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Mint takes a look at some of the key policy changes brought in by Nirmala Sitharaman, an influential voice in the new cabinet, during her first five years as FM. Sitharaman is tipped to retain the finance portfolio in the new government. The union budget for FY24 raised the tax-rebate ceiling under the new personal income tax regime from ₹5 lakh to ₹7 lakh, easing the burden on the middle class.

Netflix and the BBC are set to release a new entry in the iconic stop-motion franchise. The new film, «Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,» will be fully revealed at Annecy in June 2024, a What’s on Netflix report said.

rubab introduces us to this dazzling gem. Sung by Pakistani duo Zebunnisa Bangash and Haniya Aslam, better known as Zeb and Haniya, we magically understand the Pashto words of 'Paimona' without knowing the language the moment Zeb utters Omar Khayyam's 11th century words, 'Paimona bedah key khumar astam' — Pass me the wine cup, for I am suffering the effects of intoxication'.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has given a clear message with his first two choices for induction into the Union Cabinet. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani are young, well-educated and come with quite a record in public service and that is also the signalling that TDP as a party aims to send out with its representatives to New Delhi, the NDA Council of Ministers and the voters back in Andhra Pradesh.

In a scathing attack over the NEET-UG medical entrance row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday alleging that ‘irregularities’ in the examination have devastated more than 24 lakh students even before Modi takes oath for a new term in office.

shab-e-hijr—in their ghazals. Brooklyn-via-Lahore singer and composer Arooj Aftab channels this rich semiotic tradition (among others) on her fourth solo album Night Reign, a loose concept album about the night and all it symbolises—love, longing, solitude, intimacy, and a little Bacchanalian excess. Gently finger-plucked guitar, shimmering harp, percussive bass and nimble electric piano runs come together in a spectral folk-jazz filigree, with Aftab’s sumptuous contralto soaring to fill the spaces in between, shading the night in broad brushstrokes of heartbreak and ecstasy.

Netflix announces the renewal of 'Hot Wheels Let's Race' for a second season, set to premiere in Fall 2024. The series, based on classic toy cars, debuted in March 2024, as per a What’s on Netflix report.

SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off, "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie," will release on Netflix in August 2024. Initially set for a 2023 release, the movie faced delays but will now arrive globally, a What’s on Netflix report said.

Netflix is bringing together the world of Curtis Jobling’s Wereworld, with an all new series, named 'Wolf King'. Slated to release in 2025, Wolf King is an epic adventure fantasy genre content being produced jointly by the notable Lime Pictures and Jellyfish Pictures, according to What's on Netflix.

Roald Dahl is one of the most prolific authors of all time having penned 19 novels, acclaimed worldwide and his eleventh novel, The Twits, is now finally going to be adapted on Netflix with some star-studded voice cast featuring in this animated movie with the same name.

AI, with many reports confirming that the company has already signed a deal with OpenAI to power generative AI features in its latest software release.However, a recent report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suggests that the tech giant may be calling its AI features on the iPhone, iPad and Mac O 'Apple Intelligence'. Notably, these AI features are only likely to run on the latest generation of iPhones at first, and even last year's vanilla iPhone variant may not get support for iOS 18's AI features at launch.Gurman also provided more clarity on what could be the outcome of Apple's partnership with OpenAI, suggesting that the company is planning to bring a ChatGPT syte AI chatbot to iOS, VisionOS, WatchOS and iPadOS.As per previous reports, Apple's new AI capabilities are likely to be opt-in, meaning they won't be enabled by default and users will have to manually enable them.

Apple reportedly aims to do the same with AI, planning to integrate the technology deeply into its core apps and features while maintaining a strong emphasis on privacy and security, reported Bloomberg.As per the wire, the highlight of the keynote, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific time and typically spans about two hours, will be Apple's new AI system called Apple Intelligence.

Vu (55 inches) The GloLED Series 4K Smart LED Google TV 55GloLED Experience a whole new level of colour reproduction with the Vu GloLED TV material. It elevates the richness of colours to a point that is almost comparable to an OLED panel. We measure colour richness using the NTSC standard, where regular 4K TVs usually have a colour gamut of 72%.

Kangana Ranaut slams Bollywood's silence over ‘slap’ incident in now-deleted Insta posts: ‘Be ready for the day...’The 2011 movie was Chirag's only movie. It starred him as a tennis player and Kangana as the woman he falls for.Earlier, Chirag said he was eager to meet Kangana again.

Kung Fu Panda franchise! Peacock, the streaming platform, has announced that Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest installment in DreamWorks Animation's hugely popular series, will premiere exclusively on June 21. The announcement comes as a delight for enthusiasts eagerly awaiting the next chapter of Po's adventure.

Angry Birds 3. The film, which is currently under production, promises to bring back the charm and humor that captivated audiences in its previous iterations.

Bloomberg.ALSO READ: After $2 trillion gain, Nvidia is still irresistible to many“With a total market capitalisation of about $9.2 trillion, the three most valuable tech firms have overtaken all of the nearly $9 trillion worth of stocks actively traded on Chinese exchanges excluding Hong Kong," said Bloomberg, citing data.Investors are bullish on Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia due to their powerful competitive positions, fat profit margins and strong balance sheets.Chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s second most valued company, saw its market capitalisation touching $3 trillion this week.Nvidia stock rose 5.2 per cent to end at $1,224.40 on Wednesday, valuing the company at $3.012 trillion.It advanced almost 2 per cent in New York premarket trading on Thursday after it became the first computer chip company to surpass $3 trillion in value.ALSO READ: Federal regulators grant antitrust probe into Microsoft, OpenAI and NvidiaThe chipmaker is preparing to split its stock 10-for-one, from June 7, a move that could increase its appeal to individual investors.So far in 2024, Nvidia’s stock has surged 147 per cent.In a race to dominate the AI market, Microsoft recently said that it is infusing AI features into its products and services.Earlier this week, Microsoft-backed OpenAI had said it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o which will be capable of realistic voice conversation and able to interact across text and image.The Redmond-based IT major is the world's most valuable company, ahead of Nvidia and Apple, with $3.15 trillion in market capitalisation.

Mint in November. Now, two senior policy officials who work closely with Meity told Mint that the Act itself could be revised and replaced by an entirely new regulatory approach.Prioritization of tech policy, as a result, remains a concern.

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Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has instructed insurance companies and insurance intermediaries, such as brokers, insurance market businesses, and corporate agents, not to call customers from a standard 10-digit mobile number in an effort to take harsh measures against fraudulent telecallers.