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Congress counts political dividends after two key Lingayat leaders join

April 18, 2023

As the Congress counts political dividends after two BJP leaders from the dominant Lingayat community joined it, ahead of 10 May Assembly polls in Karnataka, the ruling party has sought to down play the desertion and project their move as mere “betrayal”. Lingayats, who constitute about 17 per cent of...

Nomination filing picks up momentum

April 18, 2023

In poll-bound Karnataka, candidates from BJP, Congress and other parties as well as independents are filing their papers in large numbers today. About 60 BJP candidates, including Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, Araga Jnanendra and B Sriramulu are filing nominations today. Earlier on Monday, the BJP announced its third list of...

U.S, Japan plant White House cherry tree to mark friendship

April 18, 2023

Stepping gingerly over the lawn in their spiky heels, first lady Jill Biden and Yuko Kishida, the wife of Japan’s prime minister, planted a cherry tree at the White House on Monday to honour decades of friendship between their countries. “This is how you always plant a tree,” Biden said,...

Musk TO create ‘TruthGPT’ to counter AI ‘bias

April 18, 2023

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation. Musk told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a segment aired...

Iran renews threats against Israel during Army Day parade

April 18, 2023

Iran’s president on Tuesday reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day, though he stayed away from criticising Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. The comments by Ebrahim Raisi came as fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in Tehran, and as Iranian submarines...

US approves F-16 upgrade after Turkey eases stand on NATO

April 18, 2023

The US agreed Monday to sell Turkey $259 million in software it has long sought to upgrade its fleet of US F-16 fighter jets. State Department approval of the sale comes about two weeks after Turkey dropped its objections to Finland joining NATO. Turkey continues to withhold its approval for...

G7 vows ‘severe costs’ against countries helping Russia in war

April 18, 2023

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries have condemned in the strongest possible terms Russia›s war of aggression against Ukraine and warned that any use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons by Moscow would be met with «severe consequences.» In a joint statement issued after two days of talks...

Pramod, Sukant win gold in men’s doubles finals

April 18, 2023

Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam struck gold in the men’s doubles at the 2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International. Pramod had to settle for silver in singles, while Sukant secured bronze in singles. Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam defeated the Korean pair of Joo Dongjae and Shin Kyung Hwan in...

Fitzpatrick sets the pace with spectacular 63

April 18, 2023

The 2021 U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick carded his best round on the PGA TOUR with a 63 in the third round of the RBC Heritage to take a one-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay through three rounds. Fitzpatrick had six birdies, and he also had an eagle, which he holed...

Asian Champions Trophy is a litmus test: Harmanpreet

April 18, 2023

Excited about playing the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai in 2023 in front of hockey fans, Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh expressed his team’s eagerness to take on Asian rivals at home this year. “For many of us, it will be the first time that we will be...

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