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WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has updated its Business API policy to prohibit general-purpose chatbots, a move that will impact AI assistants from companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, Khosla Ventures-backed Luzia, and General Catalyst-backed Poke. The new terms, effective January 15, 2026, explicitly ban AI providers from using the WhatsApp Business Solution to distribute AI technologies, such…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday reflected on one of India’s most debated chapters — Operation Blue Star — calling it “the wrong way” to reclaim the Golden Temple and saying that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi “paid with her life” for that decision.Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival 2025, Chidambaram said…
Amir Khan Muttaqi with Dr. Jaishankar The Taliban government on Friday accused Pakistan of bombing a border town and violating Afghanistan’s sovereignty, following two late-night explosions in the capital Kabul. “Pakistan violated Afghanistan’s airspace, bombing a civilian market in the Marghi area of Paktika near the Durand Line and also violating Kabul’s sovereign territory,” the…
NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Manoj Kumar Oraon was allegedly attacked on Tuesday by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in Alipurduar while distributing flood relief materials, a day after two senior BJP leaders were assaulted by a mob in neighbouring Jalpaiguri district. The TMC, however, dismissed the allegations, terming them “baseless.““While trying to help flood-hit people, I…
NEW DELHI: Cutting across political lines, prominent netas on Monday condemned the attack on CJI BR Gavai, with PM Narendra Modi calling him and saying there is no place for such reprehensible acts in society. The opposition led by Congress expressed anguish over the incident, calling it “unprecedented, shameful and abhorrent”.“Spoke to Chief Justice of…
India and Qatar are expected to finalise the terms of reference (ToR) this week to initiate talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said on Sunday. The move comes ahead of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to Doha, beginning October 6.Goyal will attend the Qatar-India Joint Commission on Trade…
Jairam Ramesh (left), Vladimir Putin and PM Modi (file – agencies) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Friday questioned the Modi government’s foreign policy approach after reports emerged that Russia is going ahead with supplying advanced RD-93MA jet engines for Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter aircraft, despite India’s diplomatic objections.In a post on X, Congress general secretary…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected accusations by Bangladesh’s interim government that New Delhi was involved in fuelling the recent violence in Khagrachhari district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts terming it “false and baseless”.Responding to a question on Bangladesh home adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury’s remarks, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said:…
Ahmedabad: West Indies captain Roston Chase at a press conference ahead of the India vs West Indies cricket test match, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI10_01_2025_000167A) Ahmedabad: West Indies captain Roston Chase was born in March 1992. By that time, the West Indies were unbeaten in a Test series for 16 years, a run that…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a comprehensive plan to end Gaza conflict, reports news agency PTI“We welcome President Donald J Trump’s announcement of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict. It provides a viable pathway to long-term and sustainable peace, security and development for…
