India needs a heatwave allowance. But the govt will have to set the ball rolling

The Indian government has an elaborate allowances policy for its employees—such as a hardship allowance for certain employees working in Jammu & Kashmir and a clothing allowance for Indian Foreign Service officials posted overseas. Perhaps the government should also consider instituting a heatwave allowance for employees exposed for prolonged periods to extreme weather conditions. A … Read more

BJP’s JP Nadda Named Leader Of House In Rajya Sabha

JP Nadda also holds the Chemicals and Fertilizers portfolio in the Cabinet. New Delhi: Union Health Minister and senior BJP leader JP Nadda has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha today. Mr Nadda also holds the Chemicals and Fertilizers portfolio in the Cabinet. The Union Minister will be replacing … Read more

“Players Not Only Took Their Wives…”: Pakistan Cricket Board Unhappy With Squad’s Conduct At T20 World Cup | Cricket News

T20 World Cup: Pakistan star Haris Rauf’s altercation with some fans went viral© Twitter Pakistan’s shambolic T20 World Cup campaign in the USA is all set to trigger a churning in the country’s cricket board and lead to the formulation of a code of conduct for players, who are drawing criticism for taking … Read more

All Generative AI output is essentially a hallucination

LLMs are designed to understand and generate human language by processing vast amounts of data, literally every scrap on the internet. They leverage specific learning techniques to create sophisticated models that can perform various language-related tasks.  The most prominent examples, such as OpenAI’s and Google’s, have demonstrated remarkable proficiency in functions like text and image … Read more

Hyundai Creta EV Spied On Test Ahead Of Early 2025 Launch In India

Hyundai India started 2024 with a bang, rolling out the Creta facelift, and it intends to begin 2025 on a similar note with the launch of the all-electric Creta. Fresh spy shots of the electric SUV have emerged as the Creta EV nears the end of its real-world test schedule, with the e-SUV set to … Read more

French Woman Sues Company That Paid Her To Do Nothing For 20 Years

The firm, however, claimed it had done everything to ensure she worked in the best conditions. A French woman has sued her former employer for assigning her no work despite paying her full salary for 20 years. Laurence Van Wassenhove has filed a lawsuit against Orange, a large telecommunications company,  accusing it of intentionally barring … Read more

BSA Gold Star 650 to be launched on August 15? Check details

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 24 Jun 2024, 16:28 PM The BSA Gold Star 650 draws inspiration from its predecessors of the 50s and 60s. It gets chrome accents, round headlamp, teardrop-shaped fuel tank, f … The BSA Gold Star 650 draws inspiration from its predecessors of the 50s and 60s. It gets … Read more

Electric Vehicles To Become Safer With BIS’ New Safety Standards

New Delhi: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) introduced two new guidelines aimed at enhancing the safety of electric vehicles in the L, M, and N categories. L refers to two-wheelers, while the M and N categories correspond to four-wheelers and goods trucks, respectively. These new sets of rules, called IS 18590: 2024 and IS … Read more

Pakistan Journalist Says “Afghanistan Can’t Beat India Because Of IPL Contracts”, R Ashwin Responds | Cricket News

The Afghanistan cricket team continued its magical resurgence in world cricket, beating the mighty Australians for the first time in their history to boost T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final hopes. Afghanistan’s win over Australia turned out to be a big talking point on social media, with the cricket world lauding their rise. However, … Read more

Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe

Amsterdam:European Union antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc’s tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker which also faces another investigation into new fees imposed on app developers. The European Commission, which is also the EU’s antitrust and technology regulator, said it had sent … Read more

Video: How Ukraine’s ‘Special Branch’ Drone Downed Russian One

The Ukrainian drone readying the stick to attack the Russian military vehicle. A video showing a Ukrainian drone destroying a Russian drone using a stick has gone viral on social media platform X. Posted by the user Special Kherson Cat, it shows the unmanned aerial vehicle hovering a few metres above the ground and another … Read more