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R K Chaudhary, one of the founders of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has claimed BSP chief Mayawati has been ignoring the Bahujan movement which has led to her party's rout in these Lok Sabha polls. Now, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is taking forward the Bahujan movement, demanding social equality for backward castes and disadvantaged communities, with the slogan of 'PDA' (backward, Dalit and minority), said Chaudhary, a four-time MLA and former state minister who is counted among Uttar Pradesh's prominent Dalit leaders. In a conversation with PTI, Choudhary, who has been elected MP from the Mohanlalganj seat on an SP ticket, discussed among other things the BSP's falling graph and what future holds for the party founded by Kanshi Ram. According to him, the core Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh has become leaderless at the moment, but in the coming times, the SP will carry forward the flame of Bahujanism awakened by Kanshi Ram.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) say they have arrested a Quebec man for 3D-printing a firearm and hate speech.A release issued Friday says police seized a significant quantity of 3D printers and a homemade firearm belonging to Pascal Tribout, 37, of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, in Quebec’s Laurentians region on Thursday.Authorities say Tribout also allegedly shared hateful antisemitic comments toward Jewish people on the social messaging app Telegram.“Additionally, Mr.

splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families had gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Joe Biden «should have to take a cognitive test,» only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as "Ronny Johnson." The moment came as Trump was questioning Biden's mental acuity, something he often does on the campaign trail and social media. «He doesn't even know what the word inflation' means. I think he should take a cognitive test like I did,» the former president said of Biden during a speech at a convention of Turning Point Action in Detroit.

Amazon Web Services has announced a $230 million commitment aimed at accelerating the development of generative artificial intelligence applications by startups worldwide. The initiative will provide early stage companies with AWS cloud computing credits, mentorship, and education to further their utilisation of AI and machine learning technologies, the company said. Participating startups will have access to AWS computing, storage, database, and custom AI chip offerings through the provided credits.

A Montreal restaurant owner who has given out hundreds of free meals as part of a “pay it forward program” says his initiative has been halted because of the so-called language police.

Most deaths were due to smoke inhalation while residents in the building were sleeping when the fire broke out early Wednesday in Kuwait's southern city of Mangaf in Ahmadi Governorate. The building was home to 196 migrant workers, mostly Indians.

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Ltd (GIFTCL) has received the highest bid of Rs 6,557 per sq ft totalling over Rs 342 crore for development rights of a proposed residential project in the special economic zone (SEZ) of GIFT City. Ahmedabad-based Nila Spaces has outbid 10 other bidders to emerge as the highest bidder with its record of Rs 6,557 per sq ft for development of 5.22 lakh sq ft on a 1.37-acre plot. The bids were opened on Friday evening. This is the highest-ever price being paid for development rights in GIFT City. Prior to this, development rights here had attracted the highest bid of Rs 4,355 per sq ft for a hotel project in March and Rs 3,870 per sq ft for a residential project in February.

income in the past year, and 32% of elderly individuals or their spouses had an annual income of less than Rs 50,000. Only 29% of elderly people had access to social security schemes such as old-age pensions, contributory pensions, or provident funds. Nearly 65% of elderly individuals said they were not financially secure with their current income and access to savings and investments. These findings are part of a report released by the voluntary organisation HelpAge India on the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed on June 15. Regarding health, more than half of the elderly (52%) reported facing at least one challenge related to daily living activities, and 54% suffered from two or more non-communicable diseases.

Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal to take down a video recording of court proceedings related to the excise policy case from social media platforms. In the video, Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, is seen addressing a trial court. A bench of justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Amit Sharma issued notices to six people, including Sunita Kejriwal, and social media intermediaries X, Meta and Youtube on a petition alleging violation of video conferencing rules of the Delhi High Court. The high court also directed the social media intermediaries to take down similar content if it is brought to their notice that it has been re-posted.

artificial intelligence, economic security and migration on the second and final day of their summit Friday, as their delegations worked on a comprehensive joint communique touching on many of the world's major geopolitical and social challenges. The gathering in a luxury resort in Italy's southern Puglia region also discussed other major topics, such as financial support for Ukraine, the war in Gaza, climate change, Iran, the situation in the Red Sea, gender equality as well as China's industrial policy. The second day opened with a session on migration, a key issue to host Italy, which lies on one of the major routes into the EU for people fleeing war and poverty in Africa, West Asia and Asia.

This year, nearly two-thirds of consumers (65%) plan to celebrate, with gift-giving being a popular choice among families, according to a survey by research firm Numerator.

Thousands of Americans across the country were taken in by con artists running sophisticated investment scams last year, leading to more than a billion dollars in losses, according to a report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

More than 60 percent of Americans believe they are better positioned to achieve their financial goals compared to previous generations, according to Schwab’s eighth annual Modern Wealth Survey.

PlayDoge ($PLAY) has shaken up the crypto sphere, drawing in over $4.3 million during its ongoing ICO.

Ariana Grande is coming to Weverse, a superfan platform, owned by HYBE, a popular entertainment brand, that manages K-Pop band BTS. Weverse is all about fans and artist interaction in an all new avatar, not typically seen on other social media platforms like X or Facebook. Artists on Weverse can create new posts, livestream and even sell select products and merchandise. Ariana Grande is just the star as more and more top-notch stars are joining this platform to connect with their fans and engage with them online. Whether they can do giveaways online on the platform is still not known. BTS star Jin, who is the oldest in the BTS gang, completed his military duty recently and logged onto the platform to have a word with BTS fans. However, the live stream crashed after garnering 2 million views in 10 minutes.

technology is that we know it can help in key areas, and we know it can create educational tutors. We have seen several projects in India and the US that are showing great results. The potential is incredible if we knew that all it did was make jobs more productive," Bill Gates said.

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a broad data privacy bill that would have been one of the strongest in the country to crack down on companies’ use of online personal data

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Meta Platforms will not launch its artificial intelligence assistant Meta AI in Europe for now following a request from the Irish privacy regulator on user data harnessed from Facebook and Instagram, the U.S. social media company said on Friday. The move by Meta came after complaints and a call by advocacy group NOYB to data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain to act against the company.

Arundhati Roy and former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in 2010, according to Raj Niwas officials. It was alleged that Roy, while delivering a speech at the conference, strongly propagated that Kashmir was never a part of India and was forcibly occupied by the Armed Forces of India. The FIR against Roy and Hussain was filed following orders from the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi. «Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has sanctioned the prosecution of Arundhati Roy and former Professor of International Law in Central University of Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain, under section 45 (1) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the case,» a Raj Niwas official said.