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Emerging after a Congress Core Committee meeting, Patole said that the aim is to dislodge the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state and bring back the Congress and allies to power.“Maharashtra is a state attuned to the Congress ideology… There is an expectation that if the Congress and its allies fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections unitedly, they can together win 40-45 seats (out of total 48). We are preparing for that. Our target is the BJP and the Congress will contest against them with all the parties that join us,” declared Patole.He pointed out that all…

London, Aug 16 (IANS) England on Wednesday received a huge boost ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 as their Test captain Ben Stokes reversed his decision to retire from 50-over format and will return to ODI setup in the upcoming four-match series against New Zealand. England selector Luke Wright confirmed that the 15 players named for New Zealand ODIs are also part of the provisional squad for the World Cup, where their campaign will get underway against New Zealand, in a rematch of the epic 2019 final at Lord’s.”It wasn’t really a case of changing his mind.…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Indian senior men’s football team has been drawn against Iraq in the semifinal of the King’s Cup 2023 after the draw ceremony was conducted by the Football Association of Thailand on Wednesday. The match will take place at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand on September 7. Thailand will take on Lebanon in the other semifinal later on the same day.The winners of the 49th King’s Cup semifinals will contest the final on September 10. The losers will meet in the third-place play-off.As per the draw mechanics, Iraq (as the highest FIFA-ranked…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) IT major Wipro on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Center of Excellence on generative artificial intelligence (AI) in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.The Wipro CoE on Generative AI is anchored within the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) at IIT Delhi, and will support foundational and applied research, nurture talent, and expand the state of the art in this critical field.The partnership is part of the company’s $1 billion commitment to accelerating AI-led innovation as part of the Wipro ai360 ecosystem.“This collaboration will not only enhance our research &…

Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IANS) Leading smartphone X AIoT brand Xiaomi India on Wednesday said it has joined hands with one of India’s most iconic television shows ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, which airs on Sony Entertainment Television.Bringing in technology integration that enhances the show’s technology quotient, this collaboration will introduce a new way for contestants to seek the “Video Call a Friend” lifeline.In the newest season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the ‘Video Call a Friend’ lifeline will be powered by Xiaomi’s 5G devices including the latest Redmi 12 5G. This lifeline enables contestants to connect with their friends through video calls, helping…

San Francisco, Aug 16 (IANS) Google’s AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) is getting a major new feature, which will summarise articles for users while reading on the web.Currently, the feature — “SGE while browsing” is in the experiment phase.”When you’re trying to understand the ins and outs of a new topic, you often need to digest long or complex web pages, and it’s not always easy to hone in on specific details. So starting today, we’re launching an early experiment in Search Labs called “SGE while browsing”, available in the Google app on Android and iOS, and coming to Chrome…

San Francisco, Aug 16 (IANS) Chip maker Intel to pay $353 million as a fine to Tower Semiconductor as the company on Wednesday announced to terminate its previously disclosed agreement to acquire Tower due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement.”In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement and in connection with its termination, Intel will pay a termination fee of $353 million to Tower,” Intel said.In February last year, the chip maker announced it was planning to purchase the Israeli company for $5.4 billion.“We are executing well on…

San Francisco, Aug 16 (IANS) Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new forwarding message feature for channels on Android and iOS.The company posted a new message within the official channel, mentioning that users can now share channel messages with their friends and family, reports WABetaInfo.Users can check whether the new feature is available to their account by tapping a message and selecting the ‘forward’ action.”With the ability to forward messages from channels, WhatsApp is providing channel creators with a new tool to expand their audience by getting new followers,” the report said.A new entry point to the channel…

Singapore, Aug 16 (IANS) E-commerce giant Sea will bump up investments in its online shopping business Shopee across all markets as Chinese company TikTok’s shopping venture expands into new territories, the media reported on Wednesday.The Southeast Asian tech company Sea, which has shut operations of its e-commerce portal Shopee in India, aims to invest more in its e-commerce unit as competition heats up, reports Nikkei Asia.TikTok, the short video platform owned by ByteDance, launched onlineshopping service TikTok Shop in 2021, starting in Indonesia.”TikTok Shop has expanded into other regional markets, where Sea e-commerce unit Shopee, Alibaba-owned Lazada and Indonesia’s Tokopedia…

The horrific video clip showed at least four men abusing the girl and forcing themselves on her. The girl fought the accused men, even as they twisted her arm and attacked her physically.The girl could be seen yelling for help as the accused keep forcing themselves on her. One of the accused is seen capturing the entire incident on his mobile phone.The video was posted on social media and the netizens tagged Jaunpur police seeking for action against the accused persons seen in the video.According to local sources, the girl managed escape from the clutches of the six accused men…