Asteroid set to pass Earth at a breakneck speed of 51636 kmph; NASA reveals size, other details
With the help of its advanced space and ground-based telescopes, NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, January 16. Asteroid 2021 CZ2: Details of close approachOn a few occasions, the orbits of these asteroids bring them close to Earth, a phenomenon known as a ‘Close approach'. According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, an asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2021 CZ2, is on its way towards Earth and could pass Earth at a very close distance today, January 16. As per the details, Asteroid 2021 CZ2 is expected to pass Earth by a distance of 3 million kilometers. NASA has revealed that Asteroid 2021 CZ2 belongs to the Aten group of asteroids, which are Earth-crossing Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) with semi-major axes smaller than Earth's.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:56 UTC
Microsoft Copilot Pro LAUNCHED for smaller companies, consumers; Know features, pricing, and more
Ever since the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution began, Microsoft has been on a mission to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into its suite of products such as Microsoft 365, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office, and Windows. All these AI services have been brought under one brand - Microsoft Copilot. Now, the Redmond-based tech giant has launched Copilot Pro, opening up the AI assistant to consumers, as well as making it available to smaller companies without any minimum purchase restrictions. Microsoft has been testing the Office-based copilot, now called Copilot for Microsoft 365, since March. Microsoft's consumer service, called Copilot Pro, offers similar features to OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus at the same price, though the integration with Office differentiates their product, Spataro said.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:48 UTC
Messi edges Haaland in tiebreaker for FIFA’s best men’s player award. Bonmatí takes women's prize
The tiebreaker was whoever had more first-place or “5-point” scores from the votes of national team captains. The women’s eligibility period covered performances from Aug. 1, 2022 through the World Cup final last August. Spain’s women won their first World Cup by beating England 1-0 in the final in Sydney, Australia. He had won it last year, too, after leading Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title. Messi’s figures in France after the World Cup were good but unspectacular: nine goals and six assists in 22 games across all competitions.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:47 UTC
Niecy Nash-Betts' heartfelt speech to The Bear guys kissing on stage: Five best moments from Emmy Awards 2024
After Kieran told Pedro to suck it at the Golden Globes stage last week after winning Best Actor, a sweet revenge was served. The Last of Us star, who presented the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, took a moment to acknowledge himself. Kieran ended up beating Pedro Pascal once again--metaphorically--when he won the Best Actor in a Drama Series again today for Succession. The Bear seal their Best Series win with a kissThe Bear was the big winner of the night- tying for a leading six with Succession. The actor won her second Emmy for the part, and gave a shoutout to Tanya in her hilarious acceptance speech.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:47 UTC
A guide to finding your Chinese zodiac sign
Like vedic astrology, Chinese astrology is also based on planetary positions, especially the Lunar phases. However, each year is also linked to Chinese zodiac elements like metal, water, wood, fire and earth, impacting all Chinese zodiac signs. Click hereAlso Read Chinese Zodiac Elements: Here's what these five elements mean for your Chinese zodiac signAlso Read Wood Dragon Year of 2024: Here is all you should know about the Chinese Horoscope of 2024Now, many people may wonder how to find your Chinese zodiac sign without the help of astrology experts. A common way to figure out your Chinese zodiac sign is by looking at the Chinese New Year. Also Read Chinese Horoscope 2024: Predictions for Year of the Wood Dragon for each sun signHow do you calculate your Chinese zodiac sign?
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:45 UTC
Interview: Zeyad Masroor Khan – “My relationship with faith is always oscillating”
I meant it as a reference to the various degrees of violence in Muslim ghettos like Upar Kot. So while, in the elite consciousness, we are facing violence only when somebody is killed, Muslim ghettos always face some sort of violence. A view of the gate to Aligarh Muslim University on a good day. The Delhi riots shattered the illusion that I would be safe from religious violence in a metro city. Most Muslims, even elite ones, are now afraid of religious violence in urban spaces.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:42 UTC
Benjamin Franklin Day: 10 inspiring quotes by Benjamin Franklin
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts and is remembered as one of the most versatile and accomplished figures of the American Enlightenment whose ideas, inventions and contributions to the founding of the USA have left a lasting legacy hence, his birthday is celebrated as Benjamin Franklin Day. Benjamin Franklin Day: 10 inspiring quotes by Benjamin Franklin (File Photo by REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/Illustration)From his early life of working as a printer who published the successful newspaper ‘Pennsylvania Gazette’ and a writer who wrote and published "Poor Richard's Almanack", which contained numerous aphorisms and advice to playing a crucial role in the American Revolution and being a part of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin was a polymath who excelled in many fields. Click hereAhead of Benjamin Franklin Day this Wednesday, here are 10 inspiring quotes by him as we mark his birth anniversary:"Well done is better than well said." "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." Bonus - “Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin passed away on April 17, 1790, at the age of 84, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:41 UTC
Fact Check: Gaza aid being dumped? Nope, this video is from 2016
This video is from 2016 and shows Saudi Arabian authorities dumping packs of expired chicken. This video shows the aid allocated to Gaza being dumped in Rafah, Egypt. advertisementRead MoreIndia Today Fact Check found that the viral video is from 2016 and shows Saudi Arabian authorities dumping several packs of expired chicken. advertisementAl Arabiya reported that these boxes containing expired chicken were confiscated from 25 refrigerated trucks before distribution. Thus, it’s clear that an old Saudi Arabian video from 2016 was falsely shared as Gaza aid being dumped in Egypt.
