Sci-Tech Desk: AI is replacing many things including journalists now. An Italian newspaper named Il Foglio has become the first newspaper in the world to publish a fully AI generated edition. On March 18, Il Foglio posted on social media with the picture of the front page of the newspaper, stating that it had it […]
Business Desk: The UPI payment applications in India faced widespread disruptions on Friday, 26 March. Due to this people encountered problems in transferring or receiving money through some prominent platforms like GooglePay and Paytm. Both business and consumers struggled with transections at multiple places like supermarkets, restaurants, pharmacys to cabs throughout the country. People who […]
Global Desk: A potential US-China war has always continued to dominate international discourse, raising consequences of economic, diplomatic, and military consequences. But is there is a war in real, who would actually have a strategic edge? Replying to a question by journalist, US President Donald Tump confirmed that he did not want anybody to see […]
Regional Desk: In a groundbreaking announcement, the gateway to the Northeast India – Guwahati, is set to become a 24-hour city. Its Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared that shops and business establishments in the city would be able to operate round the clock. This was announced by the Chief Minister during a cabinet meet […]
Sports Desk: For the first time in its 131-year history, the Olympic Games is finally set to be led by a woman. Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to be elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coventry, who hails from Zimbabwe has also achieved the rare feat of becoming the […]
Business Desk: India’s digital payments platform the Unified Payment Interface – UPI – is set to see some significant changes. The National Payments Corporation of India – NPCI – that operates retail payment systems like the UPI is about to eliminate all the pull-based payments methods feature form all UPI applications, through which users or […]
Sports Desk: The Arab nations have been heavily investing in sports in the recently. Saudi Arabia is planning a new cricketing league like the IPL and the Big Bash League soon. According to a report by Gulf News, the proposed league would be a muti million project of around 500 USD. Saudi Arabia is planning […]
Sci-Tech Desk: OpenAI has introduced its latest conversational AI model GPT4.5. OpenAI announced this through a blog post in its official website where it released its research preview and said that it is the largest and the best model for chat yet. It also stated that in the early testing the model felt more natural, […]
Business Desk: Skype, which is a well-known video calling platform is set to be closed down permanently. By thanking its customers Microsoft– who owns Skype – announced on social media that Skype would no longer be available form May 2025. To keep the users’ contact and chat history safe, Microsoft also stated that Skype users […]
Business Desk: Advantage Assam 2.0 – which is the investment and infrastructure summit of the northeastern state Assam, India began on 25 February 2025. The event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of several national and international dignitaries and business tycoons. In his speech, the Prime Minister said that East India […]
Business Desk: Staying connected with seamless internet during air travel is becoming possible now. airBaltic has become the first European airline brand to offer high-speed internet connectivity experience to its customers, ensuring that they do not stay offline or miss their favourite show on Netflix or a football match during long distance flights. AirBaltic has […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Elon Musk’s xAI has launched its latest AI chatbot version Grok 3 on 17 February 2025. According to Musk and xAI, it is not an ordinary conversational AI tool, but it is the world’s smartest and the most advanced AI model ever. Grok 3 is said to be distinct in numerous ways compared […]
Global Desk: The price to climb Mount Everest is set to increase soon. Nepal has announced a heavy increase in the permit fees to climb the tallet mountain in the world. Climbers who wish to summit the mountain during the peak season would have to pay 15,000 USD. This is 36% hike form the longtime […]
Lifestyle Desk: As a progressive move towards equality, Thailand has become the largest nation in Asia to legalize same sex marriage. To celebrate the occasion, mass wedding ceremonies of LGBTQ couples were held across the country. The same sex marriage law was legalized in the Asian nation after it was passed in its parliament in […]
Health/Lifestyle Desk: The World Health Organization is on high alert following the outbreak of Marburg virus in Africa, which is a highly contagious and deadly virus with Ebola fever like symptoms. Among the nations that has been affected by the virus, Tanzania is the latest addition. Recently, the Tanzanian government conferment the outbreak of this […]
Global Desk: Donald Trump is finally back at the White House. He was sown in as the new President of the United States on Tuesday in the presence of several dignitaries, tycoons, public representatives, and former presidents. Along with Trump, his deputy JD Vance was also sworn in as the new Vice President. In his […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Britain has become one of the first countries to release an action plan for artificial intelligence, with Prime Minister Keir Stermer recently announcing an AI Opportunities Action Plan. The objective of the plan would be to make UK a world leader in AI by utilizing it to boost the economy, create more jobs, […]
Global Desk: Former US President Jimmy Carter breathed his last on 29 Dec. 2024 at his residence in Georgia. 100-years-old Carter who was the 39th President of US was also the longest-lived US President ever. His stint as a democrat President lasted from 1977 to 1981. As a leader he was known for his integrity, […]
India: Former Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh breathed his last on 26 December 2024. He was 92 and was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences after health related complications. Singh was the 13th Prime Minister of India, during the Congress party led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) from 2004 to 2014. Before […]
Art Desk: Legendary Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal is no more. He passed away at the age of 90 in a hospital in Mumbai. As filmmaker, Benegal is regarded as the pioneer of Parallel Cinema in India and recognized for his realistic form cinematic storytelling. Among others, some of his remarkable works include Ankur, Nishant, and […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Is cancer cure finally near? Russia says that it has developed the World’s first Cancer Vaccine. As per a report by its TASS news agency, Russia has developed its indigenous mRNA vaccine to cure cancer. It would distribute this breakthrough vaccine to the public free of cost. Further, the report also says that […]
Art Desk: Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away at 73 on Sunday, 15 December. The musical maestro who had won millions of hearts with his extraordinary talent, reportedly suffered a heart-related ailment and was admitted in a hospital in the United States in a serious condition. Hussain, who was born in Mumbai, made […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Leading social media platforms controlled by Meta faced an unprecedented blackout on Wednesday, 11 December 2024. The users of social meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp noticed this malfunction after experiencing slowdown and inability to access these applications. Users also faced constant buffering, login issues, automatic logouts, and messages of systematic errors while […]
Lifestyle Desk: Queen Camilla has spoken out against violence towards women and called for urgent action and awareness. The Queen consort expressed her views on domestic abuse and women’s safety at the 50th anniversary of Women’s Aid, a national charity organization. While speaking to the guests, including the survivors of assaults like acid attacks, the […]
Business Desk: Bangladesh is set to redesign its currency notes. The process of the modification of its Taka notes is being prepared to get underway following the recent socio-political transformation. As per media reports, the South Asian country, where the year’s largest student led anti-government protest took place, is poised to erase the symbols of […]
Sci-Tech Desk: The UK government is set to take its first step to counter the growing threat of AI deepfake images. Recently its Ministry of Justice announced that the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images would soon be classified as a criminal offence. Concerning this, anyone generating deepfake images, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and without […]
Lifestyle Desk: There have been rumors in the media that Prince Harry & Meghan Markle have hit the rock bottom of their relationship and might possibly separate soon. However, Prince Harry has finally cleared the air while addressing a public event in the New York. When asked about the state of his married life, the […]