Fake social media profiles for cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma’s newborn baby Akaay have emerged.
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli welcome second child, a son.
Cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma have recently welcomed their second child, a son called Akaay. However, the statement prompted the development of bogus social media accounts in the infant’s name.
A Reddit member raised the matter in a post titled ‘Instagram inundated with Akaay Kohli accounts within minutes’. The comments were mixed, with some concerned about the child’s privacy and the hazards associated with artificial intelligence (AI), while others made light of the restricted username selections.
“This is quite scary. “That baby is only 5 days old, and fans are creating a social media presence for him,” one Reddit user said. “Pathetic, yaar.” “No wonder they do all these stunts for privacy,” another user said.”And not that AI has come into play, it won’t be a surprise if some of them start posting photos already,” said one user.
“All the star kids are gonna be so annoyed when they can’t select a username for themselves in the future (sic),” a member of the Reddit community remarked. “Bro’s gonna have a hard time choosing a username (sic),” another user joked. “I think the parents must have secured usernames across mutliple platforms before revealing the name,” the respondent said.
The couple had already announced their son’s birth on Instagram and requested seclusion during this important period. Virat and Anushka also have a daughter, Vamika.”With abundant happiness and hearts full of love.” We are delighted to notify everyone that on February 15th, we welcomed our newborn son Akaay and Vamika’s younger brother into the world! We ask for your blessings and best wishes during this wonderful period of our life. We respectfully beg that you respect our privacy at this time,” the pair wrote in an Instagram post.
The couple’s decision to name their kid Akaay has piqued fans’ attention. Sachin Tendulkar greeted the couple on X (previously Twitter), describing their infant as ‘a beautiful addition to the family’.
Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani are now husband and wife. They used Instagram to post their formal wedding photos.
Jackky Bhagnani and Rakul Preet Singh are currently married.
Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani are now husband and wife. They used Instagram to post their formal wedding photos. Rakul donned a pink-peach lehenga with huge diamonds to the wedding. Jackky sported a cream-gold sherwani and a large necklace.
Mine now and forever ❤️
They captioned the photo, “21-02-2024 #abdonobhagna-ni.” Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Jacqueline Fernandez extended their best wishes to the couple.Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani married in twin ceremonies at the ITC Grand South Goa hotel. They simply invited relatives and close friends to the ceremony. These featured Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra, Arjun Kapoor, and Ayushmann Khurrana, among others.
Rakul and Jackky allegedly held an Anand Karaj ceremony on Wednesday afternoon before marrying according to Sindhi culture. Earlier, a source close to the pair told India Today that Rakul Preet Singh’s ‘Chuddha’ ceremony is set for the morning. After 3.30 p.m., the couple will attend the saath pheras at the ITC Grand South Goa. Rakul and Jackky will hold two wedding ceremonies, one Anand Karaj and one Sindhi-style, to symbolize their respective traditions. The couple’s preference for an early evening wedding underscores their desire for a bright and cheery start to their marriage.”
Their pre-wedding activities began on February 19.Rakul and Jackky made their love Instagram public in October 2021.Rakul will co-star with Kamal Haasan in the film Indian 2. In addition, Bobby Simhaa and Priya Bhavani Shankar play important parts in the movie. The first installment was released in 1996 and stars Kamal Haasan as an elderly freedom fighter who resolves to launch a war against corruption.
The GPT Healthcare IPO price band is ₹177-₹186 per equity share with a face value of ₹10. The GPT Healthcare IPO subscription date is Thursday, February 22, and it will conclude on Monday, February 26. The distribution to anchor investors for the GPT Healthcare IPO is slated for Wednesday, February 21.
GPT Healthcare IPO price band has been fixed in the range of ₹177 to ₹186 per equity share of the face value of ₹10.
The floor price is 17.7 times the face value of the equity shares, while the cap price is 18.6 times the face value of those shares. The price/earnings ratio based on diluted EPS for fiscal 2023 at the floor price is 36.27 times, while at the cap price it is 38.11. In contrast to the average industry peer group P/E ratio of 56.36.
The GPT Healthcare IPO lot size is 80 equity shares, with subsequent lots being multiples of 80 equity shares.The GPT Healthcare IPO has reserved no more than 50% of the shares for qualified institutional buyers (QIB), no less than 15% for non-institutional institutional investors (NII), and no less than 35% for retail investors.The GPT Healthcare IPO aims to raise around ₹40 crore through the new issuance. In addition, it plans to generate capital by issuing up to 2.61 crore shares through an offer-for-sale (OFS).
