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Concerns rise over shelling of Ukrainia's Zaporizhzhya nuke plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for sanctions to be imposed on Russia's nuclear industry following the shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

Meta research labs bring latest AI state-of-the-art chatbot on web

Meta's AI research labs have reportedly created a new state-of-the-art chatbot and the tech giant is letting members of the public talk to the system to collect feedback on its capabilities.

VP election today to witness fight between Jagdeep Dhankar, Margaret Alva

Election for the Vice President scheduled to take place on Saturday will witness a fight between NDA nominee Jagdeep Dhankar and Opposition candidate Margaret Alva

California hits grim milestone of 10 million confirmed Covid cases

California hit another grim milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic as the most populous state in the US reached 10 million confirmed cases

Vladimir Putin, Tayyip Erdogan meet to further Russia-Turkey ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations during their talks in Russia's Sochi.

MPPSC aspirants protest in Indore against non-declaration of results

Thousands of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) aspirants took to streets on Friday to protest against non-declaration of exams' results of 2019 and 2020

Govt okayed purchase of military equipment worth Rs 1.83 trn since 2020-21

The government has said that it accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) approval for procurement of military equipment worth Rs 1,83,778 crore since 2020-21

India beat Bangladesh 5-2 to clinch SAFF U20 Championship title

Striker Gurkirat Singh scored four goals, while Himanshu Jangra scored the another as India U20 routed Bangladesh U20 5-2 in the final to emerge champions in the SAFF U20 Championship

India to have 150,000 Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres by Dec

A total of 150,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres will be available to serve the people by the end of December, Mansukh Mandaviya said in Rajya Sabha

MPs don't enjoy immunity from arrest in criminal case during session: Naidu

He advised the members not to cite House duty as reasons to avoid appearing before any investigating agency if one called upon to do so.

6,421 posts of head masters in Bihar but only 421 manage to pass exam

The standard of education in Bihar seems to be going down day by day, and the result of the exams for post of head masters (Principal) published by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)

Covid like at-home test kit unlikely to be effective for monkeypox : Report

Unlike Covid, monkeypox isn't a respiratory disease; and the test for Covid targeted the nose and mouth.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray back as 'Saamana Group' Editor

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray has come back as the Chief Editor of the party newspapers -- the multi-edition Marathi 'Saamana' and the Hindi language 'Dopahar Ka Saamana' -- here on Friday.

Loan EMIs to rise as RBI increases repo rate by 50 bps to curb inflation

Several banks have already raised their borrowing rates and some will again increase their rates after this hike by the central bank.

CBI arrests chief mechanical engineer of Paradip Port Trust in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the chief mechanical engineer of Paradip Port Trust in Odisha and three other persons including the middleman in a bribery case.

Precise count of social media platforms not possible, says IT Ministry

While admitting that keeping precise count of social media platforms is not possible, the Central government said that all significant social media intermediaries are complying with concerned rules

China imposes sanctions on Nancy Pelosi, family after Taiwan visit

"It gravely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait."

India pushes completion of trilateral highway from northeast to Cambodia

India has once again stressed the need for early completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway - and its extension to Cambodia - to boost connectivity in the region.

Goa party asks Sawant govt to stop attempts of Karnataka to divert water

Goa Forward Party President Vijai Sardesai wrote to the Chief Secretary of the state requesting him to take steps to prevent Karnataka from allegedly constructing the Bandaras (weir)

Edtech firms LEAD School, Vedantu lay off nearly 100 workers each

In continuing layoffs at edtech platforms in India, industry leaders Vedantu has asked 100 more employees to go and LEAD has also laid off a similar number of staff in the ongoing funding winter