Shot down missiles over Crimea: Russia
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/DPA) Russia’s air defences have shot down 10 US-made ATACMS missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday morning. It was not possible to independently verify the claim. The Defence Ministry also reported that 17 Ukrainian drones and other projectiles were shot […]
Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood this month: Deputy Prime Minister
Dublin, May 15 (IANS/DPA) Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of the month, the Irish Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday. Ireland and Spain have been in discussions with other European countries about making a joint recognition of the state of Palestine. While May 21 had been floated as a potential date, Irish […]
Top EU diplomat urges Israel to end military operation in Rafah
Brussels, May 15 (IANS/DPA) Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell urged Israel to “immediately” end its military operation in Rafah in a statement on Wednesday. The EU foreign policy chief said the Israeli offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city is disrupting deliveries of humanitarian aid and “leading to more internal displacement, exposure to famine and human suffering.” […]
Samsung envisions advanced AI-connected life at home
Seoul, May 15 (IANS) Samsung said on Wednesday it will lead the South Korean home appliances market with an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to connect all smart devices, simplifying domestic chores and reducing the time and effort required. “We have earned customer trust that Samsung Electronics is leading AI innovation with its products, […]
Sensex up 162 points after opening flat
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices inched higher on Wednesday, following positive global cues. At 9:50 a.m., Sensex was up by 162 points or 0.22 per cent, at 72,266 points and Nifty was up by 76 points or 0.34 per cent, at 22,293 points. In early trade, Midcap and Smallcap outperformed benchmarks. The Nifty […]
SEBI grants LIC 3 more years to achieve 10 pc public shareholding norm
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Wednesday announced that markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted it a three-year extension to comply with minimum 10 per cent public shareholding norms. “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations, this is to inform the Securities and Exchange Board […]
Threads rolls out its own fact-checking programme to rate false content
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) After relying on Instagram and Facebook’s networks for several months, Meta-owned Threads has rolled out its own fact-checking programme to rate false content on the platform. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced this new development in a post on Threads on Wednesday. “FYI we recently rolled out the ability for our […]
India surpasses Australia, Japan, Hong Kong in data centre capacity
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India has surpassed major countries like Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, and Korea becoming the country with the highest data centre capacity of 950 MW in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China), according to a private report released on Wednesday. India is also likely to record the highest capacity addition […]
86 pc of executives globally have already deployed AI to enhance revenue: Report
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Over 98 out of 10 (86 per cent) of senior business leaders globally have already deployed artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance existing revenue streams or create new ones, a new report revealed on Wednesday. According to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), 69 per cent of businesses are more focused on using […]
TBO Tek makes stellar debut on D-Street, slips after early trade
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Travel company TBO Tek made a stellar debut on D-Street on Wednesday. The stock was listed with a 55 per cent premium at Rs 1,426 per share on NSE against the issue price of Rs 920 per share. After early trade at 11:30 a.m., shares were up 46 per cent at […]