The firm plans to use the net funds to fund the following goals: General business objectives include complete or partial repayment or return of certain current debts secured by the corporation from banks and financial institutions.
GPT Healthcare Ltd operates a chain of mid-sized full-service hospitals under the ‘ILS Hospitals’ brand, offering integrated healthcare services with a primary focus on secondary and tertiary care.
According to the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP), the organization offers medical services in over 35 specialties and superspecialties, including internal medicine and diabetology, nephrology (including renal transplants), general and laparoscopic surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, critical care, gastroenterology, orthopaedics and joint replacements, interventional cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, paediatrics, and neonatology.
As of September 30, 2023, the firm controlled four multispecialty hospitals in West Bengal, including Howrah, Dum Dum, Salt Lake, and Agartala, with a total bed capacity of 561.
According to the RHP, the company’s listed peers are Global Health Limited (P/E of 90.29), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited (P/E of 49.51), Jupiter Life Line Hospitals Limited (P/E of 81.73), Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Limited (P/E of 37.66), Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Limited (P/E of 29.93), and Shalby Limited (P/E of 49.01).
Tentatively, the GPT Healthcare IPO basis of allocation of shares will be concluded on Tuesday, February 27, and the business will commence refunds on Wednesday, February 28, with shares credited to allottees’ demat accounts the same day. GPT Healthcare’s share price is expected to be posted on the BSE and NSE on Thursday, February 29.Between March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, GPT Healthcare Limited’s profit after tax (PAT) fell by 6.37%, while sales increased by 7.11%.
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The United kingdom (UK) government has announced an extension of its visa policy for Ukrainians seeking asylum in the nation owing to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Ukrainians will be able to stay for another 18 months on their current terms under the arrangement.
The Home Office indicated that beginning in early 2025, all persons in the UK on one of the Ukraine visa schemes will be able to request for an extension, allowing them the same rights to work, benefits, healthcare, and education during their stay.
The UK minister for legal migration and the border, Tom Pursglove, stated, “This new visa extension scheme provides certainty and reassurance for Ukrainians in the UK as this war continues, and we will continue to provide a safe haven for those fleeing the conflict.”
He also thanked families in the United Kingdom for their kindness in welcoming Ukrainian refugees into their homes. Following the intensification of the Russia-Ukraine crisis in February 2022, the UK launched three visa schemes: Homes for Ukraine, the Ukraine Family Scheme, and the Ukraine Extension Scheme. The Home Office’s decision to extend the visas for another 18 months meets the government’s long-term commitment to Ukraine as the world approaches the two-year milestone since Russia’s invasion.
According to the government, around 283,000 Ukrainians have sought refuge in the United Kingdom since the implementation of Ukraine visa schemes. Eduard Fesko, Charge d’Affaires at Ukraine’s Embassy in the UK, thanked the UK for its support and help to displaced Ukrainians. Ukrainians can apply for a visa extension within the last three months of their current visa validity.
The Ukraine Extension Scheme allows Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to apply for permission to remain in the UK. Overall, the UK’s decision to prolong the visa scheme brings much-needed certainty and support to Ukrainians affected by the ongoing violence, underlining the country’s commitment to offering a safe haven for those in need.
Zuckerberg said they are doing “way better” than predicted.he briefly mentioned the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and things are looking up for the specs.
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During a recent Instagram video in which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg compared the Meta Quest 3 to the Apple Vision Pro – which, unsurprisingly, consisted primarily of him saying the Quest 3 is superio.
The smart glasses, which were launched alongside the Meta Quest 3, are a combination of Ray-Ban sunglasses, a camera, and open-ear headphones, with the main highlight being its Meta AI capabilities, but the remarkable Look and Ask capability is still in beta.
In our Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review, we weren’t overly impressed with the specifications. Their design is nearly flawless, but the camera and audio quality leave much to be desired, and although the AI appears to be impressive, it’s disappointing that the most intriguing aspects are only available to a select few beta testers.
Despite some mixed assessments, Zuckerberg claims the glasses are doing “way better than I even hoped they would.”
An upcoming hardware shakeup?
This standout performance appears to have taken Zuckerberg and Meta by surprise, but if the glasses are as popular as he says, we believe they may trigger some changes in Meta’s hardware approach.For existing Ray-Ban Smart Glasses users, this should mean Meta is encouraged to keep bringing out new features and upgrades, such as the Version 2.0 software it published around a week ago at the time of writing, for a long time to keep its little army of smart glasses owners satisfied with their purchase.
