‘Inflation coming’: Rahul slams Centre over weak rupee; predicts when govt will hike fuel price

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-ruled central government over falling rupee and called it “clear signs” that inflation was inevitable. He criticised the Centre’s “empty rhetoric” as the country faces economic restrain due to LPG shortage amid West Asia crisis. He claimed that petrol, diesel, and LPG prices…

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Centre raises LPG allocation to 50% of pre-crisis level, prioritises food and hospitality sectors

NEW DELHI: The Centre has increased gas allocation to states and Union Territories to 50 per cent of pre-crisis levels, with an additional 20 per cent supply to be implemented from March 23, according to a communication from the ministry of petroleum and natural gas.In a letter to all State and UT Chief Secretaries, Petroleum…

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Jasjeet Sekhon joins Google DeepMind as Chief Strategy Officer; gets a welcome note from CEO Demis Hassabis; says I feel a moral obligation to …

As Google takes on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic in the artificial intelligence market, company’s AI unit, DeepMind, has hired Jasjeet Sekhon as its new chief strategy officer. Sekhon will work directly with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to drive the company’s AI innovation and R&D efforts. He has previously held professorships at some of the…

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Nations all set for crucial discussions at WTO MC14, GTRI flags fault lines

The upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference will discuss key issues such as agriculture, the 28-year moratorium on e-commerce transmissions, fisheries subsidies, and a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) proposal. Trade ministers from 166 economies will meet in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29 for the fourteenth ministerial (MC14), with limited outcomes…

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Nvidia CEO does not agree with Anthropic CEO’s ‘doomsday AI layoffs’ prediction; but sees science fiction-like future for humans

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has now dismissed the prediction about massive AI-driven unemployment countering warnings from tech leaders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. According to a report by Fortune, speaking in a December interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Huang mentioned that he does not foresee a sudden spike in…

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US names Colombian President Gustavo Petro as ‘priority target’ – what is the DEA case against him?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been named a ‘priority target’ by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as federal prosecutors in New York examine his alleged links to drug traffickers, according records seen by news agency Associated Press.DEA records show Petro has appeared in multiple investigations since 2022, many based on interviews with confidential informants….

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Inside Qeshm: How Iran turned a holiday island into a strategic missile hub

As the US-Israel war escalates, once tourist-dominated Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz has now become an ‘underground missile city’.Beneath its salt caves and emerald mangrove forests lies a network of military installations that have transformed the island from a free-trade and tourist hub into a strategic fortress.Qeshm once attracted visitors for its surreal…

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