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Vietnam govt approves plan to cut power output from coal-fired plants

The Vietnamese government has approved a plan that needs $134.7 billion to reduce coal-fired electricity generation and improve the country's power grid by 2030

Meta starts 'members-only worlds' beta test in VR platform Horizon Worlds

Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced that it started an expanded beta test of 'members-only worlds' -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'

CBI raids Satya Pal Malik's ex-press secretary's house in corruption case

The case pertains to a health insurance scheme that Malik was allegedly asked to push. Malik had claimed that he was offered a bribe for clearing the files during his tenure as the J&K Governor

Musk teases two new EVs, a cheaper $25K hatchback likely soon

Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk has teased two new electric vehicles (EVs) during its annual shareholder's meeting, saying one new EV is already in the manufacturing process

IBM confirms acquisition of Polar Security reportedly for $60 million

Software giant IBM has acquired automated cloud data security and compliance provider Polar Security for an undisclosed sum. Reports claimed that the deal was valued at about $60 million

Apple's App Store stopped over $2 bn in fraudulent transactions in 2022

Apple has announced that its App Store prevented over $2.09 bn in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2022, blocking nearly 3.9 mn stolen credit cards from being used to make purchases

If AI goes wrong, it can go quite wrong: OpenAI CEO tells US lawmakers

Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, has admitted that if generative AI technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong, as US senators expressed their fears about AI chatbots like ChatGPT

Delhi excise scam: CBI gives clean chit to former-excise commissioner

"Arva Gopi Krishan did not play any role in the incorporation of favourable provisions in the excise policy. He only followed the directions of GoM and Sisodia," CBI said

Risk of prolonged low growth economy looms large globally: UN report

According to the report, the world economy is now projected to grow by 2.3% in 2023 (+0.4 percentage points from the Jan forecast) and 2.5% in 2024 (-0.2 percentage points), a slight uptick

Millions of children at risk as cyclone hits Myanmar, Bangladesh: UNICEF

The trail of destruction left by Cyclone Mocha, which tore through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar, is causing severe disruption to the lives of millions of vulnerable children, said the UNICEF

Biden to cut short Asia-Pacific trip due to debt ceiling stalemate: Reports

US President Joe Biden will not travel to Papua New Guinea and Australia later this month as originally planned due to the ongoing stalemate in negotiations with Congressional leaders

Russia's parliament denounces Europe's Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces

Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has formally denounced the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), according to a statement published on its website

Uttar Pradesh govt hikes DA by 4% for state employees and pensioners

The Uttar Pradesh government has hiked dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and dearness relief to its pensioners by four per cent from January 1, 2023

Japanese govt greenlights household electricity price hike by 7 power firms

The Japanese government has endorsed seven major power companies' plans to raise household electricity prices from June.

Erdogan vows 'greater victory' in upcoming Turkish presidential runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to win "a greater victory" in the runoff presidential election on May 28.

UN General Assembly declares Nov 26 as World Sustainable Transport Day

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to designate November 26 every year as World Sustainable Transport Day

Women from Delhi's Shakur Basti share fear of bulldozers with Rahul Gandhi

Besides the fear of bulldozers and no proper basic facilities in the area, the women also talked about how tough it for them to run their houses due to price rise

India remains a bright spot, economy expected to grow 6.7% in 2024: UN

However, higher interest rates and weaker external demand will continue to weigh on investment and exports in 2023, it said

Will come out with more corruption cases against Vijayan: Congress

We are also going to take the legal route in the AI camera scam where all the documents will be placed before the court," Satheesan said

Took over reins in 2020 when no one was ready for it: DKS tells Kharge

The report further said that Shivakumar also said that when the party lost in 2018 under Siddaramaiah, he didn't oppose him