Author: News Desk

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Axar Patel, who is recovering from a left quadriceps strain sustained in the Asia Cup, has been ruled out of playing in the third and final ODI of the series against Australia in Rajkot happening on September 27.A report in Cricbuzz said Azar hasn’t sufficiently recovered to be included in the squad for the third ODI and is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Axar yet to join the Indian team means it raises hopes for Ravichandran Ashwin’s late inclusion in the World Cup squad.Ashwin made a comeback to ODIs…

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Amazon on Monday said it will invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic with a minority ownership position in the company, as competition grows in the growing generative AI market ruled by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) Trainium and Inferentia chips to build, train, and deploy its future foundation models, benefitting from the price, performance, scale, and security of AWS.The two companies will also collaborate in the development of future Trainium and Inferentia technology.“Customers are quite excited about Amazon Bedrock, AWS’s new managed service that enables companies to…

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) In an ongoing effort to empower students to be future-ready, the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Microsoft on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip students with skills and exposure to new technologies in the country.This collaboration is aimed at creating skilling and job readiness for students and educators associated with AICTE and its partner institutions through a wide array of learning paths, technical and role-based certifications and experiences in areas including AI, Cloud, data science, data analytics, and security.”In the time of digitisation, new ideas, new…

Canberra, Sep 25 (IANS) An Australian man was arrested and charged on Monday after his unruly behaviour forced a domestic flight to return to the Perth Airport.Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed in a statement that the 33-year-old man would appear before the court on Monday, accused of disorderly behavior and failing to comply with airline staff, reports Xinhua news agency.After the Sydney-bound JQ989 flight, operated by Jetstar, departed from Perth on Sunday night, AFP officers received a call from the airline staff about an alleged intoxicated passenger who verbally abused a cabin crew member and failed to comply with directions.As…

Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Imran Riaz Khan, a prominent Pakistani journalist and anchor known for his outspoken stance against the country’s military establishment and open support for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, returned to his family on Monday following his forced abduction four months ago. Reports about his safe return were confirmed by the Sialkot police, which stated: “Journalist/anchor Mr. Imran Riaz Khan has been safely recovered… He is now with his family. “Imran Riaz Khan’s lawyer also confirmed the news of his safe return to his family.“By God’s special blessing, grace and mercy, I have brought back my prince,” said…

The VAHDAM India TEA ROOM aims to offer customers an immersive and delightful tea buying experience, showcasing VAHDAM India’s diverse range of high-quality teas, drinkwares, accessories, gifts and assortments.Being a digitally native brand, this strategic move aligns with the brand’s omni-channel strategy and global expansion plans and capitalises on the rising demand for premium tea and wellness products in India.The VAHDAM India Tea Room offers a very immersive visual and sensorial experience to customers who can come and engage in a unique setting that provides a serene and inviting environment for tea enthusiasts to explore and enjoy the rich heritage…

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal pulled up Uttar Pradesh Police for initially filing an NCR report on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father despite commission of cognizable offence.Terming the incident as “serious”, the bench ordered that a senior IPS officer will conduct a probe in the FIR lodged after a delay of two weeks.The top court apparently appeared surprised by the absence of communal allegations or transcript of contents of the viral video in the FIR.Further, it observed that prima facie the state government failed to comply with the mandate of the Right to…

The country is celebrating ‘Ganeshotsav’ from September 19. ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ is heard across the country, and people are dancing their hearts to the tunes of dhol and drums.The video from the pandal shows Sanya walking with her team to seek the blessings of the God. She is wearing a mustard yellow coloured salwar suit and a matching dupatta. She kept her curly hair untied, and opted for minimal makeup. She accessorised the look with silver earrings and wore juttis.Sanya posed with the idol of Lord Ganesh and smiled for the camera.‘Jawan’ stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani and…

In its bulletin, the IMD said that in East India, the weather forecast for the coming days indicates the likelihood of light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning. “These weather conditions are expected to be fairly widespread to widespread, particularly over Bihar on Monday. Additionally, during the period till Friday, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are expected to experience similar weather, with isolated instances of heavy rainfall,” said the weather forecast agency.”Furthermore, from Friday to Sunday, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands may also encounter isolated episodes of very heavy rainfall,” the IMD predicted.In South India, similar conditions are anticipated, with…

Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama was quoted as saying that the government will introduce a strategic tax policy, including tax breaks for up to a period of two to five years for investors in the IT sector, reports Xinhua news agency citing the state media.Amunugama said the proposals are being prepared by the Finance Ministry.He said with these schemes, Sri Lanka plans to encourage investors to invest more than $50 million.Despite the economic crisis, the Board of Investment has been able to attract foreign direct investments of $1.75 billion exceeding the targeted amount of $1 billion for 2022, and…