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Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IANS) On-demand logistics company Porter on Wednesday announced leadership restructuring where Uttam Digga, Co-Founder of Porter, has assumed the role of CEO while Pranav Goel has transitioned to the role of Executive Vice Chairman.Shruti Ranjan Satpathy has been given additional responsibility as Chief Product and Technology Officer.Founded in 2014, Porter has serviced over 1.3 crore customers across 19 cities in the country, with a workforce of 2,600 employees. The company has over 5 lakh owner-drivers.“We now embark on a new chapter of exponential growth and expansion and there could be no better time than now to make…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday announced that the Ministry of Education has selected “Oracle Cloud Infrastructure” (OCI) to modernise India’s national education technology platform “Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing” (DIKSHA). Under the multi-year collaboration agreement, OCI will help the Ministry of Education use DIKSHA to provide educational resources to millions of additional students, teachers and collaborators across the country as well as help make DIKSHA more accessible and lower its IT costs.The edtech platform supports 1.48 million schools across all of India’s 35 states and union territories and is available in 36 Indian languages.“Our next generation…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) X Corp (formerly Twitter) has allowed paid users under its Blue service to hide their verification marks on the platform.In an update, the Elon Musk-run company said that as paid subscribers can choose to hide their checkmarks on accounts.“The checkmark will be hidden on your profile and posts. The checkmark may still appear in some places and some features could still reveal you have an active subscription,” said X.“Some features may not be available while your checkmark is hidden. We will continue to evolve this feature to make it better for you,” the social media…

London, Aug 2 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI)-supported mammography analysis is as good as two breast radiologists working together to detect breast cancer, without increasing false positives and almost halving the screen-reading workload, reveal results of a trial published in The Lancet Oncology journal.Breast cancer screening with mammography has been shown to improve prognosis and reduce mortality by detecting breast cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage.However, estimates suggest that 20-30 per cent of interval cancers (cancers detected between screenings that generally have a poorer prognosis than screen-detected cancers) that should have been spotted at the preceding screening mammogram are missed,…

San Francisco, Aug 2 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube has announced that it is testing artificial intelligence (AI) auto-generated summaries on the platform. The new feature will make it easier for users to read a quick summary about a video and decide whether it is the right fit for them, the company said on the ‘YouTube test features and experiments’ page.”To begin with, you may see these summaries on watch and search pages.”The company noted that these summaries do not replace video descriptions which are written by creators.”This experiment is running only with a limited number of videos (en only) and viewers,…

A special bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SV Bhatti ordered police authorities of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to ensure that no hate speech is given against any community or violence or damage to property takes place during the protest rallies being planned by the religious groups.“Hate speeches do vitiate the atmosphere. Please ensure that there is no violence or hate speech. We have to ensure that rule of law is maintained,” it remarked.In relation to sensitive areas, the bench directed monitoring using CCTV cameras, in addition to deployment of adequate police force or paramilitary forces.The court specifically said…

The pilot initiative was launched in June 2016 in Pune, Nashik, Jalgaon, Amravati, Gadchiroli and Nagpur to make cancer care more accessible and affordable at the district levels and bring down the incidence of its preventable form, besides strengthening cancer care services in district government institutions.After the success in the 6 districts, from Aug. 1 it has been extended to the remaining 30 districts in the state, said TMC Director Dr. Rajendra Badve and Joint Director of Public Health Department Dr. Vijay Baviskar.The officials explained that the three most common cancers in India are the breast, uterine cervix and lip/oral…

Pratap’s take on the great gilded Indian Wedding, is avant grade and chic, a step back from frills and sequins focuses on structure, textiles and style. The desert and the Indian rose come together in many avatars on decadent fabrics like silk and brocade. Woven, embroidered, printed the designer has created Poshak for both men and women.Looking into the future the collection is non-conformist and uncustomary. A play of optics and the use of woven gold, silver, pastels and jewel tones. Custom made jewellery and hand-made footwear with metallic elements accessorize the look.Earlier in the day there was the a…

Pack your bags, hit the road from Delhi, and enjoy a memorable holiday with your family, friends, or even solo, surrounded by scenic views and a refreshing change of pace.Let the freedom of the open road guide you to a weekend filled with relaxation, exploration, and cherished memories.GurugramThe Resort Country Club is the perfect getaway destination when you are in Delhi NCR, because of its serene location amidst lush green mustard fields, its accessibility to Delhi and the airport, and its wide range of activities and amenities. Whether you’re seeking adventure with activities like helicopter joy rides and hot air…

“The company’s name that has surfaced is Seven Sense Infrastructure Private Limited. I want to clearly tell all of you that I resigned from the company in March 2017,” Jahan told media persons here.A complaint has been filed by state BJP leaders against this corporate entity to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of receiving around Rs 6,00,000 each from several individuals promising them residential flats at reasonable rates within four years.However, till date not a single individual has been provided with the residential flats by the corporate entity, where the Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Basirhat constituency in North 24…