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New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election for a record third term to run the country. In a post on X, the tech billionaire said his companies are looking to invest in the country soon. “Congratulations @narendramodi on your victory in the world’s largest democratic elections,” Musk wrote. “Looking forward to my companies doing exciting work in India,” he added. In April this year, Musk postponed his proposed visit to India due to “very heavy Tesla obligations”. He was expected to visit the country on April…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Australian government has invited public submissions as it prepares a new roadmap for the country’s closer economic engagement with India. The roadmap will not only take stock of Australia’s existing economic initiatives with India but also explore innovative ways of doing more together. “There has never been a better time to engage economically with India: already the most populous country in the world, India’s economy is growing at pace. In 2023, India was our fourth-largest export market and is on track to be the world’s third-largest economy by the end of this decade. Australia…
Canberra, June 4 (IANS) Foreigners who have lived in Australia for at least 12 months will be eligible to join the nation’s armed forces from 2025, the federal government has announced. Richard Marles, the minister for defence and deputy prime minister, and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh announced the initiative on Tuesday in Canberra, saying it would help grow the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Xinhua news agency reported. Under the expanded eligibility criteria, New Zealanders who are permanent residents of Australia and have lived in the country for at least 12 months will be able to join the ADF from…
New Delhi: When Exit Polls for 2024 Lok Sabha elections were released, many expressed disagreements over the calculations made by Indian media houses. The NDA joyfully lauded the exit polls while the Congress did a flip-flop on TV debates, exhibiting its lack of confidence in the INDIA bloc. The fear of losing elections even saw inciteful statements from leaders like Akhilesh Yadav, who said ‘Karo ya Maro’ regarding the Lok Sabha Election results during a press briefing. However, all that ceased to end on Tuesday when the NDA finally defeated the INDIA bloc and is now ready to form…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) As the Australian opener David Warner will draw curtain to his international career after the ongoing T20 World Cup, former captain Ricky Ponting hailed the veteran batter as a ‘natural winner’ and said he will be missed for more than just the runs he scores after the 37-year-old retires. Warner, who already bid farewell to ODI and Test cricket, earlier this year confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2024 will mark the culmination of his illustrious career His final ODI appearance was in a World Cup victory against India in 2023, while his Test career…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Tobacco consumption devastates the human body in myriad ways. It affects almost every organ system, said doctors on World No Tobacco Day on Friday, calling for the need to quit smoke. As smoking is majorly linked to lung cancer and cardiovascular diseases, the full spectrum of tobacco damage is often underestimated. Tobacco smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic, and at least 70 are known to cause cancer. It can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. It also leads to peptic ulcers, harms the reproductive system, and weakens…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) From criticising the Indian government to supporting the Khalistan independence movement, China-based ‘bad actors’ that were busy manipulating the social media by using synthetic content, including the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), have now been exposed. The network originated in China and targeted the global Sikh community, including in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, the UK and Nigeria. According to Meta (formerly Facebook), these social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and X (formerly Twitter) posted primarily in English and Hindi about news and current events, including images likely manipulated by photo-editing tools or…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future, its CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. “Over time, SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and travel to the moon and Mars,” the tech billionaire posted on X social media platform. According to him, SpaceX is expected to exceed 90 per cent of all Earth’s payload to low-Earth orbit later this year. Currently, SpaceX’s rocket Falcon is nearly 80 per cent reusable and its mega rocket ‘Starship’ will eventually take reusability to approximately 100…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology may be key to fighting loneliness among humans, which is known to seriously impair health, according to a robotics expert. Tony Prescott, from the University of Sheffield, UK, argues in his new book The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence that “relationships with AIs can support people” with forms of social interaction. When people feel lonely, they tend to become increasingly disconnected as their confidence plummets. AI may help “break the cycle” and give them a way to practise and improve their social skills, said Tony, a Professor of cognitive robotics. While many…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) About 24 Indian startups have raised around $444 million in funding during this week, which include five growth-stage deals and 14 early-stage deals. Two early-stage startups did not disclose the amount raised, Entrackr reported on Saturday. Last week, about 26 early and growth-stage startups collectively secured around $240 million in funding. Among the growth-stage deals, seven startups secured around $394.21 million in funding this week. E-commerce major Flipkart secured the highest funding of $350 million from Google. This was followed by financial services platform Navi, which raised $18 million in debt. Other startups such as…