, given the nature of Delhis SPM laden air, major moves are expected in the bureaucracy. For starters, a new Cabinet Secretary is on the anvil, given that incumbent P.K. Sinhas extended[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Quantum computing is a tough nut to crack but tech giants Microsoft has now joined hands with Google’s parent company Alphabet to teach important lessons on algorithms through a short online curriculum, a media report said. For the online curriculum, Microsoft partnered with Alphabet’s X[Read More…]
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) At least two out of five petroleum products, including the aviation turbine fuel or ATF and natural gas, are likely to be among the first set of petro products to be included in the GST ahead of an earlier agreed schedule. Sources[Read More…]
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was shot dead in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and two individuals have been detained, police said on Monday. Chandan Shaw, 30, a resident of Kakinara, was shot dead on Sunday night. “Two individuals have been held for inquiry[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, to file a reply on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea seeking to cancel his bail in a money laundering case. Justice Chander Shekhar issued a notice to Vadra and[Read More…]
Tirupati, May 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao along with his family members offered prayers at Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala here on Monday. Chandrashekhar Rao, his wife Shobha Rao and other family members worshipped and participated in various rituals conducted by temple priests. KCR, as Rao is[Read More…]
Brussels, May 27 (IANS) The big centre-right and centre-left blocs in the European Parliament have lost their combined majority amid an increase in support for liberals, the Greens and nationalists in Sundays European Parliamentary elections, the media reported on Monday. The European Parliament helps shape the European Union (EU) legislation[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Nubia is set to launch its gaming smartphone, the Red Magic 3 in India in the middle of June, the company said on Monday. The gaming device was launched in China in April. “With an aim to deliver the most complete gaming[Read More…]
Canberra, May 27 (IANS) Australia’s Labor opposition on Monday chose Anthony Albanese as its new leader after the party suffered an upset in the nation’s general election. Previous leader Bill Shorten resigned on May 18, immediately after conceding the election to incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the BBC reported. Albanese,[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir was at the receiving end of his own party sympathisers after he tweeted against an alleged ill-treatment meted out to a Muslim man in Gurugram who was asked to remove his skull cap.[Read More…]
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) With his worst-ever electoral defeat in Andhra Pradesh and losing relevance in national politics, Nara Chandrababu Naidu is facing the biggest challenge of his career. A leader, whose four-decade-long career saw his political pendulum swinging wildly from left to the right, the Telugu[Read More…]
Amethi, May 27 (IANS) When BJP MP Smriti Irani lost no time in reaching Amethi to meet the family of a former village head who had been murdered, she gave a strong message that she would take care of her constituency. Irani has defeated Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Amethi[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Manpasand Beverages scrips hit lower circuit on the Bombay stock exchange over MD and CFO’s arrest facing allegations of Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud. The Manpasand scrips hit the lower circuit limit of 20 per cent on Monday. The trading stopped when it was priced[Read More…]
