Crop loss is estimated at Rs. 5,543 crore, says UPASI The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has estimated the plantation crop loss in the recent floods, mainly in Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, to be Rs. 5,543 crore with the highest loss in rubber at Rs. …
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‘The winters of artificial intelligence are behind us’
What’s different now is the compute power and the data available, says the general manager of AI at Microsoft At Microsoft’s annual developer event Ignite, last week, every session touched up on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in software products. David Carmona , general manager of AI at the …
Read More »Bringing kid gloves to boxing bouts
High CAD, rising oil prices and depreciating rupee need a strong response from policymakers The government is currently in an unenviable position. Whereas there are demands for taking strong steps to tackle the problems facing the economy, the Centre is seen handling the situation with kid gloves. Most of the …
Read More »‘Learn from highways to promote infra’
There was lot of focus, effort to tweak the PPP framework Reviving private sector investment in infrastructure will need an innovative sector-by-sector overhaul of the existing PPP models, CRISIL MD & CEO Ashu Suyash explains in an interview. Excerpts: The main takeaway from the CRISIL report is that the share …
Read More »Londoners take out a ‘wooferendum march’
Hundreds of dogs and their owners rallied to seek a new people’s vote on Brexit With tails wagging and raucous barking, hundreds of dogs and their owners rallied in London on Sunday to howl for a new people’s vote on Brexit, in what organisers dubbed a “wooferendum march”. The gathering …
Read More »At least 11 dead in Haiti quake, say authorities
Over 130 injured in north-west coast A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the northwest coast of Haiti late on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, injuring more than 130 others and damaging homes in the Caribbean nation, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake was located about 19 km northwest of …
Read More »Brazilians cast ballots to elect new President
Far-right Jair Bolsonaro in the lead Brazilians began casting ballots on Sunday in their most divisive presidential election in years, with a far-right politician promising an iron-fisted crackdown on crime, Jair Bolsonaro, the firm favourite in the first round. Surveys suggest that the 63-year-old former paratrooper, who wants to cut …
Read More »‘Kim will meet Trump again’
Seoul says the second N. Korea- U.S. summit will be held at ‘earliest date possible’ Kim Jong-un has agreed to hold a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said on Sunday, after Washington’s top diplomat held “productive” talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean …
Read More »Kavanaugh sworn in amid protests
The conservative judge was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a razor-thin margin in the Senate Conservative U.S. judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday by a razor-thin margin in the Senate, ending months of partisan rancor over his nomination and offering Donald Trump one of …
Read More »Vaccination begins for Gir lions
Intensive veterinary care is being provided The Gujarat Forest Department on Sunday started the vaccination of lions in the Gir Forest National Park to protect them from a deadly virus. As many as 23 lions have died in the Gir sanctuary in less than a month. Most of them have …
Read More »Naxalism will be wiped out in 3 years: Rajnath
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the menace of Left-wing extremism (LWE) would be wiped out from the country in about three years. Addressing troops of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), a special unit of the CRPF, on the occasion of its 26th anniversary celebrations here, Mr. Singh said …
Read More »Banks to continue Aadhaar enrolment
SC order has no impact, says UIDAI Banks and post offices will continue to enrol people for Aadhaar and update their data, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said. The Supreme Court has only ruled that Aadhaar is not mandatory for opening bank accounts, but the norms set …
Read More »Our foreign policy is free: Gen. Rawat
‘We choose what is important for us’ As India faces possible U.S. sanctions for the S-400 missile deal with Russia, the Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, on Sunday underscored that India had an “independent foreign policy” and the way forward was to see what was “strategically important …
Read More »Honouring the British Indian Army
London’s National Army Museum to exhibit artefacts of the colonial force The Khanjar (knife) of Tipu Sultan of 1799, an 1840 painting of Skinner’s horse regiment, objects of silver and an extensive collection of uniforms are among a range of items of the British Indian Army in the collection of …
Read More »Natwar Thakkar, Nagaland’s ‘Gandhi’, dies
He made the State his home during the height of the secessionist movement in 1955 and worked for peace Noted Gandhian Natwar Thakkar, the man who was thought be an Indian spy at the peak of an armed Naga movement for sovereignty seven decades ago, but came to be accepted …
Read More »India best for investments: PM
Modi hopes the country will become engine of world economic growth Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Uttarakhand’s first investors summit on Sunday, saying India is the ideal investment destination in the world today with major social and economic changes sweeping the country.Addressing top business leaders and industrial houses at “Destination …
Read More »Upgraded MiG-29 adds to air power
The fighter plane now has the capability to take off vertically, giving a shot in the arm for the IAF The Indian Air Force’s beast — MiG-29 — has gained in strength and ferocity after an upgrade, giving the force, battling a shortage of fighter aircraft, a much-needed boost, according …
Read More »Migrants flee amidst violence in north Gujarat
Attacks targeted workers from outside over alleged rape More than 5,000 migrant people working in factories as casual labourers and daily wage earners have fled fearing violent attacks on them amidst unabated incidents of violence targeting migrants in north Gujarat districts. The rape of a toddler by a migrant worker …
Read More »BSF gets fortified watchtowers
Concrete structures replace existing tin-thatch observation posts along the International Border Nearly 350 watchtowers made of tin and mud and with thatched roofs have been replaced with concrete structures along the International Border with Pakistan in Jammu, a senior government official said. The official said that 450 more such structures …
Read More »Tight security for civic polls in J&K
Candidates provided cover following threat from militants; police urge people to come out and vote Amid threats from militants and boycott calls by separatist groups and the two main regional parties, polling will be held for 422 of the 1,145 wards in the first phase of urban local bodies elections …
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