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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced the formation of a new safety committee on Tuesday, weeks after the departures of key executives raised questions about the firm's commitment to mitigating the dangers of artificial intelligence. The company said the committee, which will include CEO Sam Altman, is being established as OpenAI begins training its next AI model, expected to surpass the capabilities of the GPT-4 system powering ChatGPT.

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, his friends, family and fans are still fighting for justice. To observe Sidhu Moosewala's second death anniversary, his father, Balkaur Singh, announced to organise a simple program today, May 29.

A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights has returned to court, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s Supreme Court flipped to liberal control

Immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part".The ICJ ruling against Israel on Friday brought the focus on Judge Dalveer Bhandari in India. So who is Dalveer Bhandari, the Indian Judge who voted in favor of the ruling against Israel.A former Supreme Court judge, Justice Bhandari has been a member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) since 2012.

Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC), the successful bidder of the grounded Jet Airways, on Tuesday withdrew its plea before the NCLAT to move Rs 200 crore, which it paid to lenders, to an escrow account. The withdrawal comes after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refused to give any relief to JKC. An NCLAT bench headed by Chairman Justice Ashok Bhushan said the matter is already before the Supreme Court. Following this, the Consortium of Murari Lal Jalan and Florian Fritsch withdrew the appeal. «Until the shares of the corporate debtor (Jet Airways) are not issued to the successful resolution applicant (consortium), pass necessary directions requiring the MC (monitoring committee) lenders to transfer the sum of Rs 200 crore infused by SR (successful resolution applicant), in the share application account to an interest bearing escrow account,» JKC had said in its plea before the NCLAT.

High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in murder case of his ex-manager Ranjit. Division bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra of the HC has passed these orders while allowing an appeal filed by Dera chief against his conviction. The controversial preacher was convicted by special CBI court Panchkula in rape and two murder cases related to killing of journalist Ram Chander Chhatarpati and former Dera manager Ranjit Singh.

High Court has restrained Dubond Products India from manufacturing, distributing or selling its waterproofing product that allegedly has identical trade mark/dressing of Dr Fixit until further order. Mumbai-based Pidilite Industries, the maker of Fevicol and M-Seal adhesive brands, has approached the court to restrain Dubond Products from allegedly infringing its registered trademarks, copyright and passing off for its waterproofing brand Dr Fixit LW. Passing off in intellectual property rights (IPR) law means making a false representation that is likely to induce a person to believe that the goods or services are those of another. «The balance of convenience is overwhelmingly in favour of the plaintiff (Pidilite). Further, irreparable harm and loss will be caused to the plaintiff due to the defendant's continued use of the marks which are wrongful activities,» observed Justice RI Chagla in its order of May 21. «The defendant has various other products apart from the impugned product and therefore the defendant's business will not be affected upon the grant of injunction,» he said further in a 81-page order.

Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a BJP plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order restraining it from publishing any kind of derogatory advertisement against All India Trinamool Congress. The petition was dismissed as withdrawn as a bench of justices JK Maheshwari and KV Viswanathan said it was not inclined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order. Significantly, the bench verbally observed that prima facie the advertisements issued were «disparaging».

Rajkot Gaming Zone fire tragedy, the Gujarat High Court came down heavily on the civic body on Monday and said that all the municipal commissioners, right from the time the TRP game zone was set up in 2021 till the time of the incident, should be held responsible for the incident. Saying that the HC could no longer trust the state machinery which reacts only after loss of innocent lives, the division bench comprising Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai asked the municipal commissioners to file individual affidavits. The court further asked the Chief Fire Officers of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot municipal corporations to file affidavits regarding fire safety measures within their respective areas.

RIA Novosti.The development came three years after the Taliban returned to power in war-torn Afghanistan.ALSO READ: Afghanistan floods: Fifty people lost their lives due to heavy rainsSince 2003, the Taliban group has been designated as a terrorist outfit in Russia.“Kazakhstan has recently taken the decision, which we are also going to take, to remove them from the list of terrorist organisations," RIA Novosti quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Monday.At the end of 2023, Kazakhstan had removed the Taliban from its list of banned organisations.Despite international sanctions on the Taliban, Russia has fostered its ties with the government run by the banned outfit in Afghanistan.Moscow had also held multiple rounds of talks and boosted trade with Kabul.But, Russia has not recognised Afghanistan’s Taliban government officially yet.The state news agency TASS, citing Zamir Kabulov - director of the Second Asia Department at the Russian foreign ministry, reported that Russia’s foreign and justice ministries have reported to President Putin on the issue of removing the ban on the Taliban.ALSO READ: The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TVThe latest move by Russia could further boost diplomacy between Moscow and Kabul.According to RIA Novosti, Lavrov said Russia's decision was about recognising the realities on the ground.“They are the real power. We are not indifferent to Afghanistan.