Source:India Today
January 16, 2024 16:35 UTC
Australia Signs Missile Manufacturing Pact With Lockheed Martin
The missile deal is part of a broader goal by the Australian government to reshape its military away from a focus on ground combat and toward a greater emphasis on long-range strike and area denial capabilities. Australia is facing increasing strategic competition between the US and China in small Pacific nations just off the country’s coastline, as well as escalating tensions between Beijing and Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines in the South China Sea. Conroy said the initial missiles produced in Australia would be suitable for launch from a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System system. The government wants to then move toward manufacturing them on a broader scale. More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com©2024 Bloomberg L.P.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 16:27 UTC
प्राण प्रतिष्ठा के बाद सनातन शिरोमणि बन जाएंगे प्रधानमंत्री मोदी, अखाड़ा परिषद ने की उपाधि देने की घोषणा
अनूप कुमार सिंह, हरिद्वार। अखिल भारतीय अखाड़ा परिषद प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी का नागरिक अभिनंदन कर उन्हें सनातन शिरोमणि की उपाधि से अलंकृत करेगा। 500 से अधिक वर्षों की प्रतीक्षा के बाद करोड़ों सनातनियों का 22 जनवरी को अयोध्या में श्रीराम जन्मभूमि मंदिर निर्माण का सपना साकार होने के उपलक्ष्य में अखाड़ा परिषद दिल्ली में कार्यक्रम आयोजित करेगा।यह कार्यक्रम प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी से समय मिलने के बाद आयोजित किया जाएगा। अखाड़ा परिषद श्रीरामोत्सव- सबके राम कार्यक्रम का आयोजन करने के लिए दैनिक जागरण समाचार पत्र का भी अभिनंदन करेगा।प्रभु श्रीराम ने सौंपा है दायित्वअखिल भारतीय अखाड़ा परिषद के अध्यक्ष श्री महंत रविंद्र पुरी महाराज ने कहा कि प्रभु श्रीराम ने अपने कारज के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी को चुना, उन्हें करोड़ों सनातनियों के सपने को साकार करने के निमित्त यह दायित्व सौंपा है।उन्होंने कहा कि प्रभु श्रीराम की इच्छा के बिना प्रधानमंत्री मोदी तो क्या, कोई भी इस कार्य को संपन्न नहीं कर सकता था। ऐसे में प्रभु राम के कारज में हम सभी सनातनियों को खुले दिल और भाव से सहयोग करना चाहिए। उन्होंने कहा कि जो लोग इसका विरोध कर रहे हैं, वह प्रधानमंत्री का नहीं बल्कि श्रीराम का विरोध कर रहे हैं।प्रमुख संत और सभी अखाड़े होंगे शामिलश्रीमहंत रविंद्र पुरी महाराज ने कहा कि अखिल भारतीय अखाड़ा परिषद प्रधानमंत्री से मिले समयानुसार दिल्ली में इस कार्यक्रम का आयोजन करेगा। उन्होंने कहा कि अखाड़ा परिषद से जुड़े अखाड़े, संत-महात्माओं ने वर्षों श्रीराम जन्मभूमि मंदिर निर्माण का सपना साकार करने को संघर्ष किया और अपने प्राणों का बलिदान दिया।पांच सौ साल से अधिक के इंतजार के बाद उनका यह संघर्ष श्रीराम जन्मभूमि मंदिर निर्माण के साथ समाप्त हो रहा है। कार्यक्रम में सभी प्रमुख संत और सभी 13 अखाड़े शामिल होंगे।यह भी पढ़ें: प्रधानमंत्री नहीं देंगे भाषण, 40 मिनट तक चलेगा अनुष्ठान; प्राण प्रतिष्ठा के दिन क्या-क्या होगा यहां जानिएयह भी पढ़ें: सीएम धामी ने की आरटीआइ पोर्टल की शुरुआत, बोले- आम जनता को मिलेगा यह बड़ा फायदा
Source:Dainik Jagran
January 16, 2024 15:59 UTC
UP News: यूपी के इस जिले में गोलगप्पे वाले को अपना पैसा मांगना पड़ा भारी, चंद रुपयों के लिए हैवान बना शख्स
जागरण संवाददाता, कानपुर। उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर से चौंकाने वाला मामला सामने आया है। यहां गोलगप्पे के नाम पर दुकानदार की पीट-पीटकर हत्या कर दी गई। चकेरी में मुफ्त के गोलगप्पे न खिलाने पर युवकों ने दुकानदार को इतनी बेरहमी से पीटा कि उसकी मौत हो गई।घटना के बाद पीड़ित परिवार ने आरोपितों के खिलाफ पुलिस को तहरीर दी। मूलरूप से कानपुर देहात के मूसानगर के ग्राम किसवा दरौली निवासी 39 वर्षीय प्रेमचंद्र निषाद गोलगप्पे बेचते थे। उनके परिवार में पत्नी शशि, बेटा अनुज और तीन बेटियां मानसी, प्रियांशी, दिव्यांशी है।17 सालों से लगा रहे हैं गोलगप्पे का ठेलाप्रेमचंद्र निषाद 17 वर्षों से परिवार के साथ चकेरी के सफीपुर-1 में कैलाश चंद्र के मकान में किराए पर रह रहे थे। बेटे अनुज ने बताया कि शनिवार रात पिता घर के पास ठेला लगाए थे। इस दौरान इलाके में रहने वाले धीरज व उसके साथियों ने उनसे गोलगप्पे खाए। पिता ने गोलगप्पे के रुपये मांगे तो आरोपितों ने गाली गलौज कर भगा दिया।