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Rahul Gandhi’s Defamation Conviction, Disqualification as MP Pushes the Limits of Indian Law
Note: This article was updated at 1830 on March 24 to take note of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as an MP. New Delhi: On March 23, 2023, the chief judicial magistrate, Surat, H.H. Varma, sentenced Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs.15000 after convicting him for the offence
Weight loss secrets: Aussie Annie Howland who binged 5000 calories-a-day drops 25kg in 12 months
A South Australian woman who once binged 5,000 calories per day, and was relentlessly bullied, has lost more than 19kg after overhauling her lifestyle.Annie Howland began struggling with her weight while in primary school.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Annie once binged 5,000 calories a day.For more Health & Wellbeing related news and videos check out Health
XHOSA REQUIEM : Composer Litha Jali’s individual pathway hits a new note for religious music
The young composer Litha Jali decided to honour his late mother by writing the first requiem in isiXhosa. It is a bold choice that introduces a new chapter to a musical history dating back centuries. It takes a particularly brave – even audacious – young composer to tackle an immensely powerful musical form that has
Unions Have Been Under Attack For Decades, But Michigan Just Gave Them A Big Win
Michigan is now one of only a few states to repeal a right-to-work law. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images On Friday, Michigan repealed an 11-year-old law that weakened unions’ power in the workplace. Known as a “right-to-work” law, this type of legislation has been around since at least 1943, and Michigan is now one of
TikTok Executive Takes a Page From Progressive Playbook, Calls Lawmakers ‘Xenophobic’ Over House Hearing
Executives working for TikTok, a video sharing app, took a shellacking on Thursday while they answered questions from lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce committee. Amid concerns about national security, the company’s leadership were quite uncomfortable during the hearing. But at least one of them channeled the likes of AOC when she struck back
Bertrandt sets the course for the future on the Management Board
Continuity on the Management Board of Bertrandt AG Ehningen, March 24, 2023 – Continuity on the Management Board of Bertrandt AG. Michael Lücke (Member of the Management Board – Sales) and Markus Ruf (Member of the Management Board – Finance) have been confirmed in their positions and have been appointed for a further five years.
House GOP eyes a new demand in debt talks: Energy permitting
“This is the litmus test of whether we’re serious to get energy independent. I think we will,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, when asked about linking the GOP’s energy permitting bill to its debt offer. | Francis Chung/POLITICO A growing bloc of House Republicans is urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy to consider demands beyond the budget —
Microsoft Now Claims GPT-4 Shows ‘Sparks’ of General Intelligence
Microsoft is betting heavily on integrating OpenAI’s GPT language models into its products to compete with Google, and, the company now claims, its AI is an early form of artificial general intelligence (AGI). On Wednesday, Microsoft researchers released a paper on the arXiv preprint server titled “Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4.” They
World Bank approves $7 bln partnership framework with Egypt
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group approved a new partnership framework with Egypt that extends until 2027, at a value of $7 billion to support development projects in the country, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. The value of the amounts allocated to the
Malawi: Devastation caused by cyclone Freddy is a ‘wake-up call on the climate crisis’
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