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Google has unveiled its latest robot which facilitates more human like learning by “transferring learned concepts to new situations”. The robot has been named RT-2 and is the first vision-language-action (VLA) model for robot control. This model enables robots to execute real-world activities such as trash disposal. According to Google, RT-2 aims to equip robots […]
An Indo Canadian gangster has been killed in a gang war in Richmond in Canada. The deceased, according to the Vancouver police, has been identified as Ravinder Samra. He was 36. Ravinder became the latest victim in an ongoing intra gang conflict in Canada. In May this year, his younger brother Amarpreet Samra was shot […]
In a recent incident on the bank of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, a young woman had a harrowing experience while kayaking. The incident occurred on a Saturday, where her kayak overturned, putting her at risk. Fortunately, she was rescued by vigilant bystanders who had also saved her from a similar situation two months back. […]
The Centre signed a and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed a $200 million loan as additional financing for the ongoing Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project. Under the project water supply and sanitation systems are being expanded, the ministry of finance said. The purpose is also to enhance urban resilience and heritage […]
At the inaugural event of the 2-day All India Education Convention at Pragati Maidan, PM Narendra Modi said that even at the UN, he speaks in Indian languages. He lamented the fact that despite the existence of several prosperous languages in India, they were represented as unprogressive. He made this point at the inaugural event […]
One of the frontline US-memory chip manufacturing companies Micron Technology is on track to set up its facility in Gujarat. President and CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra said this at Semicon India 2023 in Gandhinagar on Friday. It must be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met Mehrotra during his recent US visit […]
Kochi: Efforts are on, but authorities are yet to capture the last two cheetahs currently in the wild in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, sources associated with Project Cheetah told The Wire on Friday, July 28. Officials have been darting all free-ranging cheetahs that were released in Kuno as part of Project Cheetah, and bringing them back to […]
Around 10 months back, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) floated tenders for two significant projects aimed at constructing new Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) and upgrading existing ones in the city. The projects valued at Rs. 1057 crores were funded through a loan from the esteemed World Bank. However, due to unforeseen circumstances both tenders had to […]
Ex-husband of US first lady Jill Biden, Bill Stevenson has come out in support of ex-president Donald Trump, accusing the Biden family of targeting Trump. The Biden family had done “the exact same thing” to me at one point, Stevenson, who was Jill’s husband from 1970 to 1975, told a recent TV interview. Expressing his […]
Even as many countries are rapidly doing away with capital punishment, Singapore executed a woman on Friday under its harsh drug trafficking laws — the second such hanging in a week. Saridewi Djamani, 45, had been sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking nearly 31 grams of diamorphine, or pure heroin, the Central Narcotics Bureau […]
Officers of integrity are the bedrock of strong societies. Nations thrive when they occupy key positions, especially while dealing with matters of public interest. Such a role is that of an Enforcement Directorate, a specialised law enforcement agency that functions under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The Enforcementdirectorate.gov.in defines the role of […]
Failing to get any response from the Indian drug regulators, the Sri Lankan government has stopped procuring eyedrops from Gujarat-based Indiana Ophthalmics due to quality issues. The country’s government had flagged the methylprednisolone eye drops of this particular brand three months back, after 50 people were reportedly infected there following their use, with two people […]
Ayush Gupta, a 27-year-old second-year student of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bengaluru’s Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management passed away following a sudden cardiac arrest. The news of his untimely demise was shared by the institute on Twitter. Ayush Gupta, a dedicated student, held the position of senior coordinator in the Student Alumni […]
Busting the myth that journalism was all about chic and glamour, renowned investigative journalist Jigna Vora, on Thursday, asked aspiring journos not to get carried away by all the hype and hoopla surrounding the profession and stay committed to objectivity. Vora, freshly out of a gruelling 7-year legal battle in the infamous 2011 J […]
The Gujarat government has carried out a major reshuffling and promotion of IPS/SPS officers in the state. Seventy officers have been transferred to new positions and some have been promoted to higher ranks. GS Malik has been appointed the new Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Anupam Singh Gahlaut has once again been appointed as the […]
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scared of INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). The Bharatiya Janata Party is under pressure,” Nitish Kumar told reporters at Patna on Wednesday, July 26, at the sidelines of a government function. When it was pointed out that Modi had compared INDIA with the East India Company and the Indian Mujahideen, the […]
New Delhi: A group of 94 former civil servants have released a statement expressing concerns over the Narendra Modi government’s changes to the All India Service Rules. These rules, the statement says, will make it impossible for public servants to express their opinions on matters of national importance. If they do not comply, their pensions may […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hailed the Rajasthan government for passing a bill in the state assembly providing social security cover to gig workers in the state. The Platform–Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, was passed in the assembly on Monday without a debate amid uproar by the opposition members in the House. Rahul […]
He has been on the run since June 2009 after he was charged with swindling the country of billions in a crude and refined oil importation scam. This fugitive named Yagnesh Mohanlal Devani, a 58-year-old Indian-origin Kenyan oil tycoon and billionaire, first arrested in May 2011 for his involvement in the 2009 Triton Oil scandal […]
The police are set to file a 5,000-page charge sheet against Tathya Patel — the accused in the ISKCON flyover accident, making it the fastest charge sheet ever issued by the traffic police. The charge sheet, filed under Section 308, will present a comprehensive case with evidence, including circumstantial and scientific data, as well as […]