Had they not sold so well, the glasses may have joined the terribly unpopular Meta Quest Pro. It still receives updates because it is part of the larger Quest platform, although it is apparent that other devices, such as the Quest 3 and (to a lesser extent) Quest 2, are the preferred offspring. Despite its greater hardware capabilities, the Quest Pro receives just the rare additional software upgrade.
Regarding future hardware, it appears that a third Ray-Ban and Meta cooperation is in the works, and it may be released sooner rather than later to capitalize on the current iteration’s popularity. Furthermore, some of the smart glasses’ most popular features, such as AI, may make their way to other Meta devices, such as the Quest 3 (or maybe the Quest Pro 2 or Quest 4, all of which have yet to be released). The AI would be especially beneficial for Quest, which is still trying to prove itself as the best VR platform now that Apple has entered the ring.
We’ll have to wait and see what the future holds, but we wouldn’t be shocked if smart glasses became just as crucial (if not more so) to Meta as its Quest headsets.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his engagement to Jodie Haydon, his companion of four years.
In this screen grab from social media, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses with fiancee Jodie Haydon in an engagement announcement photo on Instagram labeled ‘She said yes’ and uploaded on February 15, 2024. (Anthony Albanese via Instagram/via REUTERS)
On Valentine’s Day, he proposed in the Lodge, the prime minister’s official Canberra residence, with a ring he had specifically created.Mr Albanese, 60, and Ms Haydon, 45, met during a business dinner in Melbourne in 2020.
He is the first Australian leader to engage while still in office.Mr Albanese announced the news on social media, posting a photo with the message “She said yes.””We are happy and excited to share this news, and we hope to spend the rest of our lives together. “We are so fortunate to have found each other,” the couple subsequently stated in a statement.
Colleagues from across parliament, including New Zealand leader Christopher Luxon and TV chef Nigella Lawson, have congratulated the pair.”Love is a beautiful thing.” “I’m so happy for you both!” Foreign Minister Penny Wong responded.Mr Albanese has a 23-year-old son named Nathan Albanese with former New South Wales deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt, with whom he split in 2019 after 19 years of marriage.The Labor Party leader has previously described how he and Ms Haydon, who worked in the financial services business, met and bonded a year later over their mutual love of the National Rugby League club.
He was speaking at a gathering in 2020 when he asked whether there were any South Sydney Rabbitohs supporters in the audience, to which Ms Haydon exclaimed, “Up the Rabbitohs.”
The couple maintained a quiet profile in the early stages of their relationship, before Ms Haydon joined Mr Albanese on the campaign trail in 2022 and on his subsequent overseas tours as prime minister.
India is actively strengthening its vital minerals supply chains through cooperation with Western nations, while also honing its rare earths strategy. The mines ministry is allegedly pressuring PSUs and their subsidiaries to accelerate the acquisition of vital mining properties abroad.
Rare earth minerals are essential in the manufacture of wind turbines, EV batteries, and other critical developing technologies for the green energy transition.
During a meeting on October 30, 2023, the ministry also advised that public-sector undertakings (PSUs) issue precise financial orders to relevant subsidiaries in order to hasten the purchase process. For this reason, the ministry has requested that they exchange ideas received from partner nations in the US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), a prestigious international club of governments devoted to protecting important mineral supply chains.
What is the ‘critical minerals club’?
In response to rising demand and supply chain disruptions in global mineral markets, prominent firms are forging strategic partnerships and agreements to maintain consistent supplies. Geopolitical uncertainty, price rises, the Covid-19 epidemic, and the Russia-Ukraine crisis have all contributed to the disruptions.
The MSP brings together 13 nations and the European Union to encourage public and private investment in global supply chains for key minerals. Other than India, which joined in June 2023 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to the US, MSP partners include Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (represented by the European Commission).
MSP, which was established in 2022, aims to build reliable supply chains of critical minerals by collaborating with governments and industry to provide diplomatic and financial aid for strategic projects along the value chain, from mining, extraction, and secondary recovery to processing, refining, and recycling.
India intends to use this MSP framework to assist Indian PSUs such as Coal India Limited, NLC India Ltd, and NTPC Ltd in the easy and timely acquisition of strategic vital mineral assets such as lithium, cobalt, and graphite overseas. While these PSUs have shown an interest in purchasing lithium, cobalt, and graphite assets overseas, the ministry of mines has pledged to give all available assistance.
