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Pic: In Paytm CEO's Post Featuring Sam Altman, An AI Twist

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is currently in India as part of his whirlwind tour of Asia. He has been meeting several top government officials and industry leaders and today he met with Paytm MD and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

Published on: 05.02.2025 11:03
Blind Man's Concealed Gun Permit Sparks Debate Over Arms Laws In US

A blind man in Indiana was granted permission to carry a concealed handgun, bringing the state's laws concerning arms under scrutiny.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:39
48 Below Age Of 25 In First Batch Of Illegal Indian Immigrants From US

A US military aircraft carrying first batch of 104 illegal Indian immigrants, with the highest number of 30 each were from Haryana and Gujarat, reached Amritsar in Punjab on Wednesday.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:36
CIA Offers Buyouts To Entire Staff To Align With Trump's Priorities: Report

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also freezing the hiring of job seekers already given a conditional offer.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:30
Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback, But Are They Worth It?

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft is now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:25
Unemployed, Recluse: What We Know About Sweden's Shooter Who Killed 11

The attacker responsible for the worst mass shooting in Swedish history was an unemployed man aged around 35, who had a hunting license.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:10
Explained: Why Trump's 'Gaza Takeover' Plan Is Ringing Alarm Bells In Region

President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically touches on one of the most sensitive issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:02
El Salvador Offers To Jail Deportees From US Of Any Nationality, But At A Cost

El Salvador has offered to incarcerate American convicts and illegal migrants of any nationality deported from the United States at Latin America's largest maximum security prison.

Published on: 05.02.2025 09:00
OpenAI Says DeepSeek Copied ChatGPT, But It's Facing Copyright Claims Too

A small Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company known as DeepSeek captured global attention when it released a new AI model called R1.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:58
Honda Shares Jump As Reports Say It Wants Nissan As Subsidiary

Honda shares surged on Wednesday as Japanese media said the automaker had proposed making its struggling rival Nissan a subsidiary.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:54
"How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter" Author On How His X Tactics May Bode For US

As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury's payments system, the drastic job cuts and other shake-ups he instituted on buying Twitter may offer a preview of what government workers can expect.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:49
Indian-Origin Rapper Starts Jail Term For Racial Online Posts In Singapore

Indian-origin Rapper Subhas Nair on Wednesday began his six-week jail term for attempting to promote ill will among racial and religious groups through online posts in multi-ethnic Singapore.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:40
Who Is Paula Hurd, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates's "Serious" Girlfriend

Paula Hurd was married to Mark Hurd, the former CEO of Oracle and Hewlett-Packard, for nearly 30 years until his death in October 2019.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:37
US Military Plane Bringing Back Indians Deported By Trump Lands In Amritsar

US C-17 Military Plane Carrying 104 Deported Indians Lands In Amritsar

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:59
"Wasn't Great": Bill Gates On Divorce With Melinda French Gates

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced their split in May 2021 following 27 years of marriage. They were officially divorced three months later.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:44
"We're Having Fun": What Bill Gates Said About "Serious" Girlfriend Paula Hurd

Billionaire Bill Gates, talking about his relationship with Paula Hurd, has described her as his "serious girlfriend" and shared that the couple is "having fun" together.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:38
Elon Musk Has 'Read-Only' Access To Payments Data: US Treasury

The US Treasury said Elon Musk's government reform team can read data from its highly sensitive payment system but not alter it.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:24
475-Year Sentence: Man Gets Record Prison Term For Facilitating Dog Fights

A Georgia man, Vincent Lemark Burrell, was sentenced to 475 years in prison for raising over 100 pit bulls for illegal dog fighting.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:19
Trump Taps 'Sharpiegate' Meteorologist To Lead Top US Science Agency

Neil Jacobs, who previously helmed the renowned science agency from 2018 to 2021, was officially censured for his role in the infamous "Sharpiegate" scandal.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:08
NDTV Explainer: The US Navy's HELIOS Laser Weapon Test

HELIOS is a high-powered laser weapon designed to neutralise threats like drones, fast attack boats, and even missiles.

