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New Delhi: Former India crickter Suresh Rainal feels that it was Pat Cummins’ captaincy that played a crucial role in Australia's win over India in World Cup final.

Sam Altman has become globally known overnight not because of what he had achieved already, which was seminal, but because he was summarily sacked by the board of directors of the startup firm he had established.

Artificial Intelligence technology has been widely used in the current Assembly poll campaign. It includes creating songs featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi in languages such as Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. These songs have gone viral on the internet. Additionally, AI-powered voice cloning tools have been utilized to send personalized messages to voters and party workers.

Illegal flow of cash, kind, and intoxicants intended to be used in elections has been rising exponentially since 2014. Within a month the seizures made a record worth Rs 1760 crore, and that too for election of only five states in the country, as against seizure of Rs 300 crore in the entire country during the Lok Sabha election 2014. The reason is simple. More and more constituencies are becoming expenditure sensitive, that the country has created.

After 45 days, the Israeli-Hamas war has reached a crucial juncture where the Hamas militants are progressively becoming more isolated from their supposed friends and well wishers and in the process, the promised assistance is not coming leading to a precarious situation of shortage of weapons currently being faced by the Hamas fighters.

The nearly three-year-old military government in Myanmar is facing the toughest challenge from the rebel groups so far. In a coordinated attack on military posts in the Shan state bordering China, pro-democracy fighters have captured several towns. The rebel assault that began on October 27 and is named 1027 is being spearheaded by Three Brotherhood Alliance, which comprises the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army (AA).

Votes will be counted for the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections on December 3. The record turnout, spearheaded by women voters, is keeping both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on tenterhooks. Did Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “face” make a difference? The BJP says the electorate cannot have enough of Narendra Modi's charisma. The Congress believes December 3 will see the BJP routed in Madhya Pradesh and losing miserably in Chhattisgarh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi grows more desperate and aggressive by the day as he feels the perception of power slipping away from his vice-like grip. For Modi, retaining power and continuing to occupy the office of the prime minister has acquired such an obsessive dimension that instead of facing his opponents politically, he has started resorting to coaxing. Latest victim of this manipulation has been the deputy chief minister of Bihar, Tejashvi Yadav.

Not surprisingly, influential political circles in Pakistan have slammed their caretaker government for recently ordering the expulsion of lakhs of Afghan ‘refugees’ at short notice. Their criticism, among other things, is predicated on the fear that India may take advantage of the sudden downturn in Pak-Afghan ties.

Victory or defeat is a part and parcel of any game. And cricket is no exception. The nation was saddened after the Indian cricketing 11 lost to an Australian side the final of the one day World Cup championship last Sunday. But there was one more reason to mourn the loss.