The right to privacy has become a pressing human rights issue. And rightly so. Big data – combined with artificial intelligence and facial recognition software – has the capacity to intrude on people’s lives in unprecedented ways, in some cases on a massive scale. While much of the discussion has focused on how social media […]
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Washington: Scientists used aerial photographs, satellite measurements and computer models to track how fast the southern-most continent has been melting since 1979 in 176 individual basins. They found the ice loss to be accelerating dramatically — a key indicator of human-caused climate change. Since 2009, Antarctica has lost almost 278 billion tons (252 billion metric […]
On his 93rd birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the achievements of Jadhav, who won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was India’s first athlete to win an Olympic medal in an individual sport. Yet, in the country’s sporting history, he remains the only Olympic medallist to have not been […]
The first bathing was taken by saints and seers of different Akharas. According to Kumbh Mela administration around one crore 25 lakh devotees area expected on this Royal bathing Makar Sankranti. Twenty-one Snan Ghats have been set up for bathing. Special arrangements have been made for women devotees and for the first time three women […]
Shimla: After three consecutive days of snowfall and rain, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday got some relief, but the cold continued to grip the hills, said an official. The meteorological office here said no major snow or rainfall has been reported in the state since Monday. Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, was the coldest […]
Listen to this News On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, fuel prices on Monday continued to witness an upward trend with petrol and diesel being sold at Rs 70.13 and Rs 64.18 per litre respectively in the national capital. This is the first time that fuel prices reached Rs 70-mark in the year 2019. While […]
New Delhi: A loud explosion tore through a bakery in Central Paris on Saturday, injuring several people and smashing nearby windows, according to police. As many as 20 people were left injured the big blast at the Paris bakery. Explosion smashed windows of surrounding buildings while leaving the bakery badly damaged. A loud explosion tore […]
Makar Sankranti is celebrated widely among Hindu devotees. The nation has geared up to welcome the Lohri bonfire and spread the Makar Sankranti cheer. Makar Sankranti, also known as Makara Sankranti, is celebrated in various parts of the Indian subcontinent to observe the day which marks the shift of the sun into ever-lengthening days. The […]
Maruti Suzuki has increased the prices of certain models by as much as Rs 10,000. The change in the prices is meant to pass on the impact of increasing commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, the biggest carmaker in India said in a regulatory filing. The new prices have already been put into effect. The […]
New Delhi: Raising concerns over increased Chinese presence in the Indian ocean, the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba has said that at any given time, there are six to eight Chinese navy ships in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and that no navy has grown so rapidly in the last 200 […]