गोलगप्पे के पैसे मांगने पर की पिटाईरविवार रात दोबारा पिता ने धीरज से गोलगप्पे के रुपये मांगे। इसके बाद उसने अपने साथियों को बुलाकर उन्हें जमकर पीटा। शोर सुनकर इलाकाई लोग दौड़े तो आरोपित धमकाते हुए भाग निकले। घटना के बाद पीड़ित ने घर पहुंचकर पत्नी से सोमवार सुबह पुलिस से शिकायत करने की बात कही।अस्पताल में तोड़ा दमइस बीच रात में हालत बिगड़ने पर स्वजन ने उन्हें पास के निजी अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया, जहां उपचार के दौरान उन्होंने दम तोड़ दिया।पुलिस ने शुरू की तलाशचकेरी थाना प्रभारी अशोक कुमार दुबे ने घटनास्थल पहुंचकर जांच पड़ताल करने के साथ लोगों से पूछताछ की। थाना प्रभारी ने बताया कि पीड़ित परिवार की शिकायत पर रिपोर्ट दर्ज की जा रही है। मामले की जांच पड़ताल कर आरोपितों की तलाश की जा रही है।यह भी पढ़ें: पेशाब कांड के बाद… उखाड़ा नाखून, एमसीए छात्र अपहरण मामले के दो वीडियो वायरल, पुलिस के हाथ नहीं लगे आरोपी
Source:Dainik Jagran
January 16, 2024 15:53 UTC
Amazon's Twitch is not ‘profitable’, claims platform's boss Dan Clancy
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has addressed the company’s situation after revealing that more than 500 employees will be laid off. Twitch is laying off more than 500 employees, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, as the company looks to get to a more appropriate size, according to the streaming platform's CEO Dan Clancy. Clancy wrote in a blog post that “we still have work to do to rightsize our company”. ‘We aren’t profitable at this point’: ClancyIn a livestream, Clancy admitted that Twitch is not making a profit and that Amazon, its parent company, has been backing it up. Clancy said Twitch was not interested in offering such deals to streamers, arguing that they are not economically viable.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 15:53 UTC
At Davos, AI, climate change, conflict get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting
Artificial intelligence (AI) could upend all our lives. The dizzying emergence of OpenAI's ChatGPT over a year ago and rivals since then have elevated the power, promise and portent of artificial intelligence into greater public view. OpenAI chief Sam Altman will be in Davos along with top executives from Microsoft, which helped bankroll his company's rise. Back-to-back addresses Tuesday by Chinese Premier Li Qiang and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will highlight the contrast. Artificial intelligence raises serious concerns for jobs but it will also create new positions, says Adecco chief.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 15:22 UTC
Fight For Jobs! Young Staff Must Spend More Time In the Office Because of AI, Says PwC’s UK Boss
Junior staff should spend more time in the office to get quicker promotions, the UK boss of accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers said, as AI is poised to take on routine tasks traditionally given to younger workers. “So you have to get people in the office more working together.”We are now on WhatsApp. Ellis was adamant that younger staff in particular should avoid the temptation of working from home. Ellis said that in the audit sector, AI would likely mean the end of charging clients for work by the hour. Six in 10 expect an improvement in the global economy, while fewer than four in 10 said the same about UK output.
Source:Hindustan Times
January 16, 2024 15:22 UTC
Cyber scammers embezzled Rs 210 crore in Kerala in 2023
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cyber scammers swindled Keralites out of Rs 201 crore last year, state police headquarters said. Nearly Rs 74 crore was lost by 3,394 people in this manner. In the past week, Rs 2.60 crore was swindled from an Ernakulam native, while an Aluva native lost Rs 1.10 crore. Kozhikode and Alappuzha natives lost Rs 50 lakh each. Later, scammers direct them to pay a hefty amount as tax and service charge.
Source:Indian Express
January 16, 2024 15:18 UTC