Published on: 05.02.2025 06:55

News from Arabic Countries

Injured Cummins set to miss Australia’s ICC Champions Trophy bid

Australia captain Pat Cummins doubtful to lead his team at the ICC event in Pakistan due to injury, personal reasons.

Published on: 05.02.2025 11:00
Gaza transformed into rubble-strewn wasteland after Israeli bombardment

Infrastructure in Gaza, including roads, water and electricity, is left in ruins by Israeli attacks.

Published on: 05.02.2025 10:52
Fears, anguish and frustration in a northern UK town hit by racist riots

Middlesbrough, which has witnessed several episodes of discriminatory violence, is far from healed, say residents.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:56
UN ambassadors reject Trump’s plan to take over Gaza

The UN ambassadors of Palestine and Russia have rejected Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take over Gaza.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:53
Watch full Trump-Netanyahu press conference on US ‘taking over’ Gaza

Watch the full press conference with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:35
What Donald Trump said about his plans to ‘take over’ Gaza

Transcript from his news conference with Netanyahu where the US president unveiled his plans.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:22
Women negotiating for peace

The ceasefire is just a pause, it won’t solve the issue.

Published on: 05.02.2025 08:17
World reaction to Trump’s ‘take over’ and ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza

Hamas calls Trump's idea a 'recipe for generating chaos' and says the people of Gaza will not allow their displacement.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:35
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88

Spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia community was known for his development work around the world.

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:33
Is South Africa ‘confiscating land’, targeting some groups as Trump claims?

US president has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land grabs. But what's the truth of the matter?

Published on: 05.02.2025 07:13
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance

Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with 'international law and human rights'.

Published on: 05.02.2025 06:49
Amid DR Congo ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies

Aid groups help Goma residents bury 2,000 bodies after last week's battles, fearing disease spread.

Published on: 05.02.2025 06:33
‘Insane’: Rights advocates denounce Trump’s call for US to ‘own’ Gaza

US president's proposal for Gaza during news conference with Israeli PM Netanyahu prompts bewilderment and rebuke.

Published on: 05.02.2025 06:28
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,077

Here are the key developments on the 1,077th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Published on: 05.02.2025 06:22
USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas

Announcement comes as US President Donald Trump confirms he is considering eliminating the aid agency.

Published on: 05.02.2025 04:53
As Trump meets Netanyahu, protesters chant: ‘Palestine is not for sale’

Demonstrators gather outside White House to reject Israeli PM's visit and Trump's call for forced displacement in Gaza.

Published on: 05.02.2025 04:42
Trump doubles down on US ‘ownership’ of Gaza

US President Donald Trump doubled down on remarks about the United States owning and redeveloping Gaza.

Published on: 05.02.2025 00:52
Trump says US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza in redevelopment plan

US president claims development plan could turn enclave into 'the Riviera of the Middle East'.

Published on: 05.02.2025 00:50
Donald Trump announces US aims for Gaza during Netanyahu’s visit

The Israeli prime minister was the first foreign leader to visit Trump after his inauguration ceremony on January 20.

Published on: 05.02.2025 00:40
‘Gaza is not a place for people to be living’ says Trump

US President Donald Trump said the only reason Palestinians want to live in Gaza is because they have no alternative.

Published on: 04.02.2025 23:30
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI may go to trial in part, judge says

The case is part of a grudge match between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman which is playing out in court.

Published on: 04.02.2025 22:09
Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts

Turkey meeting is second foreign trip by President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to bolster support for Syria.

Published on: 04.02.2025 21:01
Is US President Donald Trump using tariffs as a negotiating tactic?

US trade taxes on Canada and Mexico have been paused for 30 days.

Published on: 04.02.2025 20:47
How plausible is Trump’s plan to send 30,000 deportees to Guantanamo?

Donald Trump wants to send up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Published on: 04.02.2025 20:27
‘Unfair’ to tell Palestinians they’ll return to Gaza in 5 years, US Adviser

Advisers to Donald Trump said his “cleaning out” Gaza comment referred to a long-range plan to make it habitable

Published on: 04.02.2025 19:33