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unemployment woes. He mentioned that India’s unemployment had surpassed Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan. According to Gandhi, PM Modi's policies are responsible for it.

Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to run for the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi once more, as per the first list. Among the 195 candidates, 34 individuals hold ministerial positions at both the Central and State levels.

World Economic Forum says AI-driven misinformation could interfere with electoral processes in various countries, including India. Sam Gregory, executive director of Witness, a global human rights organisation, which uses video and technology to expose human rights abuses and has worked on the threats of AI and deepfakes, spoke to ET about AI related challenges and strategies in elections. Edited excerpts: Can you quantify the risk of deepfakes in elections? We are entering a challenging moment in terms of deepfakes. This year, we have made technical progress that makes it easier and cheaper to make them. We are going to have an election year where synthetic media tools will be used for positive purposes such as voter outreach, and for negative ones.

Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, officials said on Saturday. Customs officials, acting on intelligence, halted the Malta-flagged merchant ship — CMA CGM Attila — en route to Karachi on January 23 and, during its inspection, found that the consignment had a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, manufactured by an Italian company, known for its precision and efficiency controlled by a computer system. A Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) team examined the consignment and confirmed its potential usage in Pakistan's nuclear initiatives, notably in manufacturing crucial components for missile development, the officials said.

Ramadan from dawn to sunset, during which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sinful behavior. The pre-dawn meal before fasting begins is called Suhoor, and the meal to break the fast at sunset is called Ramadan Iftar. The Islamic lunar calendar follows the phases of the moon and every year Ramadan falls approximately 10 days earlier than the Gregorian calendar.

Congress on Saturday accused the Modi government of helping the rich industrialists and waiving off bad loans of corporates and alleged that it has upgraded facilities at the Jamnagar airport using the tax-payer's money only to facilitate the guests of a rich industrialist. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Jamnagar airport in Gujarat is near the Pakistan border and is sensitive to defence concerns. He also alleged that even while the government is seen standing with the rich, it is demolishing houses of the poor and farmers seeking a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce have to face bullets. «When it comes to helping out his rich industrialist friends, Prime Minister Modi is willing to do anything,» he alleged, claiming that he «has declared the Jamnagar airport an international airport for 10 days».

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) jetty at Vadinar in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district as a step towards augmenting infrastructure development in the ICG's strategically important North-West region. While inaugurating the jetty on Friday, the Union minister lauded the role played by the ICG in safeguarding national maritime interests in its areas of responsibility, an official release said. «The development of the jetty was undertaken by the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) as a deposit work at a cost of Rs 74 crore,» the ICG said in the statement. On average, the headquarters deploys 10 to 12 ships and two to three aircraft daily for security, surveillance, and to keep constant vigil at sea, it said.

Imran Khan's party on Saturday named the Pashtun-khwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as their presidential candidate against Asif Ali Zardari, the joint nominee of the PML-N and the PPP. Achakzai, 75, was nominated for the post against the Pakistan Peoples Party's senior leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported. Zardari, 68, is a joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and other political parties part of the coalition set to form a government in the Centre.

Senators across party lines are engaged in a heated exchange regarding Imran Khan’s correspondence with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) tying the release of the next bailout package tranche to an ‘audit’ of the February 8 elections, as per Dawn’s report.

Ramadan started on March 24 and finished on April 21. In countries like United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UK, US, Turkey, Maldives, Ramadan is likely to start on 11 March. In India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Ramadan is likely to start from 12 March, a report by Hindustan Times has states.

China said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms “should benefit all member states rather than serving the selfish interests of a few”, comments that come days after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said “one non-Western country” was blocking UNSC reforms. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Thursday said member states need to seek the broadest possible consensus for a package solution through serious and thorough consultations when it comes to UNSC reforms.

Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Live 2. In a pointed remark directed at the Siddaramaiah-led state government, Joshi suggested that had the government taken the pro-Pakistan slogans raised at the Vidhana Soudha incident seriously earlier, the blast might have been prevented. 3.

The tech narrative in the last two years has been dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) and the excitement and disruption generated by it. However, the narrative started to sour a little in the latter half of 2023, as ethical issues got thrown up—like copyright, bias, privacy and deepfakes. Now, with elections looming across most of the democratic world, 2024 promises to be the year when AI will experience its first major ethical test—whether it helps democracy or subverts it.

