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Super Bowl LVIII victory parade for Kansas City Chiefs is scheduled for Wednesday morning. The City Manager of Kansas City has indicated that he had already informed Taylor Swift's representatives about the city's potential challenges in managing the additional traffic that might arise if the megastar decided to attend, as per a report in New York Post. As Swift's Eras Tour resumes on Friday in Australia, there's speculation that she might extend the celebrations by joining her boyfriend Travis Kelce for the Chiefs' third parade in five seasons, New York Post reported.

Early adopters of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Copilot have expressed mixed feelings about the much-anticipated AI companion.

An Alberta front-line RCMP officer has been arrested and charged in what the police force calls a national security investigation involving allegations of aiding a foreign actor.

A Costco executive says the retailer is open to supporting Canada’s long-planned grocery code of conduct, but it does not have enough details to make a decision yet.

YouTube collective, Sidemen, known for their massive online presence, is teaming up with Netflix for a documentary. Here's all the information you need to know about the release, streaming options, and more.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested a local, Adil Manzoor Langoo, for his alleged involvement in the recent killing of two non-locals in Srinagar. Inspector General of Police in Kashmir, VK Birdi, informed that Langoo, hailing from Zaldagar area of Srinagar, was arrested following a detailed technical and field analysis and after collecting «clinching» evidence against him. Two non-locals from Punjab — carpenters Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masi — were fired upon by unidentified attackers on February 7 evening at Shalla Kadal area of Srinagar, when they were on way to their rented accommodation.

Mint looks at what catalysed the mop-up, its benefits and the outlook for next year. As of 10 February, the net collection of direct tax (after adjusting for refunds) has increased by 20.25% and stood at ₹15.6 trillion. This is already 80% of the revised budget estimate of ₹19.5 trillion with two months still left to go in the financial year 2024.

India’s premier economic intelligence agency, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), has been roped in to check for suspected breaches at Paytm Payments Bank on a reference from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), two officials aware of the development said. The ED, which investigates money laundering and foreign exchange-related breaches, has started a preliminary inquiry into the affairs of the company. It was yet to register an enforcement case information report as of Monday, one of the two officials cited above said.

Aleksandr Zhadan programmed ChatGPT to screen potential candidates on his behalf so that he didn't have to go through the tedious process of personally interacting with women. The AI LLM 'talked to' over 5,000 women on Tinder, based on Zhadan's filters and communication style to finally recommend one woman. And Zhadan went on to marry his AI-recommended match. For most young people, finding love digitally isn't new. It has been around for a while with dating apps, online matrimony services and location-based virtual dating services. But users of such services have been experiencing fatigue from having to fix dates, meeting several strangers and being ghosted. So, having AI find the perfect match for a 'been-there-done-that' individual — and one that takes over the onerous task of communicating with, and screening, thousands of potential candidates — can be a real game changer for the digital native. Little wonder then that Zhadan's viral post on X is likely to inspire many others to take the AI route to find love. Some of them may even take it to the next post-human level — feeling there is no need for matchmaking when AI can turn into the match, and talk and date like a real person. Why bother with a physical Valentine when you can have a virtual one? Spike Jonze's 2013 SF-rom 'Her', with the protagonist (Joaquin Phoenix) developing a relationship with an AI virtual assistant (Scarlett Johansson), puts this possibility in a fictional context.

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₹2,761 crore under the PMFBY were pending till 2021-22, with Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat reporting the highest pendency, Parliament was told last year. Claims under the PMFBY are generally paid by insurance companies within two months of harvesting and one month of notification for invoking the risks of “prevented sowing, mid-season adversity and post-harvest losses".

