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New Delhi, November 20 The number of measles deaths globally increased by 43 per cent from 2021-2022, following years of declining vaccination rates, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report noted that in 2022, 37 countries experienced large or disruptive measles outbreaks compared with …

Chandigarh, November 20 Pakistan’s ex-captain Babar Azam congratulated Australia after Pat Cummins’ men won the ICC World Cup 2023 finals. This reminded many of Virat Kohli’s Instagram post for England, when Pakistan lost the match in T20 world Cup finals by 5 wickets in November 2022. Many called it a tit-for-tat saying that Babar’s wish was well-intentioned. Many wondered if …

New Delhi, November 20 Elon Musk on Monday said that it is very important for the public to know why OpenAI’s board felt so strongly to sack Sam Altman as CEO before it aims to reinstate him after heavy backlash. The X owner and earlier OpenAI investor said that he is very worried about the developments at the ChatGPT company …

Berlin, November 20 France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated, according to a joint paper seen by Reuters, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at the European level. The three governments support “mandatory self-regulation through codes of conduct” for so-called foundation models of AI, which are designed to produce a broad range …

PTI Mumbai, November 20 The Mumbai police have registered an FIR against fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel’s alleged associate Riyaz Bhati on charges of threatening a witness from jail in an extortion case registered against him, an official said on Monday. Bhati is lodged at a jail in Mumbai in the extortion case in which Shakeel’s brother-in-law Salim Fruit and five …

Dubai, November 19 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed to Muslim states with political ties with Israel to at least cut them for “a limited time”, state media reported on Sunday, weeks after he called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel. “Some Islamic governments have condemned Israeli crimes in assemblies while some have not. This is …

Bengaluru, November 20 A passenger on board an IndiGo flight from Jaipur to Bengaluru who was allegedly intoxicated and misbehaved with crew members despite multiple warnings was arrested, police said on Monday. After landing on November 17, the 32-year-old passenger was handed over to the police at the Kempegowda International Airport here, a senior police officer said. Play Mute Loaded: 1.17% …

Imphal, November 19 Normal flight services at Manipur’s Imphal International Airport were affected on Sunday afternoon over sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO), officials said. Two flights were diverted and three others delayed. Services normalised after around three hours. “Due to sighting of an unidentified flying object within Imphal controlled airspace, two flights have been diverted and three departing …

Chandigarh, November 20 An old video of former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad has gone viral where is he heard claiming that ‘those Hindus visiting the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will come out as Muslims’. “Those Hindus visiting the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will come out as Muslims. It is our firmly held belief that our faith (Islam) will shine …

Khan Younis (Gaza Strip), November 19 Thirty-one premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza’s main hospital to another in the south on Sunday, and will be moved to Egypt, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The fate of the newborns at Shifa Hospital had captured global …