Indigo Books & Music Inc. shareholders have voted to approve a deal that will see the retailer become a private company.

PTI reported quoting a police official.According to PTI, the incident occurred at 1:20 a.m. on Monday, May 27, on Old Agra Road, where Malik was seated outside a shop."Two unidentified persons arrived on a motorbike and allegedly fired three rounds at him.

Bombay High Court has recently restrained Dubond Products India Pvt Ltd from manufacturing, distributing or selling its waterproofing product that has allegedly identical trade mark/dressing of Dr Fixit until further order. Mumbai-based Pidilite Industries, the maker of Fevicol and M-Seal adhesive brands, has approached the court to restrain Dubond Products from allegedly infringing its registered trademarks, copyright and passing off for its waterproofing brand Dr Fixit LW. Passing-off in intellectual property rights (IPR) law means making a false representation that is likely to induce a person to believe that the goods or services are those of another.

division bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday upheld its single judge’s order asking SpiceJet to return two aircraft and three engines to its lessor TWC Aviation. While dismissing the airline’s appeal as withdrawn, a bench led by Justice Rajiv Shakhder granted the low cost carrier three weeks time till June 17 to return the aircraft and engines along with technical records. The single judge had asked SpiceJet to return the engines by May 28. The HC noted SpiceJet’s sr counsel Amit Sibal’s argument that he wants to advance his submission related to the jurisdiction issue before the single judge, but that will not come in the way of returning the engines.

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to formulate comprehensive SOPs (standard operating procedure) and guidelines for booking Ramleela sites within five weeks from the date of order and no later than June 25, 2024. The bench of Justice Tara Vitasta Canju in an order passed last week stated that, «The DDA shall formulate comprehensive SOPs/guidelines for booking of Ramleela sites within five weeks from the date of this order and no later than June 25, 2024. In the event, the DDA seeks to rely on the list of Delhi Dharmik Mahasangh (DDM) or other third part organisations for these bookings, an appropriate clarification would be in the SOPs/guidelines to make all persons aware of such reliance. These SOPs/guidelines shall be publisiced by DDA.» In the meantime, no online/offline bookings of DDA ground/open spaces for Ramleela functions, shall be undertaken by DDA, till the new SOPs/guidelines for booking of Ram Leela sites is published, said the court.

Rafah on Sunday night, killed two senior Hamas commanders after targeting a Hamas compound, reported The Times of Israel. The Israeli attack followed Hamas's first rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in months, reported Al Jazeera. The Israeli airstrikes claimed the lives of 35 people and two senior Hamas commanders, injuring a dozen others in a blaze caused in a camp housing displaced civilians, according to The Times of Israel, citing Hamas health authorities.

doctors from Sasson Hospital in the luxury car accident case where two motorcycle-borne persons were killed earlier this week in Pune city. As per the police, the doctors have been arrested on the charge of manipulating blood samples. The minor accused was taken to the hospital for a medical check-up on the day of the accident on May 19.

Gujarat High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident and the PIL will come up for hearing on Monday. A special bench of the Gujarat High Court, comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Devan Desai, observed that «prima facie, a man-made disaster has occurred where innocent lives of children have been lost» as such recreation facilities have come up without adequate approvals from the competent authorities. «The gaming zone in Rajkot appears to have taken advantage of the loopholes in the Gujarat Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations to pave its way for creating illegal recreational activities,» the bench. It stated that it has also taken note of such gaming zones that have come up in Ahmedabad «which pose significant threat to public safety, especially to innocent children.»

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High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 27 persons dead and said it was prima facie a "man-made disaster". Such gaming zones and recreational facilities have come up without the necessary approvals from competent authorities, the bench of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai observed. The bench directed advocates of the Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot municipal corporations to appear before it on Monday with instructions as to under what provisions of law the authorities led these units to be set up or continue to operate under their jurisdiction. Four children under the age of 12 were among the 27 persons killed and three others injured in the massive fire that swept through the game zone in Rajkot teeming with people enjoying a summer vacation outing on Saturday evening, as per the officials.

Rajkot Fire: The death toll in the Rajkot gaming room fire has risen to 27, as per an ANI report. The fire broke out at a gaming zone in Rajkot, Gujarat, at around 4.30 pm on May 25, resulting in the loss of lives, including children.Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi, who visited the site early on May 26, told ANI that an SIT investigation has been initiated in the matter, and "all investigations will begin today".