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Smriti Irani had some words of advice for women voters ahead of the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, ANI reported. Speaking at a rally in Bengaluru, Irani, who is Minister for Women and Child Development, asked women to "pay attention to important political issues". "I request all the women that if we want everyone to take women seriously in politics, then we have to pay attention to important political issues.

Times of India reported. Light showers can gradually turn into moderate rainfall during the second half of the festive week in Bengaluru, he said adding that the rain would be scattered all over the city.

New Jersey at 17.59 local time on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 9 kilometres, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy wrote, “New Jersey just experienced an aftershock.

Robotaxi on August 8, CEO Elon Musk announced in a social media post on his site X (formerly known as Twitter). This comes as Tesla registers weak sales amid competition from affordable Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), Bloomberg reported. Following the announcement, Tesla's shares surged by up to 5.1 percent in postmarket trading in New York.

Colorado State University's (CSU) inaugural forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has predicted a busy season and named more than 20 storms. The predictions also include forecast for states, as per a report in Fox Weather. Name of these storms are — Alberto, Helene, Oscar, Beryl, Isaac, Patty, Chris, Joyce, Rafael, Debby, Kirk, Sara, Ernesto, Leslie, Tony, Francine, Milton, Valerie, Gordon, Nadine, and Wlliam, Fox weather reported.

IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as per reports. According to the notice by the National Green Tribunal, it is based upon a media report that mentioned the Stadium getting treated water supply amid water crisis in the city. The NGT bench is headed by Justice Prakash Shrivastava, which, on April 1 this year, passed the direction to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to file a detailed report about the amount of and source of water being supplied to the cricket stadium.

Thomas Siebel tells Maria Bartiromo artificial intelligence is the most rapidly growing segment of the information technology industry that people have seen in four decades at the World Economic Forums annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Hong Kong crypto adoption is taking another leap forward at ZA Bank, where executives are in talks to start providing direct banking services to several stablecoin issuers.

sharing plan in June, said Disney CEO Bob Iger, as per a report in Deadline. Disney+ Password Sharing Plan is set to revolutionize the streaming landscape, initially debuting in select markets in June before a widespread launch slated for September, Iger told CNBC. This innovative approach acknowledges the evolving dynamics of digital consumption, offering flexibility while ensuring equitable access to content.

Eid Al-Fitr after the crescent moon sighting, it is expected that the festive day will be delayed in the US. As per reports, due to the total solar eclipse on April 8, there is a chance festive spirits of Eid will be delayed. For people across the world, and particularly in the US regions, Ramadan this year began on Sunday, March 10, with fasting beginning next day. Fasting typically lasts almost 30 days making the Eid celebrations fall on either Tuesday, April 9 or April 10.

Lok Sabha polls, Chinese cyber and influence operatives, along with North Korean cyber agents may divert their efforts with these electoral processes, ToI reported quoting a Microsoft analysis. Starting from April 19 to June 1, India will cast their vote to choose 543 members of the Lower House of the Parliament.. The general election polls will be held in seven phases: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, with Bihar, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh conducting voting across all seven stages. The results will be announced on June 4, 2024. «China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content that benefits their positions in these high-profile elections. While the impact of such content in swaying audiences remains low, China’s increasing experimentation in augmenting memes, videos, and audio will continue—and may prove effective down the line,» the Microsoft analysis claimed.

The hacking prowess seems to have taken a massive surge and the suspicion falls upon Xi Jinping's China government which has a long history of cyber-hacking Western government officials, mostly in the United States and United Kingdom.

OIS) rates, the main financial market tool for gauging the direction of monetary policy, show that derivatives markets have broadly relinquished expectations of rate cuts in 2024 as the central bank continues with its unequivocal focus on bringing inflation down to its target of 4%, which is still some distance away. «The OIS market has moved towards pricing out all rate cuts in aggregate. There is a hope that maybe there could be nominal rate cuts towards the end of the calendar year, but it isn't really priced currently,» said Nitin Agarwal, head of trading at ANZ. «In any case, given the current domestic growth-inflation dynamics and the situation with US economic growth, our market does not expect a deep rate cut cycle,» he said.

Evan Buckely’s character who is better known as Buck within the 118. While in the previous seasons, Buck has witnessed a lot of life-altering events, this one is expected to bring the most depth to the character of this courageous firefighter.

Israel in a resolution passed Friday that aims to help prevent rights violations against Palestinians amid Israel's blistering military campaign in Gaza. The 47-member-country Human Rights Council voted 28-6 in favor of the resolution, with 13 abstentions. The sweeping measure takes aim at an array of Israeli actions such as impeding access to water and limiting shipments of humanitarian aid into Palestinian areas. It also calls on U.N.-backed independent investigators to report on shipments of weapons, munitions and «dual use» items — that have both civilian and military applications — that could be used by Israel against Palestinians.

Britain's governing Conservative Party has admitted supplying the personal details of fellow lawmakers to someone he met online, saying he had felt compromised after he sent them intimate photos of himself. William Wragg told the Times newspaper he had handed over the phone numbers of colleagues to a man he met on a dating app, part of what is reported to be a wider operation targeting people working in the British parliament.

Auckland to Sydney Airport. The incident, which took place last December following a 3-hour Air New Zealand flight, resulted in the 53-year-old man being fined $395 for offensive behavior by a Sydney court in February, New York Post reported. This peculiar incident serves as a reminder of the unexpected challenges that can arise during air travel, highlighting the importance of maintaining decorum and respect for fellow passengers and airport personnel alike.

Solar eclipse 2024 is here and millions of Americans will be able to witness the rare phenomenon. On April 8, there will be no sun light for more than 4 minutes in the total solar eclipse path, as per reports. Total solar eclipse 2024 path will cover areas such as Buffalo, Indianapolis, Dallas, and Cleveland.

Reuters. "If there is an aftershock, people are encouraged to drop and cover and to hold, drop to the floor, cover your neck, and hold onto something that is sturdy," CNN quoted Kathy Hochul as saying, requesting New Yorkers to take caution around the building, especially high rises if there are any aftershocks. Hochul added, "If you hear shifting or any noises, unusual noises, leave your home, go outside." Apart from this, she urged New Yorkers to inspect their homes for damage which included checking all walls, doors, floors, and windows and inspecting waterlines and gas lines. ALSO READ: New York earthquake: FAA holds flights for city airports till noon, warns passengers of 30-40 minutes delay However, New York City Emergency Management Commissioner Zachary Iscol said that there is a low likelihood of aftershocks.

PTI quoted Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) CEO Shubendu Ghosh as saying. ALSO READ: Bengaluru water crisis: BWSSB to supply recycled water for construction from today The NGT took suo motu cognizance after reports emerged which mentioned the Chinnaswamy Stadium has been getting treated water supply for IPL matches.

Reuters as saying. The earthquake centred near Whitehouse Station, was reportedly the third largest in the last 50 years and the 10th-strongest of all time in the Northeast. According to the data cited by CNN, the largest earthquake of 5.3 magnitude quake took place in Au Sable Forks, New York, in 2002.