External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

AI's Impact Comparable to Nuclear Weapons: India's EAM

India's External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, compared the potential dangers of AI to those of nuclear weapons. He highlighted the significance of demographics and connectivity as factors that will change the global order. Oct 6, 2024
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 on Monday

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 on Monday

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 4.0, a significant step towards advancing indigenous innovation and celebrating the growing defence ecosystem of the country, in New Delhi on Monday. Oct 6, 2024
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EAM Jaishankar to visit Pakistan for SCO meeting

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Governments (CHG) meeting, scheduled be held in Islamabad on October 15-16 Oct 4, 2024
Dengue cases surge in Bihar, 55 reported in last 24 hours

WHO Unveils Global Strategy to Combat Dengue, Arboviral Diseases

The WHO has launched a plan to tackle the surge in dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases.The Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness, and Response Plan (SPRP) aims to foster a globally coordinated response.Around four billion people worldwide are at risk of infection from arboviruses, a number projected to increase to five billion by 2050. The SPRP plan comprises emergency coordination, collaborative surveillance, community protection, safe and scalable care, and access to countermeasures. Oct 3, 2024
The state government's move comes days after the opposition parties and retired police officers, including former cop JF Ribeiro, strongly criticised the encounter questioning its timing.

Judicial Inquiry Launched into Akshay Shinde's Death in Badlapur Encounter

Amid the controversy over the encounter of Akshay Shinde, the main accused in the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls in a Badlapur's reputed school, the Maharashtra government has formed a single-member judicial commission headed by retired justice Dilip Bhosale to probe the case. Oct 2, 2024