Month: October 2024

2024 physics Nobel for work on artificial neural networks | Explained

October 9, 2024 admin

Representative illustration. | Photo Credit: Growtika/Unsplash The story so far: On October 8, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize for physics “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”. Their work lies at the roots of a large tree of work, the newest branches of which…

Science

Pakistan vs England Live Score Updates 1st Test Day 3: Zak Crawley, Joe Root Key As England Look To Avoid Follow-On

October 9, 2024 admin

Pakistan vs England Live Score 1st Test Day 3© AFP Pakistan vs England Live Score 1st Test Day 3: England will resume at 96/1 on Day 3 of the 1st Test, trailing Pakistan by 460 runs in Multan. Zak Crawley‘s run-a-ball unbeaten 64 gave England a strong start after Pakistan posted a mammoth 556…

Sports

Israel-Lebanon war LIVE updates: U.S. President Biden to speak to Israel PM Netanyahu today on Iran strikes

October 9, 2024 admin

You can kill a revolutionary, not the revolution: Lebanon envoy to India Cites Mahatma Gandhi Following Israel’s announcement of the killing of Hassan Nasrallah’s successors, Lebanon’s Ambassador to India Rabie Narsh cites Mahatma Gandhi’s words and says Hezbollah is a legitimate political party supported by the people and cannot be eliminated. “I am reminded of…

World

Mozambique votes for president as ruling party could extend its 49 years in power

October 9, 2024 admin

Supporters of Daniel Chapo, leader and presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo party attend the final rally campaign ahead of the national election in Matola, Mozambique October 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mozambique will vote for a new president on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) in an election that is expected to extend the ruling…

World

2024 Haryana Assembly Election Result, BJP Wins Haryana Election, Jalebis Rahul Gandhi

October 9, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Jalebis for Rahul Gandhi. Jalebis for the Congress. The BJP’s Haryana unit celebrated a thrilling comeback Tuesday to win a historic third consecutive Assembly election by sending a kilogram of the fried sweet dish to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at his Delhi office. The gesture, though, hardly one of courtesy to a beaten…

Nation

Russia Seeking To Cause “Mayhem” In UK Over Support For Ukraine: Spy Agency

October 9, 2024 admin

London: Russia’s intelligence service has been intent on causing “mayhem” in the UK because of London’s support for Ukraine, the chief of Britain’s domestic intelligence service said on Tuesday. Ken McCallum also said MI5 had responded to 20 Iran-backed plots since January 2022 that presented potentially lethal threats to British citizens and UK residents. Russia…

World

What does the USCIRF report say about India? | Explained

October 9, 2024 admin

Activists shout slogans as they burn a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) bill during a protest rally in Kolkata on March 12. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: The Washington DC-based United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on October 2 released a country update on India, flagging “collapsing religious…

Nation

Why is the textile industry struggling to perform better? | Explained

October 9, 2024 admin

Several MSME textile mills in Coimbatore downed their shutters as there is no demand for yarn on July 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan. S The story so far: Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh recently said that the Indian textile and apparel sector is aiming for a total business of $350 billion annually…

Business

Sudan’s warring sides target volunteers fighting famine

October 9, 2024 admin

Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people affected by the ongoing crisis. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Attacks by opposing sides in Sudan are making it difficult to provide life-saving aid amid a huge hunger crisis, said local volunteers who have helped to feed the African countries most destitute during…

World

Suryakumar Yadav On Verge Of Equalling Virat Kohli’s Feat, Can Become 2nd Fastest Batter To…

October 9, 2024 admin

Suryakumar Yadav in action for Indian cricket team© AFP Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav is on the verge of achieving a mammoth feat ahead of the second T20I encounter against Bangladesh in New Delhi on Wednesday. SKY will have a chance to equal star batter Virat Kohli‘s record of being the second-fastest…

Sports