News updates: Priyanka Gandhi to campaign in Wayanad on Oct 28-29

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1:22 PM

Jharkhand Assembly polls update: CPI(M) announces candidates on 9 seats

12:52 PM

Zoho to deploy custom LLM for SaaS applications, invest over $10 million

Zoho Corporation has confirmed that it will deploy NVIDIA NeMo, a part of NVIDIA AI Enterprise software to build and deploy a custom large language model (LLM) for its software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications.

12:51 PM

News update: India will not just deliver CEOs to world, but also AI services: Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani

Apart from US, China, India has best digital connectivity infrastructure in world, says Mukesh Ambani at Nvidia AI Summit 2024.

12:45 PM

Update: Reliance, Nvidia are partnering to build AI infrastructure in India, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

12:34 PM

We are at the doorsteps of the new intelligence age, says Mukesh Ambani at Nvidia Summit 2024

"Hopefully, the intelligence age can bring more prosperity for all 8 billion people in the world and particularly for the 1.5 billion in India," Ambani said.

12:31 PM

Update: The person who uses AI to do a better job will take away the job, says Nvidia's Huang

12:23 PM

Update: No one has contributed more to help India become deep-tech than Mukesh Ambani, says Nvidia CEO Huang

11:42 AM

Sebi chief Madhabi Buch excuses herself from Parliamentary panel meet, cites 'pressing reasons'

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting with SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch over the regulator’s performance  was adjourned Thursday.

11:26 AM

People brought under false pretences for Priyanka Gandhi's roadshow: BJP leader

A day after Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a massive roadshow in the hill constituency, her BJP rival, Navya Haridas, on Thursday alleged that the huge turnout was ensured by bringing people from other districts, including Thrissur, under false pretences. Haridas, the BJP candidate in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, alleged that people were brought there under the pretext of taking them for a shoot or a trip to the tourist spots in Wayanad and that is how there was a huge turnout for the roadshow.

10:52 AM

Man held for hunting mouse deer in Thane

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly hunting a mouse deer, a protected species, in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday. The forest department personnel on September 23 found the injured mouse deer, also known as chevrotain, with signs of being shot with a pellet gun in Ambernath area of the district.

10:39 AM

PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin of deceased in building collapse in Bengaluru

Taking to 'X', office of the Prime Minister of India (PMO India) posted: "Anguished by the loss of lives due to the collapse of a building in Bengaluru. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover soon" "An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs from PMNRF would be provided to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000: PM @narendramodi," it stated.

10:29 AM

Neither US nor China can ignore India today: Nirmala Sitharaman

India's priority is not to impose its dominance but to enhance its influence, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, asserting that no country, whether the US or China, can ignore New Delhi today. Sitharaman made the remarks on Wednesday during a panel discussion on “Bretton Woods at 80: Priorities for the Next Decade” organised by the Center for Global Development here.

10:18 AM

Baba Siddique case news update: Accused Amit Hisamsing Kumar sent to Mumbai Crime Branch custody till Nov 4

10:12 AM

Cyclone 'Dana' to bring heavy rainfall in parts Jharkhand, NDRF teams deployed

Parts of Jharkhand could experience heavy to very heavy rainfall from Thursday night under the influence of cyclonic storm 'Dana', a Met Department official said. An ‘orange' alert has been issued in the Kolhan region (West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharswan and East Singhbhum districts) for Friday, he said. This category of alert indicates heavy rainfall ranging from 115 mm to 204 mm in 24 hours, the official said.

9:49 AM

Delhi AQI: Air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category

The air quality in the national capital on Thursday deteriorated to 'very poor' category and the AQI was recorded at over 330 in most parts of the region. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI at Anand Vihar was recorded at (392), Ashok Vihar (350), IGI airport T3 (334), ITO Delhi (324), RK Puram (359), Okhla Phase-2 (322), Ashok Vihar (350), and Dwaraka-Sector 8 (348), all falling in the very poor category.