Oil marketing companies have reduced the price of commercial LPG gas cylinders by Rs 7, with the 19-kg cylinder now costing Rs 1,797 in Delhi. This follows a previous reduction on January 1. Additionally, aviation turbine fuel prices dropped by 1.5%, or Rs 1,401.37 per kilolitre. The price cut is the first after five consecutive hikes.
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Congress's mouthpiece, Veekshanam Daily, criticised MP Shashi Tharoor for praising Kerala's startup sector under the Left government, ahead of local elections. The editorial suggested his remarks could harm the party's chances and accused the CPI-M of industrial decline. Tharoor's comments on PM Modi’s US visit were also questioned. The CPI-M used Tharoor's article to challenge UDF claims.
An NRI, Manish Chhokar, left India for the US despite a Supreme Court order restricting his travel and having his passport deposited. He was charged with contempt for not complying with a custody order involving his 10-year-old son. The court issued a non-bailable warrant and directed the Centre to investigate his escape and arrest him.
OpenAI's ChatGPT faces a global outage, mainly affecting users creating Studio Ghibli-styled avatars. CEO Sam Altman urges users to reduce image generation due to resource strain. OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, is working on a fix and may temporarily introduce rate limits while improving efficiency. The issues highlight the rising demand and challenges for the AI service.
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