Month: January 2025

Union Minister Praises China’s DeepSeek AI, Makes An India Comparison

January 30, 2025 admin

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has praised Chinese startup DeepSeek for shaking up the sector with its low-cost AI assistant, likening its frugal approach to his government’s efforts to build a localised AI model. India announced a $1.25 billion AI investment in March, dubbed IndiaAI mission, which includes funding for AI startups and developing its own…

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Gautam Gambhir’s Childhood Coach Picks Rohit Sharma Over MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli As Best Captain, Says…

January 30, 2025 admin

India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma haven’t gotten off to the best of starts, at least when it comes to the results on the pitch. In their short while working together, Gambhir and Rohit have lost an ODI series in Sri Lanka and then back-to-back Test series…

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Several Members Of US Figure Skating Community Aboard Crashed Plane: Report

January 30, 2025 admin

Rescue boats search Potomac River after a plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into it. Several members of the US figure skating community were aboard the passenger jet that crashed in Washington after colliding with a military helicopter, US media reported Thursday. “We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’…

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Is There New, ‘Simpler’ Income Tax Act In Budget 2025? What Sources Said

January 30, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Direct Tax Code – a new income tax bill meant to simplify compliance for individual taxpayers – will be introduced separately, and not as part of the Union Budget 2025 to be delivered by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday morning, sources have told NDTV. There had been reports the new tax…

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Champions Trophy Opening Ceremony Details Revealed: Report Says This On Rohit Sharma’s Travel

January 30, 2025 admin

PCB will hold the Champions Trophy opening ceremony on February 16 in Lahore.© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in conjunction with the ICC will hold the opening ceremony of the upcoming Champions Trophy on February 16 in Lahore. A source in the PCB told PTI that chairman Mohsin Naqvi had approved a…

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Virat Kohli’s Lunch Menu During Ranji Trophy Return Revealed: “Ordered From Local…”

January 30, 2025 admin

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli returned to domestic cricket after 12 years as Delhi face Railways in their Ranji Trophy encounter on Thursday. Kohli’s Ranji return sparked massive interest among fans who attended the match in massive numbers. The fans were outside the ground from last night and Virat’s every movement…

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Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban

January 30, 2025 admin

Afghanistan’s women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan hoped would spark “a movement for change”. Hundreds of women athletes fled Afghanistan as the Taliban took over in August 2021, escaping a hardline stance that essentially banned…

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More than 7,000 student exchange visitors from India overstayed in U.S. in 2023: Expert tells lawmakers

January 30, 2025 admin

Representational image only. File “More than 7,000 students and exchange visitors from India overstayed in the U.S. in 2023,” an expert told U.S. lawmakers and suggested several reforms in the country’s immigration policies, including those related to H-1B visas. As many as 32 countries have student/exchange visitor overstay rates of higher than 20%, Jessica M…

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Champions Trophy: Pakistan’s Mess Is Shocking, But Not Surprising

January 30, 2025 admin

The last thing a country wants after bagging the hosting rights for a global sports tournament is to not be ready on time. As things stand right now, Pakistan find themselves staring at that worst-case scenario as it races against time to complete work on venues scheduled to host the non-India Champions Trophy matches. It…

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Prohibitory orders in Haryana’s Manesar ahead of temporary Maruti Suzuki workers’ demonstration

January 30, 2025 admin

File picture of Maruti Suzuki’s manufacturing plant in Manesar. | Photo Credit: Reuters A day before the proposed demonstration by the temporary Maruti Suzuki workers, both currently working with the company or having worked earlier, in support of their demands at Manesar here, the district administration has imposed prohibitory orders “to prevent any unlawful activity”….

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