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Biden's supporters want to 'let Joe be Joe' - but his stumbles are now under a bigger spotlight President Joe Biden is attempting to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities, but public doubts about his fitness to serve are increasing. Biden's every move is now under scrutiny as any potential stumble risks becoming magnified and deliv...
13 Jul, 2024, 09.48 AM ISTA democracy where you can abuse a politician - & not be jailed?! The informal yet respectful dynamic between the public and politicians in Britain reflects a unique form of democracy. Unlike the VIP treatment in India, British politicians face direct questions and criticisms, fostering a more transparent and acco...
29 Jun, 2024, 11.00 PM ISTPro-tem Speaker schools SS(UBT) leader Nagesh Bapurao, asks to retake oath after initial flub As the second session of the 18th Lok Sabha commenced on June 25, leaders took oath for Member of Parliament. While Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao was taking the oath, a Pro-tem Speaker stopped him in between and asked him to ...
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Google rolls back AI search feature after flubs and flaws The disappearance of AI Overviews for some of the searches appeared to be part of a broader rollback after the new technology produced a litany of untruths and errors -- including recommending glue as part of a pizza recipe and suggesting that peopl...
02 Jun, 2024, 05.05 PM ISTWWE Raw Results: Winners, highlights before WrestleMania 40. Know in detail The Judgment Day looked very strong, especially Damian Priest who won the match clean with a Razor’s Edge on Tommaso Ciampa. The Judgment Day’s win guarantees that they will lose in WrestleMania. Know in detail about the fight taking place on Monday...
02 Apr, 2024, 10.21 AM ISTAnthropic releases more powerful Claude 3 AI as tech race continues According to the startup, the most capable in the family, Claude 3 Opus, outperforms rival models GPT-4 from OpenAI and Gemini 1.0 Ultra from Google on various benchmark exams.
04 Mar, 2024, 08.34 PM ISTTrump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state and closing in on GOP nomination Donald Trump's victory in South Carolina's Republican primary, defeating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, strengthens his bid for a third GOP nomination. Trump has won all key contests for Republican delegates, including Iowa, New Hampshire, Neva...
25 Feb, 2024, 08.23 AM ISTThe world is a tinderbox now — the US faces multiple conflicts but India is a ray of hope: Michael J. Boskin "India, with its diversity, has remained a democracy. It’s also been growing at 6% to 8% for some time now. By developing economy standards, its inflation rate is also not unreasonable. I think India is a ray of hope — many improvements are taking p...
08 Feb, 2024, 10.03 PM ISTJoe Biden wins South Carolina's Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid Biden on Saturday defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. His reelection campaign invested heavily in driving up turnout in what it saw as a test drive...
04 Feb, 2024, 06.32 AM ISTBiden looks for a big win in South Carolina's Democratic primary after pushing for state to go first Biden pushed for South Carolina to go first followed three days later by Nevada. The new calendar also moves the Democratic primary of Michigan, a large and diverse swing state, to February 27, before the expansive field of states voting on March 5,...
03 Feb, 2024, 10.35 PM ISTICC World Cup: Does anthem-singing at the start of the game really matter? At least one cricket writer argues that anthems at cricket games should be canned because many spectators are disrespectful when it is being sung. You can see they are mostly busy with their cellphones, while folks at home are readying their beer-sa...
14 Nov, 2023, 10.59 PM ISTNovak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev Novak Djokovic won the U.S. Open final against Daniil Medvedev to secure his 24th Grand Slam title. Djokovic, who is now one major singles title ahead of Serena Williams, became the first player to win 24 titles in the Open era. This win also made D...
11 Sep, 2023, 09.20 AM ISTView: The state of university unions must be addressed Last week Kolkata was rocked by the death of a 17-year-old first year student of Jadavpur University, ranked fourth among the top 100 nationally. He had been humiliated, intimidated and tormented in the name of "ragging" in one of the hostels by a b...
19 Aug, 2023, 12.01 AM ISTWhat if I was the Fed Chair? The Federal Reserve's failure to recognize inflation as more than just a transitory issue led to a rapid interest rate hike causing significant losses for banks. The Fed should have realized the potential losses and done more to identify risks assoc...
02 Apr, 2023, 02.41 PM ISTI salute the judiciary, says Cong's Pawan Khera after being released on interim bail The Congress leader, who was in the headlines this week for apparently fumbling on the prime minister's father's name during a press conference, was released on interim bail till February 28 by a Delhi court later in the evening on the directions of...
23 Feb, 2023, 08.32 PM ISTGoogle shares lose more than $100 billion after AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad The tech giant posted a short GIF video of Bard in action via Twitter, describing the chatbot as a "launchpad for curiosity" that would help simplify complex topics, but it delivered an inaccurate answer that was spotted just hours before the launch...
09 Feb, 2023, 06.01 PM ISTAlphabet loses $100 billion m-cap as shares nosedive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad Google has been on its heels after OpenAI, a startup Microsoft is backing with around $10 billion, introduced software in November that has wowed consumers and become a fixation in Silicon Valley circles for its surprisingly accurate and well-writte...
09 Feb, 2023, 06.00 PM ISTHow the Fed may ace, or flub, its inflation call US central bankers, charged with keeping prices steady along with getting the economy to full employment, say the pain will soon pass and much of the coming pickup in inflation should peter out after several months.
27 Apr, 2021, 09.07 PM ISTThe flub at Miss Universe contest was humiliating: Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez has opened up about having to give back her crown, saying it was humiliating for the whole nation.
02 Jan, 2016, 10.54 AM ISTHere's how Hillary Clinton flubbed the most dreaded interview question The email newsletter theSkimm posed the question to presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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