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Calcutta High Court set aside the declaration of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in North 24 Parganas district's Sandeshkhali on Tuesday. The HC, in another case, today took suo motu cognisance of allegations of sexual assault on women “at gunpoint” and transfer of tribal land at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal. Justice Joy Sengupta of Calcutta High Court today rejected the imposition of Section 144 in the entire Sandeshkhali. However, the court observed state has liberty to impose Section 144 in certain pockets after judicial review, people in the know said. Sandeshkhali has witnessed violent protests by women in the last one week and over allegations of atrocities on women and land grabbing by miscreants close to absconding Trinamool leader Shahjahan Sheikh. Additional forces of eight platoons will be deployed in Sandeshkhali, including deployment of the women forces, the court observed. Altogether 16 FIRs have been lodged in connection with Sandeshkhali, people in the know said.

Alpex Solar IPO: Check GMP, subscription status on day 3; other key details The allotment of the Aplex Solar IPO is likely to be finalised on January 13. Those who have applied for the book build issue can check the Aplex Solar IPO allotment status online by logging in at the BSE website or the website of the official registrar of the public issue - Skyline Financial Services Private Ltd. Meanwhile, the grey market premium sentiment of the Aplex Solar IPO has gone down.

True or false: There’s a no-fly list for dogs and your pet might be on it. Travelers like Megan Moskowitz say it absolutely exists. When Moskowitz tried to fly with her dog, an English cocker spaniel named Maci, to visit family in Indiana, she says United Airlines agents at Newark Liberty International Airport wouldn’t let Maci on the plane.

United World Wrestling, the world governing body for wrestling on Tuesday lifted the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India with immediate effect. This means that Indian wrestlers will be able to compete under their national flag at the next UWW event. Under the suspension, the Indian wrestlers had to compete under a UWW flag. UWW had placed the WFI under provisional suspension on August 23 last year after the Indian body failed to hold an election in due course.

US President Joe Biden's cognitive abilities have been raised after he made one more gaffe publicly. While hosting the King of Jordan, Abdullah II at his official residence White House, he appeared confused on the stage. As the Jordanian King was ready to speak, Biden started looking for a mark on the floor to know the right place to stand. He wavered between two locations before deciding to proceed to Abdullah's left and in front of the Jordanian flag.

Karnataka – which houses the country’s information technology hub Bengaluru – continues to attract and retain more white collar and leadership talent than any other Indian state, according to a study by executive search firm Xpheno. The study, which covered leadership talent movements and landscape for the 12-month period ending December 2023, shows that only 13 Indian states emerged as talent positive states or states with positive talent balance (PTB) on leadership talent movement. These are states that retain more talent than they lose to other regions.

Norden Communication on Tuesday announced its tie-up with the Centre for Development and Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to develop AI-based general-purpose thermal cameras, which are used for security purposes as well as other industrial applications. Norden has entered into an exclusive partnership based on Transfer of Technology (ToT) for the development of 'General Purpose Thermal Camera'. As a Transfer of Technology (TOT) partner, Norden committed to the production, marketing, sale, and implementation of the General-Purpose thermal camera in national highway, defence and oil and gas sectors. About 30% of production is expected under this agreement in this sector.

Nokia Technologies and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that they want to withdraw their suits including the patent infringement filed by the former, as they have resolved their disputes and reached a confidential litigation settlement last month. Dismissing the suits as withdrawn, Justice Pratibha M Singh said that the parties would be bound by the terms and conditions of the global settlement. The HC also allowed refund of pro-tem security with interest deposited by Oppo during the proceedings within two weeks. It also directed that the confidential documents furnished by the companies in sealed covers or otherwise shall be returned to them and even ordered deletion of their electronic records in the HC.

Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to inform it whether a prosecution has been carried out ever under the provision of mandatory capital punishment to an individual who fabricates false evidence against an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, who has sought striking down of the mandatory death penalty provision under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Section 3 (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 stipulates mandatory death sentence in a case where an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe is convicted and is executed in consequence of a false and fabricated evidence given by the concerned accused. As the hearing commenced, Venkataramani submitted that it is important to have some data as to whether offences under this provision have occurred at all.