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OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT has gained quite traction on social media in the past few months, thanks to its smart and informed responses to practically every question submitted to it by users. With the AI-powered chatbot taking the world by storm, it has got almost everyone including those in classrooms, boardrooms, and even social media. Amid all the queries, no one would have thought about ChatGPT giving a solution to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Former Indian foreign secretary and writer Vikas Swarup is the one who went on to ask the AI bot to come up with a plan to resolve the war and guess what? The chatbot drafted an 8-point solution that can be implemented to bring the war to an end. From decentralising power in the Russian-speaking regions to international monitoring of the agreements implemented following the negotiations, the ChatGPT-generated response looks quite impressive and got the internet talking. It also caught the attention of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor who reshare...

Perihaan Atakan of Turkey couldn’t stop crying when she was reunited with her injured cat Laurenz almost two weeks after a deadly earthquake shook her world. It was a sign of hope for her, as it was for thousands of people living in relief camps who were able to reunite with their beloved pets following the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey on 6 February. Disaster responders from Humane Society International rescued 1,500 such animals from the rubble. The organisation works for animal protection and reached Turkey last month. The team with representation from different countries across the world also included three members from India, who recently returned after providing emergency aid. “It was heart-wrenching to see the scale of the disaster. Most of the buildings had collapsed. There were people who had lost everything but they were still looking out for their pets. Amid all the human suffering, we could see people frantically searching for their lost pets in the debris,” s...

Many a times, we come across boards that tell us to drive slow. While writing such a message is important to make people aware about the rule, there is no dearth of defaulters. But how about delivering the message in a creative way? This is exactly what a village in Nagaland has done by planting a board which reads, “Drive slow, see our village. Drive fast, see our judge.” The creativity of this village has now caught the attention of Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along. He posted the picture of this quirky board on his Twitter handle and mentioned in the caption that he was amazed by the creativity of the villagers. In the photo it can be seen that the message is written in pink on a beautiful green coloured board, which appears to made of wood. The board is standing near a bush, and appealing houses of the villagers can be seen behind it. Two villagers can also be seen riding on a bike on the board’s left side. Have a look at this tweet here: I’m amazed by the creativity...

It is time for some nostalgia as Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) brings back India’s once-preferred local beverage brand Campa Cola. The iconic 50-year-old beverage will reintroduce ‘The Great Indian Taste’ this summer, RCPL – the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) arm of Reliance Retail – said in a statement on Thursday (9 March). Here’s all you should know about the relaunch of Campa and its origins in India. ‘The Great Indian Taste’ comes back Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group plans to initially roll out three flavours of the soft drink: Campa Cola, Campa Lemon and Campa Orange. The beverage will be available in a “contemporised” avatar in five packs: 200ml immediate consumption pack, 500ml and 600ml on-the-go sharing packs and 1,000ml and 2,000ml home packs. The relaunch of Campa “is in line with the company’s strategy to promote homegrown Indian brands that not only have a rich heritage but also boast a deep-rooted connect with Indian consumers due to thei...

Kanpur: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, has licensed a pioneering technology to Reliance Life Sciences that has the potential to revolutionise gene therapy for hereditary eye diseases. It is for the first time a gene related technology has been developed and transferred from an academic institution to a company in India, IIT Kanpur said. The gene therapy technology from IIT Kanpur will be further developed as an indigenous product by Reliance Life Sciences. The technology licensing agreement was signed on Friday, 10 March, 2023, between IIT Kanpur and Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. at a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange ceremony in the presence of several dignitaries, including Professor Abhay Karandikar (Director, IIT Kanpur), and KV Subramaniam (Licensee & President of Reliance Life Sciences). “We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with IIT Kanpur to further develop this important technology, Reliance Life Sciences is a research-driven, ...

New Delhi: H3N2 influenza virus has claimed two lives in India. The first death was reported in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, while the second was in Haryana, the neighbouring state to capital New Delhi. This comes at a time when people continue to maintain health precautions due to deadly Covid-19. India so far has reported 90 cases of H3N2 influenza and eight cases of H1N1 virus. H3N2 deaths in India A 82-year-old man from Alur Taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka was the first patient to succumb to H3N2 virus in India. As per the district health officer of Hassan, Hire Gowda died on 1 March due to the virus. He was a diabetic and also suffered from hypertension. He was admitted to a to hospital on 24 February. The sample, sent for test, confirmed he was infected by the virus on 6 March. The death in the southern India state comes about five days after Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar held a meeting with officials in view of the sudden rise in H3N2 virus infectio...

Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) has nabbed yet another intruder from Pakistan near the International Border in Punjab. This is the third Pakistani arrested by the BSF while trying to cross into Punjab over the last two days. The intruder, who was arrested by the BSF in the Ferozpur Sector of Punjab during the intervening night of March 9-10 has been identified as a resident of the Khyber district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The BSF informed in a statement that the intruder had crossed International Border into India near border outpost Tirath in the Ferozpure sector of Punjab. “BSF troop arrested him and conducted his search. During initial questioning he revealed to be a resident of Dist. Khyber, Pakistan. Further course of action per the SOP is under progress,” the BSF in statement said. The BSF on Thursday afternoon had also arrested a Pakistani national near International Border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur sector. Identified as Aamir Raza, a resident o...