NEW DELHI: Wipro has announced its collaboration with Microsoft to launch a suite of cognitive assistants for financial services powered by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). These assistants, named Wipro GenAI Investor Intelligence, Wipro GenAI Investor Onboarding, and Wipro GenAI Loan Origination, aim to revolutionise how financial professionals operate, the IT major said. Through GenAI technology, […]
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday denied reports in a section of media, claiming that it permitted higher pesticide residues in herbs and spices. In a press statement, the FSSAI called the reports “false and malicious” and emphasised that India has one of the most stringent Maximum Residue […]
NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri expects big-hitting Shivam Dube to set the T20 World Cup alight and says the 30-year-old batting all-rounder will be key to India’s hopes of racking up big totals in the tournament next month. Dube, who is also a handy medium pacer, has established himself as one of the […]
NEW DELHI: Former West Indies captain Brian Lara felt that India head coach Rahul Dravid should up his man-management game to the fore in order to get the best out of superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup 2024, to be held in USA and West Indies. Notably, eight of the […]
CAIRO: Israel’s military said on Monday night that it is carrying out large-scale airstrikes in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, hours after Hamas announced the acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari proposal regarding a ceasefire in the strip. In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the proposal is far from meeting […]
LONDON: The UK Parliament is expected to be briefed by the defence minister later on Tuesday after reports of a massive data breach involving the Ministry of Defence (MoD) targeting service personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. According to the BBC, the government suspects China was behind the hack of the […]
WASHINGTON: Boeing has yet again scrubbed the Starliner manned mission over an oxygen relief valve, two hours before launch, NASA announced. The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was expected to launch NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-Origin Sunita Williams. While the crew had entered the spacecraft, it faced an issue with a valve in the rocket’s upper […]
NEW DELHI: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has reiterated its positive forecast for the education sector in fiscal year 2024-25. This optimistic outlook is supported by two major factors: a consistent increase in student enrollments and an upward trend in tuition fees per student. The agency predicts that rising middle-class incomes and rising demand for […]
KREMLIN: Russia has said it will hold drills that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons, days after top European leaders voiced stronger military support for Ukraine. The Kremlin said on Monday the military exercises ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin were in response to statements by Western and NATO-member countries about […]
NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised blockades at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at French universities, saying that the tactics went beyond legitimate means of debate and protest. Macron said he understands that the events in the Gaza Strip, in particular, are upsetting people, “but preventing a debate has never helped resolve the conflict,” according to […]