Machine learning (ML) systems, an element of what is known as Artificial Intelligence (AI), can outperform people in a number of tasks though they are unlikely to replace people in all jobs, say researchers. In a “Policy Forum” commentary published in the journal Science, Tom Mitchell of Carnegie Mellon University[Read More…]
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I take a lot of time to say no: Shah Rukh Khan
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan says his sensitivity towards people makes it tough for him to say “no” to people, especially to friends who offer him films. Asked if saying no to a script is awkward for him, especially to a friend filmmaker, Shah Rukh said here: “I take a lot[Read More…]
Haryana Congress chief appeals to maintain harmony; death toll reaches 31
An MP from Sirsa and Haryana Congress chief, Ashok Tanwar has asked to maintain peace in the state amid rising violence that took lives of 31 people so far and left hundreds of people injured in the state. The violence erupted in Haryana after the rape conviction of Dera Sacha[Read More…]
Flood due to heavy rain displaces over 25000 people in Gujarat
At least 25,000 people have been evacuated across Gujarat after several districts in the north and central parts of the state were flooded due to heavy rains. Besides, a high alert has been sounded as over 20 highways of the state got submerged. The Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express returned to Ahmedabad[Read More…]
Are you depressed? This probably be the reason!
In a study by University of Central Florida, it has been found that a gene variant, believed to be carried by nearly 25% of the population, increases the odds of getting depressed. The study found that people with apolipoprotein-E4 (ApoE4) have a 20% greater chance of developing clinically significant depressive symptoms[Read More…]
Lightning strikes kill 26 people in Bihar
At least 26 people including women and children were killed and more than a dozen injured in incidents of lightning strikes across Bihar in last 24 hours. The death cases were reported from different places including Vaishali, Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Buxar, Bhojpur, Gaya, Samastipur, Siwan, Araria and Aurangabad districts on[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath claims to be undeterred by allegations of saffronisation
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath denied saffronisation charges against him and the Union government. People saying so are erroneous in their analysis, he said. “The people who say so are the ones who wake up in the afternoon and hence they miss the colour of the morning,” he said.[Read More…]
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[Watch]: People fight over free dustbins distributed by CM Adityanath in UP
A video of the chaotic situation has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh area where chief minister Yogi Adityanath dispersed free dustbins among people in a bid to save the environment on the occasion of World Environment day. Though the decision of distributing dustbin can be seen as a good move,[Read More…]
Nine people booked in Rs 570 cr scam in Visakhapatnam
Nine people have been booked by the Visakhapatnam police for allegedly laundering Rs 570 crore by floating shell companies and making fraudulent remittances through hawala transactions. After a complaint by the joint director of income tax (investigations) M V N Seshu Bhavannarayana, the MVP Colony police in the town have[Read More…]
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to Congress’ women’s wing bangle protest
Following the Congress’ women’s wing protest on Friday outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarter in Delhi with bangles over a recent attack that claimed lives of security personnel in Kashmir, Twitterati are debating about the significance of using bangles in the protest. While a section of people called it[Read More…]
‘Undeserving’ people given ‘Bharat Ratna’ before 1990: BJP MP
A BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh sparked controversy after he said that the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was given to “undeserving” people before 1990. It was the same time when the then VP Singh government conferred the honour to dalit icon BR Ambedkar posthumously. The statement attracted[Read More…]
Karnataka: Soaked in blood, teen cries for help; people choose to film him instead
In a horrific incident, a teenager in Karnataka was left bleeding on the road after he met with an accident and was offered no help. Instead, people took pictures on their phones and made videos of him bleeding for almost 25 minutes. The 18-year-old teenage Anwar Ali, who was almost[Read More…]