Goutam Ghose’s Indo-Italian film ‘Parikrama’ to hit theatres in early 2025

KOLKATA: Indo-Italian co-production ‘Parikrama’, which was screened in the Kolkata International Film Festival, will be released in early 2025, the movie’s director Goutam Ghose said. The movie tells the story of a migrant teenage boy and an Italian man who was making a documentary film on Narmada river pilgrimage. ‘Parikrama’ dwells on issues like threats… Continue reading Goutam Ghose’s Indo-Italian film ‘Parikrama’ to hit theatres in early 2025

AI shrunk timeline of evolution of photonics technology: CloudPhotonix CTO

NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence as a disruptive technology has “shrunk the timeline” of evolution of photonics technology for the next couple of years, but beyond that more innovation is needed, a US-based technologist said here on Thursday. Sunil Khatana, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of India-based firm CloudPhotonix, said this in an interaction with… Continue reading AI shrunk timeline of evolution of photonics technology: CloudPhotonix CTO

Donald Trump is TIME’s ‘2024 TIME Person of the Year’

NEW YORK: US President-elect Donald Trump was on Thursday named by TIME magazine as the ‘2024 TIME Person of the Year’ for “marshaling a comeback of historic proportions” and “altering America’s role in the world.” The magazine honoured Trump also “for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment” and “for reshaping the American presidency,” second time for… Continue reading Donald Trump is TIME’s ‘2024 TIME Person of the Year’

CARS24 launches Autonaut: India’s first AI chatbot for cars

Gurugram: CARS24, India’s leading autotech platform, has unveiled Autonaut, a cutting-edge AI-powered chatbot designed to revolutionize how India interacts with cars. Autonaut is among India’s first multilingual automotive AI chatbots, offering intuitive, human-like conversations to simplify and elevate every aspect of car ownership. Whether it’s helping users choose the perfect car, providing insights on selling,… Continue reading CARS24 launches Autonaut: India’s first AI chatbot for cars

Man booked for giving ‘triple talaq’ to wife for going alone for walk

THANE: Police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have booked a 31-year-old man for allegedly giving ‘triple talaq’ (instant divorce), which was banned in 2019, to his wife, an official said on Friday. The accused, a resident of the Mumbra area, called the father of his 25-year-old wife on Tuesday and said he was annulling his marriage… Continue reading Man booked for giving ‘triple talaq’ to wife for going alone for walk

Junior Asia Cup Hockey: India defeat Thailand 9-0 & progress into Semi Final

Muscat, Dec 13: India dominated on all fronts and defeated Thailand 9-0 in their fourth Pool A match at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup here in Oman. Deepika (28’, 31’, 35’, 55’) scored four goals and leads the scoring charts of the tournament with ten goals. Kanika Siwach (23’, 25’, 40’), Lalrinpuii (27’) and Sakshi… Continue reading Junior Asia Cup Hockey: India defeat Thailand 9-0 & progress into Semi Final

WhatsApp and Instagram restored after Meta outages

Menlo Park (US): Instagram and WhatsApp are now back online after a mass global outage affected several Meta-owned apps on Wednesday. Facebook has yet to confirm whether all its issues have been resolved. “Thanks for bearing with us! We’re 99% of the way there – just doing some last checks. We apologize to those who’ve… Continue reading WhatsApp and Instagram restored after Meta outages

Amazon to contribute USD 1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Meta also donating USD 1M

NEW YORK: Amazon is planning to donate USD 1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies seek to improve their relationship with the incoming president. A company spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening that the e-commerce giant will also stream Trump’s inauguration on its Prime Video service, a separate… Continue reading Amazon to contribute USD 1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Meta also donating USD 1M

Over 6 Delhi schools receive bomb threats via e-mail, no suspicious items found

New Delhi [India], December 13: More than 6 prominent schools in Delhi received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, triggering immediate security protocols. The schools that received the threats included the Bhatnagar Public School in Paschim Vihar, Cambridge School in Srinivaspuri, Delhi Public School in East of Kailash, Delhi Public School in Defence Colony,… Continue reading Over 6 Delhi schools receive bomb threats via e-mail, no suspicious items found

Jewar Airport operations to start in April next year: Union Civil Aviation Minister

Hyderabad: The operations of the newly constructed Jewar Airport or the Noida International Airport (NIA) project, is expected to start in April next year, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu here on Wednesday. The airport went through very very successfully and all the construction works are also coming very close to the end… Continue reading Jewar Airport operations to start in April next year: Union Civil Aviation Minister