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif nominates younger brother Shehbaz for premiership The 16th National Assembly commenced its proceedings earlier in the day, with newly elected MNAs taking their oaths administered by Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. The session, scheduled for 10 am, commenced after 11 am amid a turbulent atmosphere, with PTI-backed lawmakers aligned with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), encircling the speaker's rostrum.

Karnataka Congress MLA also alleged that the BJP has asked the central government to declare Pakistan an enemy state. Earlier on Wednesday, BK Hariprasad, in his speech in the legislative council, claimed that Pakistan may be an enemy country for the BJP, but the Congress considers it as only a neighbouring country. "They (BJP) speak about our relationship with an enemy country.

Tejasvi Surya on Thursday claimed divisiveness is «inherent in the Congress' DNA,» amid allegations of pro-Pakistan slogans being raised in the corridors of the Karnataka legislature complex. Addressing a press conference in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, the Lok Sabha member from Bengaluru South alleged that Congress is the original party «responsible for dividing the country.» He also said that BJP president JP Nadda will address a rally of the 'Namo Maha Yuva Sammelan' organised in Nagpur on March 4. More than one lakh youth from Maharashtra will participate in the congregation, the BJP's Yuva Morcha president said. On Tuesday, supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain allegedly shouted «Pakistan zindabad» slogans after his Rajya Sabha election victory at the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha, which houses the legislature and state secretariat.

BJP on Thursday dubbed the arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh as a «legal protection» given to him and slammed the West Bengal police for not charging him with the crime of sexual assault and land grab levelled against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman by many women in Sandeshkhali. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said at a press conference that Sheikh has been arrested in the case involving violent attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials by a mob affiliated to him. He asked as to why the West Bengal police has in such a case not handed over his custody to the central agency. He said the video of Sheikh striding ahead with the cops following him looked more like a case of him being escorted instead of being under arrest.

Pakistan after it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, India has said it cannot pay any attention to a country which is soaked in red due to the bloodshed from terrorism that it sponsors around the world. First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva Anupama Singh exercised India's Right of Reply at the ongoing high-level segment of the 55th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday. India exercised the Right of Reply to respond to Turkiye and Pakistan after the two countries made references to Kashmir in their statements at the high-level segment.

Opposition parties in Assam on Thursday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for repealing the CAA, asserting that they would undertake a «democratic mass movement» across the state if their demand is not met. The 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA) submitted a memorandum to Murmu through Governor Gulab Chand Kataria. «This act is not only unconstitutional, but it is also going to nullify the historic Assam Accord of 1985 by putting in danger the history, culture, social fabric, economy and the very identity of the Assamese people,» they said. The UOFA urged her to intervene in the matter and direct the Centre to desist from its decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in Assam, and repeal the «unconstitutional and anti-national» act.

TADA (Terrorist & Anti-disruptive Activities Act) court in Ajmer today acquitted 1993 serial bomb blasts' main accused Abdul Karim Tunda, more than 30 years after the bomb blasts carried out in five trains across India to coincide with the first anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992. «The honourable court has acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda from all the charges. The CBI failed to present any strong evidence against Abdul Karim Tunda,» says Tunda's advocate Shafiktullah Sultani. The TADA court had framed charges against main accused Abdul Karim Tunda and two others — Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin — on Sept 30, 2021, for orchestrating the blasts in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat and Mumbai on the intervening night of Dec 5-6, 1993.

Pakistan’s voters expressed their disillusionment with the nation’s powerful military in a surprising election result earlier this month. But the army is still poised to have more control from behind the scenes than ever — and reviving the economy will be its ultimate test. The military, which has ruled Pakistan directly or indirectly for most of its modern history, is set to make all important decisions on foreign policy and security for the country’s new government and have a more expanded role in running the nation’s economy, a person familiar with the matter said. Shehbaz Sharif, who’s expected to become prime minister, is likely to be only a figurehead, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The army is consolidating power as Pakistan faces the worst inflation in Asia, a crippling debt load and the need to negotiate another bailout from the International Monetary Fund. Observers are largely pessimistic that a weak coalition propped up by the military will fare any better than similar governments in the past.