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India and the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the Chinese military on Thursday said defence cooperation between different countries should not harm the interests of third countries and regional peace. Answering a question from Chinese official media about naval exercises between an Indian naval ship and the Philippines naval vessel besides plans by France to hold naval and air drills with the Philippine Navy, Spokesman of the Chinese Defence Ministry Senior Col Wu Qian said China has taken note of the reports.

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It was reported yesterday that the New York Times (NYT) filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT developer OpenAI and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), alleging copyright infringement.

ecommerce policy being formulated by the commerce and industry ministry is in the final stages and expected to be announced very soon, union minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. In August, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) held a detailed discussion with representatives of ecommerce firms and a domestic traders' body on the proposed policy. «It is at the final stages of discussion at the highest level in the government. We hope to come out very soon,» the commerce and industry minister told reporters here when asked about the policy.

Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. India placed the extradition request to neighboring country Pakistan. Hafiz Saaed has been in Pakistan jail since 2019 after being convicted for several years in multiple terror finance cases along with some other leaders of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).

NEW DELHI : Rules detailing KYC-based age verification and consent mechanisms under the Digital Personal Data Privacy Act will be issued for industry consultation next week, Union minister of state for information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said in an interview with Mint. Industry stakeholders will get four weeks for the consultation process, with the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) setting a tentative deadline of 31 January to notify the DPDP rules. The rules will include offering details on “consent management, age-gating and other areas," Chandrasekhar said.

Ambati Tirupati Rayudu joined the YSR Congress Party in the presence of Chief Minister Shri YS Jagan at the CM Camp office. Deputy CM Narayana Swamy and MP Peddireddy Mithun Reddy participated in this program," the party wrote on X. Ambati Rayudu, who played for MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) announced his retirement after the franchise won the trophy in 2023.

The Dawn. According to the report, the party has fielded reportedly fielded candidates for each constituency of Pakistan. But, the most interesting news is Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed will contest the polls from the National Assembly’s constituency NA-127 in Lahore, as per the report.

Ayodhya have been decorated with Hindu-theme artwork ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than ₹11,100 crore to revamp civic facilities and develop world-class infrastructure in the holy city on December 30. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate Ayodhya Dham Junction and flag off new Amrit Bharat trains and six new Vande Bharat trains.

PTI. The video showed some students of the government school cleaning and scrubbing toilets, which led to protest from parents. In December, this is the third such incident in the state.

After the Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady in its final three decisions of 2023, the tone of conversations in markets has shifted firmly away from further rate hikes and staunchly into the camp of when cuts could begin.

Elon Musk vehemently criticized recent media coverage surrounding an incident involving a factory robot at a Tesla facility in Austin. Musk's response was prompted by reports resurfacing about a 2021 incident where an engineer was allegedly injured by a Kuka robot arm during software updates. Musk lambasted the media for linking this incident to Tesla's humanoid Optimus robots, stressing that the coverage misrepresented the nature of the accident. The incident, previously covered by outlets like the Daily Mail and The Information, detailed how an engineer working on software updates became ensnared by a factory robot, resulting in injuries. Witnesses reported the engineer being pinned and bleeding until another worker intervened by activating the emergency stop button.

sleep quality exhibit unfavourable physical health indicators, particularly elevated blood pressure, a study has found. Objective sleep quality consists not only of the total sleep duration, but also the amount of the different sleep stages, the duration of wake period, and the frequency of awakenings.

Powerball drawing on Wednesday night which happened to be the penultimate drawing in 2023 didn't yield a jackpot winner, setting the stage for the potential end of the year with an almost $800 million prize in the final drawing. The winning numbers were 4, 11, 38, 51, 68, along with the red Powerball 5, and the Power Play option was 3X. Although the estimated $685 million jackpot remained unclaimed, a fortunate Texan secured $2 million by matching all five white balls and the Power Play.

Bank credit growth is expected to remain healthy at 12-13 per cent in the next fiscal, rating agency ICRA said while maintaining a positive outlook on the banking sector. In a statement, ICRA said the positive outlook on the banking sector is mainly driven by comfortable asset quality levels, with both corporate and retail portfolios performing well in terms of delinquencies, resulting in limited net-NPA additions.

Germany, Britain and South Korea under its new electric vehicle (EV) policy, an Indian government trade official told reporters on Thursday. «Talks are underway and we aim to bring all countries on board,” the official said, without giving a timeline on the launch of the new policy. The official said the policy will also aim to benefit Indian carmakers. „It should be for everyone.“

FTX's debtors have filed an amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, which marks a significant development in the ongoing bankruptcy case of the once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange. This revised plan includes a crucial provision that sets the value of cryptocurrency claims based on their cash value at the time of FTX's bankruptcy filing on November 11, 2022. This decision comes amidst a fluctuating cryptocurrency market, where the value of many digital assets, including Bitcoin, has seen notable recovery since the bankruptcy date.

Tesla will choose the state to set up a plant and informed communication was on with the firm in this regard. Patel was responding to queries based on news reports suggesting that the US-based electric vehicle maker was planning to set up a manufacturing plant in Gujarat. «The state government is very hopeful of Tesla coming to Gujarat. Even Elon Musk is looking at Gujarat as his first choice. Gujarat is in his mind ever since he began a survey in India to find a suitable location to set up the plant,» said Patel, who is health minister and spokesperson of the state government.

Magdeburg for the first time in a decade to alleviate pressure from the swollen Elbe River. The ongoing floods this week prompted evacuations in parts of northern and central Germany, but a dry weather forecast for Thursday offered some relief. Nevertheless, concerns persisted as water levels continued to rise in parts of Lower Saxony state in the northwest. In Dresden, the Elbe River reached nearly 4 meters (13 feet) above its normal level, reported the German news agency dpa. Downstream, the Pretziener Wehr, a flood barrier dating back to the 1870s and renovated in 2010, was opened for the first time since the major floods in 2013. The objective was to divert approximately a third of the river's water into a 21-kilometer (13-mile) channel, bypassing the town of Schoenebeck and the state capital, Magdeburg, in Saxony-Anhalt.

Nikki Haley faced a New Hampshire voter's question on Wednesday, criticizing her for not addressing slavery in her response about the Civil War's cause. As the former governor of South Carolina, she, in the past, advocated for removing the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse grounds.

Salaar: Part 1 — Ceasefire' has stormed into the limelight, achieving a remarkable feat by crossing the coveted Rs 500 crore mark at the global box office within a mere six days since its release. The action-packed film, directed by Prashanth Neel, has officially become the fastest grossing Indian film of 2023, leaving behind other blockbuster releases.