BJP targeting over 50% vote share in UP: Nadda
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) The SP, BSP coming together in Uttar Pradesh is a reflection of BJP’s strength and the party is striving to win over 50 per cent votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha…
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Microsoft to set up 10 AI labs, train 5 lakh youth in India
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Microsoft India on Wednesday announced to set up Artificial Intelligence (AI) labs in 10 universities and train five lakh youth across the country in disrupting technologies. The company also said it…
Snow halts flights at Srinagar airport
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) Flight operations at the Srinagar international airport were halted on Wednesday following poor visibility and continued snowfall in the valley, an airport official said. “We will take a call on resumption…
Sensex up 100 points led by banking stocks
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Amid mixed global cues, the benchmark Sensex advanced over 100 points during Wednesday’s afternoon trade session following lower trade deficit and cooling of inflation. The trade deficit in December narrowed due…
No threat to coalition government: Karnataka CM
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Amidst allegations of poaching by BJP, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said there was no threat to his government. “Our coalition government is running smoothly. I am relaxed. We…
India leading digital transformation race: Microsoft’s Anant Maheshwari
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) In a renewed push for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent Edge use cases in the country, Microsoft India on Wednesday said there is highest penetration of AI skills among…
Plea against acting CBI chief’s appointment to be heard on Monday
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday a plea by NGO Common Cause challenging the appointment of M. Nageswara Rao as the acting Director of the Central Bureau…
India set to lead digital transformation race: Microsoft India President
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) In a renewed push for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use cases in India, Microsoft India on Wednesday said there is highest penetration of AI skills among the workforce that will…
YouTube bans dangerous, harmful pranks
California, Jan 16 (IANS) YouTube videos that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. The move comes in response to the so-called “challenges” that have sometimes resulted in death or…
Meghalaya CM to meet Modi on Saturday
Shillong, Jan 16 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to discuss the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and the coal issue. Sangma would leave for Delhi on…
Ex-VHP chief Vishnu Hari Dalmia dead
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President Vishnu Hari Dalmia, one of the three major exponents of the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation, died on Wednesday at his residence here, a statement said….
El Chapo ‘paid $100m bribe to ex-Mexican President Nieto’
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto accepted a $100 million bribe from drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a witness has testified. Alex Cifuentes, who says he was a…
Intense cold winds lash Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Biting cold winds from the northwest lashed the national capital on Wednesday as the minimum temperature here dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. The maximum…
Punjab AAP legislator quits from party’s primary membership
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) Another Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Punjab, Baldev Singh, on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party, citing “autocratic functioning”, “double standards” and giving up the party’s basic…
#MeToo at UN: 1 in 3 staff reports sexual harassment
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 16 (IANS) The global organisation’s own #MeToo survey has found that one in three employees responding to it have said that they have suffered sexual harassment in the last…
Heavy snowfall to hit Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) The Met on Wednesday forecast heavy snowfall for at least five days starting Saturday that is likely to disrupt air and surface traffic to and from the Kashmir Valley. “A comparatively…
Markets open on high note
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 36,370.74 and touched a high…
May’s Brexit fail: No confidence tabled after crushing Commons defeat
London, Jan 16 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes — the largest margin for a sitting government in history, triggering the tabling of a no confidence motion…
Facebook commits $300 mn to support local news
San Francisco, Jan 16 (IANS) Facebook has announced to invest over $300 million over the next three years to support local news organisations. In a blog post, Campbell Brown, Vice President, Global News Partnerships, said…
British pound rebounds after Brexit deal voted down
London, Jan 16 (IANS) The British pound stopped its decline and rebounded as an immediate response to the British parliament’s overwhelming rejection of the Brexit deal on Tuesday evening. Members of Parliament (MPs) voted 432-202…