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Prakash Ambedkar who heads the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has raised questions on the credibility of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance saying that the parties in the opposition alliance especially the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction of the Sena were not willing to give it in writing that they would not join hands with the BJP after the Lok Sabha results. Ambedkar revealed this in a letter to Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar, leader Jitendra Awhad which he posted on ‘X’ social media. According to Ambedkar during the meeting of the Maharashtra opposition leaders, he had suggested that to increase confidence among the voters, a written undertaking should be given to the voters by all the leaders of the opposition alliance that they would not join the BJP in a post poll scenario. Ambedkar wrote, “Your party representative was silent when I had suggested that we give a written undertaking to the voter that after the elections there would be no understanding with the BJP/RSS.”

Jaya Prada, declared an «absconder» in connection with two cases related to election code violation, appeared before a court here on Monday and was later granted conditional bail. The actor was the BJP candidate from Rampur in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and was defeated by the Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rampur in 2004 and 2009 on a Samajwadi Party ticket. The SP expelled her subsequently. In these cases, the special MP-MLA court had issued summons several times but the former MP did not appear before it. Subsequently, non-bailable warrants were issued against her seven times, but the police could not produce her before the court. On February 27, the court declared her an «absconder» and directed police to arrest her and produce her before it on March 6.

Rameshwaram cafe blast: Bengaluru, the IT capital of India shook with a bomb blast on Friday at one of its most happening places, the Rameshwaram cafe. At least 10 people were injured in the bomb blast, which was reportedly conducted through an improvised explosive device (IED). The CCTV footage from the cafe has highlighted a suspect, who spent nine minutes in the cafe and can be seen placing a suspicious bag.

₹3 crore went missing. SBI’s Personal Banking branch in Mulund West had given gold loans worth ₹1.94 crore, which is around 65 percent of the value of the mortgaged gold ornaments, police informed. The prime accused, a 33-year-old service manager, Manoj Maruti Mhaske, siphoned off about 4 kg of gold jewellery worth around ₹3 crore from the bank’s locker.

Mint reported on Monday that the finance ministry has notified 13 new commodities for derivatives trading so that businesses (whether companies or farmers), producers and consumers can better manage price risks. The new commodities include farm products such as apples, cashews, garlic, skimmed milk powder, white butter, timber and bamboo. India launched derivatives trading in agricultural commodities more than two decades ago but frequent suspensions and bans imposed by governments have prevented farmers from benefiting from this important risk-mitigation tool.

₹43,500 crore and ₹80,700 crore, respectively. This is even though the former’s market share is at 16% versus about 8% of the latter. A deep dive into the comparative financials of the two reveals the reasons.

NEW DELHI : The governor of Argentina’s lithium-rich Catamarca province Raúl Jalil is to visit India this year, said the country’s largest state-owned mining firm Camyen, in a potential boost to in India’s lithium sourcing play. India is keen to secure assured supplies of lithium, widely used in making batteries for electric vehicles. In January this year, Camyen and India’s state-owned mining firm Kabil signed an agreement for the latter to explore and develop five lithium blocks.

13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO concluded with the acceptance of the Abu Dhabi Declaration on Saturday, but missed an agreement in either fisheries or agriculture, as India decided to defend its farmer-friendly policies. “Our objective was that our farmers and our fishermen should not face any kind of harm, no crisis should come, and in that, we successfully did not allow any such decision to be taken that would harm any farmer or fishermen," Union Minister Piyush Goyal said after the conference.

Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday criticised CM Nitish Kumar's frequent flip-flops and asked him to stick to his word. «We wish him (Nitish Kumar) all the best. This time he said that he would remain where he is. At least this time he should stick to his word.» said RJD leader Tejshwi Yadav. Meanwhile, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar assured PM Modi to remain a partner in the BJP-led NDA alliance after switch-over from the INDIA bloc.

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Anil Kumble said that young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has all the credentials to reach the heights that legendary skipper and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni achieved in his career. Jurel made his Test debut during the third Test at Rajkot, scoring a valuable 46 in 104 balls. India won that match by 434 runs. During the fourth Test in Ranchi as well, the 23-year-old keeper delivered a match-winning performance as well. Speaking to JioCinema, Kumble said that Jurel showed temperament in his technique while defending and attacking both.

