Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an acute gas crisis, residents across several areas of Dhaka have endured shortages for the past two to three months, forcing them to incur additional expenses to cook food, heat water and meet other basic household needs, local media reported on Friday.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, has recalled how three months under the mentorship of Microsoft chief Satya Nadella’s father taught him a lasting lesson in leadership: discipline stays with people when they accept it, rather than have it imposed on them.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha were arrested again and sent to judicial custody by an Islamabad anti-terrorism court hours after the Supreme Court granted them bail in the controversial social media posts case, local media reported on Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to come into force within the next month, New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay said on Friday after the country's Parliament passed the pact.
Kathmandu, Sep 18 (IANS) Nepal’s Department of Immigration is preparing to introduce a system that will enable foreigners to travel across the Himalayan country without carrying their physical passports.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) The United States sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange and its developer, alleging that the network helped transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Seattle, Sep 18 (IANS) Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has said AI must remain under human control and called for international norms involving governments and technology companies, with an understanding between the United States and China as an essential starting point.
New Delhi/Thimphu, Sep 18 (IANS) India and Bhutan reviewed all aspects of bilateral cooperation as well as other regional and international issues of mutual importance during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar's three-day official visit to the Himalayan nation from September 16-18.
Seattle, Sep 18 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, has said artificial intelligence will gain scale in India only if it delivers practical benefits to ordinary people and businesses, cautioning technology leaders against assuming that American models can simply be replicated.
Seattle, Sep 18 (IANS) Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has urged technology leaders to ensure artificial intelligence reaches farmers, businesses and communities across India, saying its promise will depend on how widely people can use it and contribute to its development.
