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Speaking to the media here, Kamal Nath said, “We are fully prepared in Madhya Pradesh. We have fielded 65 candidates, who are below the age of 50 and there are 19 female candidates, which we had promised.”To a question about the BJP taking potshots at Congress over the list, he said, “What will they say? They (BJP) have nothing left, they just can’t say they are losing the election.”The Congress announced the list of 155 candidates for the crucial Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, including Kamal Nath from Chhindwara, veteran party leader Digvijaya Singh’s son Jaivardhan Singh from Raghogarh Assembly seat.Congress…

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) In a spectacular triumph against their arch-rivals at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, India batter Virat Kohli gifted a signed jersey to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, showcasing mutual respect and camaraderie between the cricketing titans beyond the pitch. The gesture offered a post-game moment of joy to the passionate fans, who had turned up in high numbers at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to witness the greatest rivalry.In a one-sided match, India thumped Pakistan by seven wickets in front of a capacity crowd in Ahmedabad, jumping on top of the points table.Following the game,…

New York, Oct 15 (IANS) An international team of scientists have launched a new research collaboration that will leverage the same technology behind ChatGPT to build an AI-powered tool for scientific discovery.While ChatGPT deals in words and sentences, the new initiative, called Polymathic AI, will learn from numerical data and physics simulations from across scientific fields to aid scientists in modeling everything from supergiant stars to the Earth’s climate.”This will completely change how people use AI and machine learning in science,” said Polymathic AI principal investigator Shirley Ho, a group leader at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics in…

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian students willing to go to France for higher studies sometimes face visa related issues. This may no longer be the case as France is willing to welcome the students, said Thierry Mathou, the Ambassador of France to India.Mathou said that President Emmanuel Macron has conveyed that France is willing to welcome 30,000 Indian students within its higher institutions by 2030.The French Ambassador Thierry Mathoualso discussed the recent measures regarding the five-year short-stay Schengen visa. He said that France believes that when an Indian student spends even just a semester in France, it creates a…

BSESENSEX gained 287.11 points or 0.44 per cent to close at 66,282.74 points while NIFTY gained 97.55 points or 0.50 per cent to close at 19,751.05 points. The broader markets saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 0.55 per cent, 0.56 per cent and 0.58 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP was up 0.71 per cent while BSESMALLCAP was up 0.86 per cent.The Indian Rupee lost 2 paisa or 0.02 per cent to close at Rs 83.26 to the US Dollar. Dow Jones gained on four of the five trading sessions. It gained 262.71 points or 0.79 per cent for the week to…

Hosted by action maestro Rohit Shetty, the 13th edition of the show has concluded after a rollercoaster ride of emotions, entertainment, and adventures.After a life-altering journey, Dino James won the game-changing season, whereas Arjit Taneja and Aishwarya Sharma stood as the first and second runners-up respectively, giving the winner a tough fight.Speaking to IANS, Dino shared about his journey, apprehensions, fears, Rohit Shetty and more.He had apprehensions before entering the show.Dino said: “Yes, I did have apprehensions before entering the show. I, in fact, rejected the offer when it first came through because I didn’t know enough about how much…

After winning the toss, Buttler said the side is unchanged from their 137-run win over Bangladesh in Dharamshala, also the first victory for the defending champions in the competition. It means that star all-rounder Ben Stokes continues to be on the sidelines.”No particular reason (to bowl first), looks like a good wicket and we’ll like to chase. Looks like a good batting strip, South Africa and India posted big scores. I think we’ve improved a lot from the first to the second game, we just have to show the same intensity,” he said.Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said Najibullah Zadran is…

As caste has never been a major factor in elections in Telangana, the national debate surrounding the caste census may not find an echo here.Though the Congress party’s demand that the state government conduct the caste census is seen as an attempt to woo the voters from the backward classes, the party may not build a narrative around it.The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has already favoured a caste census but its leaders too are not inclined to turn it into a poll issue.Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy had demanded that the state government hold a…

Sources in the Tamil Nadu Congress told IANS that the disgruntled elements of the party, including an MP and two MLAs had raised the issue before the former Congress president, Sonia Gandhi who was in Chennai on Saturday.However, the Congress high command, according to highly placed sources, has not decided on changing Alagiri who has completed five years in office as TNCC president.The Tamil Nadu Congress is divided into three groups with the one supporting the incumbent president, K.S. Alagiri, the second one in support of Tamil Nadu Congress Legislative Party leader, K.Selvaperunthagai. The third group is for IAS officer-turned-politician,…

The ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has been demanding a nationwide caste-based economic census, while the main Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is also backing the demand for a caste census with an eye on next year’s Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.With the actor-politician Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP), which is a constituent of the NDA, supporting the idea of a caste census, the BJP is completely isolated on the issue. Though both, the YSRCP and the TDP are not part of the Congress-led INDIA, their stand on the caste census is in consonance with the Opposition bloc.Political analysts…