By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Nidal al-Mughrabi

AI have sought to allay the fears of governments and corporations by selling a future full of hope and assurance. Par for the course. Every political and economic revolution has offered these twin promises in lieu of a change that requires widespread — willing or unwilling — compliance and support to succeed. During the Industrial Revolution, capitalists organised workers in mills and factories to ensure the division of labour could increase output and profitability. The great hope then was that mechanisation would accelerate the pace of trade, while enriching lives of workers, many of whom were skilled craftsmen, through guaranteed employment and regular wages. Some of this came to pass, to the great delight of Utilitarian philosophers, including Thomas Gradgrind in Charles Dickens' 1854 novel, Hard Times. Gradgrind believed that simple mathematical facts were sufficient to overcome the burden of proof. But unreasonably long hours, subsistence wages, and little scope for advancement transformed the worker into a 'cog in the wheel', essential for productivity but utterly lacking in independence. The world was more unequal than before, with wealth being consolidated at an unprecedented rate.

NDA returned to power in the state after CM Nitish Kumar cut ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in January. Addressing a public rally in Bihar's Aurangabad, Nitish Kumar said although the prime minister had visited the state earlier as well but “idhar hum gayab ho gaye the." [I had disappeared here], prompting laughter from PM Modi. Nitish Kumar said, “You (PM Modi) had come earlier as well, 'par idhar hum gayab ho gaye the.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would remain with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forever. Speaking on the occasion of unveiling function of the projects worth Rs 21,400 crore in Aurangabad district by Modi, Kumar said, «I am confident that the NDA coalition will win more than 400 seats in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Rameshwaram Cafe has been identified on the CCTV camera recording. Based on the CCTV footage, the accused appears to be of 28 to 30 years of age, he visited the restaurant and ordered Rava idli at the cafe, said Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday. Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast Live updates The bomb blast, that occurred at Rameshwaram Cafe on Friday afternoon, left at least ten people injured.

Google's generative AI product Gemini has drawn angry responses of inbuilt bias, which may not be the case. The problem with inaccurate rendition of historical faces — including a 'less controversial' image of a Black Elon Musk (pic) — could be more a function of undue haste in bringing Gemini to market than any desire to subvert history that conspiracy theorists are alleging. Technology products undergo continuous refinement over their life cycle, most of which occurs after they have been released commercially.

Gemini services have been expanded to Calendar app, offering users the ability to perform fundamental tasks like creating events and reviewing daily schedules. The feature, essentially powered by Google Assistant, transforms the user experience within the Google Calendar app.

Uddhav Thackeray faction on March 7. As reported by PTI, this petition challenges the decision of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, who declared Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena bloc as the "true political party" following the party's division in June 2022. Moreover, the Thackeray faction's plea was set to be heard on March 1 before a bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said in the state assembly on Thursday that strict action would be taken against those involved in forging CM Eknath Shinde's signature. The Mumbai police on Wednesday registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly forging the signature and stamp of CM Shinde. The forgery came to light due to the alertness of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) staff after they received some memorandums suggesting certain actions. Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar raised the issue in the Lower House on Thursday, saying the issue of fake stamps of the CMO and forging of the chief minister's signature was serious.

DDA) offered temporary accommodation to Wakeel Hassan, a rat-hole miner celebrated for his role in the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation. This offer came shortly after his house was demolished in a DDA-led drive. However, Hassan declined the offer, stating that the assurance was only verbal. Despite the demolition, Hassan and his family refused to move into temporary accommodation and spent the night on a footpath, supported by their neighbors' generosity. DDA Offers Temporary Accommodation Following the demolition of his house in a DDA-led drive, Wakeel Hassan was offered temporary accommodation by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). This offer was extended to him and his family after their house was razed during a demolition drive in northeast Delhi's Khajoori Khas area. Despite the offer, Hassan declined, citing the verbal nature of the assurance.