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Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar’s Wife Sunetra Pawar Meet At Maharashtra’s Baramati Temple

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Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar came face to face at Kamleshwar temple in Jalochi village. Pune: NCP (SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule, and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar, possible rivals in the coming Lok Sabha elections, on Friday met and hugged each other at a temple in Baramati tehsil….

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Exercise caution to check biases in AI models, says Dell’s Manakame

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Teja Manakame, VP, IT India, Dell Technologies. Photo: Special Arrangement Some believe artificial intelligence (AI) could be more biased than humans as the technology may display stronger racial and gender biases than people do. How can banks, hospitals, governments, and public service bodies deploy Generative AI to run their functions globally and yet ensure fair…

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17-Year-Old Girl Jumps Off College Building In Telangana, Dies: Cops

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The girl, identified as Sahithya, was found dead by college authorities, police said. (Representational) Hanamkonda, Telangana: A 17-year-old intermediate girl student died allegedly after jumping off her college building in Telangana’s Hanamkonda, police said on Friday. The girl, identified as Sahithya, was found dead by college authorities. Officials said that the exact reason behind the…

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Joe Biden Says Gaza Ceasefire By Ramadan “Looking Tough”

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Biden warned Friday that it would be “tough” to secure Gaza ceasefire by Ramdan. Washington: US President Joe Biden warned Friday that it would be “tough” to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “It’s looking tough,” Biden told reporters when asked if a deal to halt the…

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Afghan women stage rare, private protests on International Women’s Day

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Small groups of Afghan women on Friday staged rare demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day in private spaces, after a crackdown by Taliban authorities forced activists off the streets. Since surging back to power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed a strict interpretation of Islam, with women bearing the brunt of curbs the United…

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Hong Kong unveils new national security law with tough penalties

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Hong Kong on Friday introduced the draft Bill of a new national security law that includes life sentences for major offences such as treason and insurrection. The home-grown legislation is set to become the city’s second national security law, following the one Beijing imposed in 2020 after quashing huge and sometimes violent democracy protests. The…

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Sending combat troops to Ukraine ‘not on table’: French minister

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French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS The deployment of Western combat troops to fight against Russia on the ground in Ukraine is not on the table but new ways need to be found to battle the Russian invasion, France’s defence minister said on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron last month sent…

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UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’

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The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war crime. The report covers the one-year period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units in existing settlements…

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Ukraine’s president says dismissed military commander Zaluzhnyi will be new ambassador to the U.K.

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Valerii Zaluzhnyi was fired as military commander-in-chief in February, part of a shake-up aimed at reigniting momentum in the deadlocked war.  | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine’s former military chief has been appointed the country’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom, a month after he was sacked as head of the armed forces by President Volodymyr…

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