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Saudi foreign ministry announces restoration of diplomatic ties with Canada

Saudi Arabia and Canada have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and appoint ambassadors, the Saudi foreign ministry announced

Earthquake of 6.2-magnitude jolts Indonesia, no threat of tsunami

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said

Apple launches health data privacy campaign globally, including in India

To underscore the significance of health data privacy, a comedic ad tells the story of people whose health data is shared without their consent by a third party voiced by Lynch

Microsoft-IIT Madras AI bot helps villagers access govt services via phones

The Jugalbandi AI assistant is powered by language models from AI4Bharat and reasoning models from Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service

Govt committed to boost tourism, infrastructure development: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari further announced plans for the Sky Bus service, connecting Dhaula Kuan in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana, which will alleviate traffic congestion for the commuters

E-commerce sector to grow 1000%, emissions 8mn tonnes by 2030: Report

This heightened activity will contribute to a total emission of 16 crore tons of CO2 in the next 8 years, or equal to 400 gas-fired power plants

India Cements to monetise about 1,000 acres land in TN, posts loss for FY24

This was compounded by one off charges on account of impairment of certain investments and advances amounting to about Rs 114 crore

All 1,284 registered Kerala tribal hamlets to be digitally connected soon

At a meeting with the top BSNL officials on Wednesday, the state Minister for SC/ST, K.Radhakrishnan assured to provide appropriate land for the purpose

Google's 'Product Studio' to help merchants create product imagery using AI

Google is also making it easier for merchants to access and understand their performance by bringing all insights reports into the Performance tab

Donald Trump's hush-money payment case trial date set for March 2024

He was first arrested and appeared in a New York courtroom in April, where he was charged with 34 felony counts of fraud in a 16-page indictment

Government's IT spending likely to reach $11.6 bn in 2023: Report

By 2026, Gartner foresees over 75 per cent of governments will gauge digital transformation success by measuring the enduring mission impact

Sterlite Copper to source hybrid renewable power from Serentica Renewables

The PDA will remain in effect for 25 years starting from the date of the commissioning of the project, with targeted wheeling scheduled for August 2024

Western disturbance brings respite from heat, rain likely in Delhi

With an active western disturbance over the western Himalayan region, several states of North India, including the national capital and its surrounding areas, got respite from scorching summer heat

Will ban Bajrang Dal, RSS if peace is disturbed: K'taka min Priyank Kharge

Priyank Kharge reiterated that his govt would ban outfits like Bajrang Dal and RSS if peace of the state is disturbed and if BJP leadership find it unacceptable, they can go to Pakistan

Tech services major Capgemini launches 6G research laboratory in India

Technology services major Capgemini on Wednesday announced the launch of a 6G research lab in Gurugram, India.

Will not allow anyone to take law into their hands, says DK Shivakumar

In a dig at Bommai's statements supporting saffronisation of police force Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar asserted that his govt will not allow anyone to take law into their hands

YSR Cong to attend new Parliament building inauguration amid Oppn boycott

YSRCP MP Vijayasai Reddy has already welcomed the inauguration. "The new building is a depiction of an India that is modern, self-reliant and proud"

Apple signs multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom to develop 5G components

Apple has announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the US-based technology and advanced manufacturing company Broadcom

Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit sold for $36 mn, shuts biz

Launcher, a subsidiary of Vast Space, bought the company's facility in Mojave, California for $2.7 million

Microsoft Bing to be ChatGPT's default search engine for relevant responses

ChatGPT previously relied solely on individual plugins to access any recent information