ChatGPT faces global outage; India, U.S. most affected

ChatGPT faces global outage; India, U.S. most affected

OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT experienced a major global outage on June 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT experienced a major global outage on Tuesday (June 10, 2025), leaving thousands of users unable to access the service across multiple continents, with India and the United States reporting the highest number of disruptions. … Read more

Murshidabad violence: NCW forms panel to probe ‘molestation’ of women, chairperson to visit affected areas

Murshidabad violence: NCW forms panel to probe ‘molestation’ of women, chairperson to visit affected areas

Residents of Dhulian take refuge at a school in Malda district. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate alleged molestation and displacement of women during the recent communal violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, an official statement said on Wednesday (April 16, 2025). … Read more

Bihar govt to appoint 140 ‘protection officers’ for women affected by domestic violence

Bihar govt to appoint 140 ‘protection officers’ for women affected by domestic violence

The Bihar government has decided to appoint 140 full-time ‘protection officers’ across the state to support women affected by domestic violence more effectively. The Social Welfare Department has decided to create a separate cadre under which sub-division, district and state-level protection officers will be appointed. The decision has been taken in view of the rising … Read more

Multiple landslips in Darjeeling hills; toy train services affected

Multiple landslips in Darjeeling hills; toy train services affected

Landslip on Lebong Cart Road, in Darjeeling, on September 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Due to incessant rains in northern West Bengal, multiple landslips occurred in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts and damaged many houses. The toy train services from Siliguri to Darjeeling were also disrupted due to these landslides that were triggered by heavy … Read more

IT outage: GPs, pharmacies and airports in UK affected

IT outage: GPs, pharmacies and airports in UK affected

Most GP practices in England have been disrupted by the global IT outage, the NHS has said. GPs have been struggling to access their records systems, which include online bookings. Pharmacy services, such as access to prescriptions, have also been affected. The outage has led to long queues at UK airports and has knocked some … Read more

Assam flood situation improves marginally; 17 lakh affected in 26 districts

Assam flood situation improves marginally; 17 lakh affected in 26 districts

Food items being distributed to flood-affected people at a relief camp, in Nagaon district of Assam, on July 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI “The flood situation in Assam improved marginally on July 10 with water levels of major rivers showing a receding trend, reducing the affected population to 1.7 million across 26 districts,” according … Read more

Flight cancellations affected 1.5 lakh people since Dec. 2023

Flight cancellations affected 1.5 lakh people since Dec. 2023

The number of passengers affected even when 1-2% flights get cancelled in a month is staggering.  | Photo Credit: Kannal Achuthan 10042@Chennai Since December 2023, hundreds of cancellations and poor on-time performance of airlines have left thousands of people stranded at airports across India. Between March 31 and April 3 this year, 150 Vistara flights … Read more

Covid: Lack of trust in government adversely affected minorities – Badenoch

Covid: Lack of trust in government adversely affected minorities – Badenoch

Ms Badenoch added that “within ethnic minority populations there is a very high level of first-generation immigrants who come from countries where people don’t trust the government, and there is no reason to assume that just because the government is saying something, that they will take it as verifiable information that they have to act … Read more

Visit villages to extend necessary help to affected people, officials told

Visit villages to extend necessary help to affected people, officials told

Labour Minister and district in-charge Santosh Lad and Member of Legislative Assembly N.H. Konaraddi during a visit to rain-affected villages in Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In the wake of excess rainfall in some parts of Dharwad district on the one hand and rain deficit leading to sowing … Read more