Month: March 2024

U.S. to moot first-of-its-kind resolution at UN seeking equal global access to AI

March 14, 2024 admin

Shaping the future:Unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding but they are an important barometer of world opinion. | Photo Credit: AP The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring that the new technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy” and that all countries,…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 14, 2024

March 14, 2024 admin

BJP workers celebrate after the announcement of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari’s name as the party’s candidate from Nagpur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Nagpur, on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Ram Nath Kovind-led panel may submit report on simultaneous polls on March 14 The high-level…

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Noida Police To Commuters Ahead Of Farmers’ Stir Today

March 14, 2024 admin

Farmers groups from western Uttar Pradesh are also likely to participate in the programme. Noida: Police on Wednesday cautioned commuters about the possibility of traffic movement slowing down on the Noida-Delhi routes on Thursday in view of a proposed farmers’ protest in the national capital. The Gautam Buddh Nagar police also said diversions could be…

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Over 3 Lakh Voters To Vote First Time In Jammu And Kashmir

March 14, 2024 admin

Electoral gender ratio of women voters has increased from 945 in 2019 to 954 in 2024, poll official said. Jammu: As many as 86.9 lakh electorate including 3.4 lakh first-time voters are eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. He said 11,629…

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Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive

March 14, 2024 admin

Palestinians break their fast amid the rubble of their destroyed home during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Israeli military said on March 13 it plans to direct a significant…

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Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labour and find graves in religious sect compound raid

March 14, 2024 admin

Zimbabwean police officers stand guard. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Zimbabwe police on March 13 said they have arrested a man claiming to be a prophet of an apostolic sect at a shrine where believers stay in a compound and authorities found 16 unregistered graves, including those of infants, and more than 250 children…

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Joe Biden Blasts “Loser” Trump As Campaign Slugfest Intensifies

March 14, 2024 admin

Biden assailed Trump’s “campaign of resentment, revenge, and retribution”. Milwaukee: President Joe Biden needled “loser” Donald Trump Wednesday, in his first battleground campaign stop since the two rivals secured their parties’ nominations for what promises to be one of the most rancorous elections in US history. Speaking to supporters in Milwaukee in the crucial swing…

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Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik Backs India’s Bid Of Permanent Seat In World Body

March 13, 2024 admin

Belarusian Foreign Minister held discussions with S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Tuesday. New Delhi: Joining the chorus for reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, who is currently on a visit to India, said Minsk would support India’s call for a permanent seat in the world body. Addressing…

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Amid Ukraine War, Russia President Vladimir Putin Says Will Deploy Troops, Strike Systems Near New NATO Member Finland

March 13, 2024 admin

Putin said Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO is ‘a meaningless step’. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed to deploy its troops and strike systems near the Finnish border following its accession to NATO, Al Jazeera reported. Putin said Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO is ‘a meaningless step’, adding that Russia will…

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Ravindra becomes youngest recipient of Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

March 13, 2024 admin

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra. | Photo Credit: AFP The biggest find of New Zealand’s World Cup campaign in India, Rachin Ravindra on Wednesday became the youngest recipient of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal after becoming the country’s best male cricketer of the year. Among women, Melie Kerr grabbed the major prizes at the New Zealand…

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