Russian presidential poll: Set to secure 5th term, Putin delivers ‘victory speech’
Moscow, March 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a “victory speech” at his campaign headquarters in Moscow after preliminary results by the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) showed him securing his fifth term in office. Speaking in front of his supporters, Putin stressed that the “only source of power in the country is the […]
Putin hits back at US for criticising Russian poll process
Moscow, March 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hit back at the US for criticising his country’s presidential election process. The Russian leader reportedly accused the US of using all its administrative resources to suppress one of the American presidential candidates, apparently referring to Republican frontrunner and former President Donald Trump, who is […]
‘One step shy of World War’: Putin warns NATO against troop deployment in Ukraine
Moscow, March 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the US-led NATO military alliance against the deployment of troops in Ukraine, saying such a move would “be one step shy of a full-scale World War III”. It is no secret that fighters from NATO nations are present on the ground in Ukraine, he claimed […]
Looming resignations of medical professors a concern: S. Korean health minister
Seoul, March 18 (IANS) South Korea’s Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday expressed grave concerns regarding a decision by medical professors to collectively resign in support of junior doctors’ walkout that has crippled medical services for nearly a month. About 90 per cent of 13,000 interns and resident doctors have stayed off the job since […]
IDF launches operation in Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
New Delhi, Match 18 (IANS) Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on Monday said it has launched a military operation in Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, media reports said. The IDF, in a statement, said that its soldiers are currently conducting a precise operation in the area of the Shifa hospital. “The operation is based on intelligence information […]
Palestinian death toll mounts to 31,645: Ministry
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Gaza Health Ministry on Monday said that the Palestinian death toll has mounted to 31, 645 following Israel’s counter-operations inside the Gaza Strip, media reports said. “At least 61 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli bombardment taking the death toll up to 31,645 people,” the Gaza Health Ministry said. Israel […]
Musk allows developers & researchers to access AI chatbot Grok
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Elon Musk-run xAI has made its AI chatbot Grok available in the open-source mode for developers and researchers. The billionaire last week said that he will make Grok available for developers soon. “We are releasing the weights and architecture of our 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, Grok-1,” said the company […]
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip for flagship Android phones
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Chip-maker Qualcomm on Monday announced Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Android flagship smartphones. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 will be adopted by major players including Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi and Xiaomi, with commercial devices expected to be announced soon. The key features include support for generative AI features, […]
Central bank meetings could influence global market trajectory
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Many events like the Fed meeting outcome on Wednesday, the spike in the US 10-year bond yield to 4.3 per cent and the possible SEBI directives based on the stress tests in mid- and small-cap schemes will influence the market in the near term, said V. K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment […]
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC launches Gen AI-based search assist tool for investors
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd on Monday launched ‘MyMutualFundGPT’ to assist investors’ queries across its digital platforms. The generative AI-based tool goes beyond traditional keyword matching by comprehending the context of queries and generates responses based on the meaning. The tool addresses investors’ queries regarding products and services. In […]