According to sources, assistant secretary M Nagaraju of the Ministry of Coal, which oversees Coal India and NLC India, stated in a meeting that the two PSUs want to acquire crucial mineral blocks abroad. They sought aid from the ministry and KABIL, a major public-sector business under the mines ministry. KABIL, or Khanij Bides India Limited, has struck an agreement with Argentina’s state-owned business to explore and develop five lithium blocks in the South American country.
Coal India is looking to buy lithium and cobalt blocks in Australia, as well as in Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina, to secure key mineral assets. NTPC, through its subsidiary NTPC Mining Ltd, is also looking for abroad assets in lithium, cobalt, graphite, and high-purity limestone.
Furthermore, the mines ministry has recommended for the use of international experts and maintaining contact with Indian missions overseas to ensure the smooth purchase of assets and projects.
Critical minerals crucial for Indian economy
Minerals are critical to the global economy and the technologies that are driving the transition to renewable energy. Establishing varied, secure, and sustainable supply chains for vital energy minerals is critical for swiftly and widely implementing these technologies in order to successfully solve the climate challenge.Cobalt, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, and rare earth elements are among the strategic minerals in high demand due to their use in wind turbines, electric car batteries, and other essential new technologies for the green transition.
India’s goal is to secure battery material supply chains as it strives to lead a home-grown green energy transition and become a manufacturing juggernaut in electronics, particularly electric cars and semiconductors.
Forging deals on deals.
India and Australia signed the vital Minerals Investment Partnership in March 2023, marking a key milestone in their efforts to engage in vital minerals projects and develop supply networks between the two nations.India’s commercial and public sector firms have been striking arrangements all over the world to acquire essential minerals such as rare earths and protect supply chains from geopolitical disruptions.
India is looking at such assets in South America, Africa, and Australia. For example, it has collaborated with Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia to obtain lithium supply, as well as conducted comprehensive assessments of its domestic territory for these and other minerals.
The demand for lithium, a key component in EV batteries, has increased in recent years as automakers shift away from traditional combustion engine vehicles. India, which imports all main components for lithium-ion cell manufacture, had a substantial import cost of Rs 23,171 crore in FY23, which included electric accumulators and separators. This amount represents a significant rise over the Rs 13,673.15 crore spent on lithium-ion imports in FY22.Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina, known as the “lithium triangle,” jointly contain about half of the world’s lithium deposits, placing them at the center of the global lithium supply chain. India has aggressively engaged with Chile and Bolivia to tap into lithium mining and secure sourcing of the mineral, which is critical for the country’s transition to green mobility.
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Threads, Meta’s microblogging service that competes with X, appears to be moving its attention away from political conversation and toward aggressively combating the spread of disinformation, particularly around the 2024 elections.
Responding to recent user complaints on fact-checking initiatives on Threads, the social media giant highlighted its engagement with fact-checking groups to combat the spread of misleading material on the site. However, the direct implementation of fact-checking in Threads is still awaiting.
In December 2023, Meta stated that its fact-checking partners will directly review and rank false information on Threads by early 2024. Meta may now only link existing fact-checks to comparable threaded material. According to recent user concerns, Threads now shows matching scores for disinformation rather than direct fact-checking, while the intended fact-checking tool is being fully implemented.
Recognizing this intermediate period, Meta told TechCrunch that the direct rating option for fact-checkers on Threads has yet to be perfected, but it will be available soon.
Threads users have reported seeing warning labels applied to posts, such as an interstitial overlaying bogus AI-generated movies and a pop-up message at the bottom of the screen. The notice expressly labels the item as “False Information” and explains why it has been discredited based on other fact-checking evaluations. Furthermore, the warning includes information on the fact-checking sources and their conclusive results.
An example fact-check on Threads addresses a video circulating in Telegram chats that seems to be from a France 24 broadcast, but which fact-checking groups agree was AI-generated and never aired or created.
While waiting for complete fact-checking integration, Threads’ warning system tries to distinguish itself from X, whose fact-checking is heavily reliant on audience involvement. On X’s Community Notes platform, independent volunteers fact-check and provide extra context or corrections, while the algorithm seeks consensus from multiple views. Meanwhile, Meta’s strategy differs from X’s in that it does not intentionally promote political material on Threads or Instagram.
Stars of the silver screen will assemble in London on Sunday for the annual BAFTA Awards, which are typically a predictor of Oscar success, with “Oppenheimer” in contention for an unprecedented 13 honors.
FILE PHOTO: Oppenheimer has the most BAFTA film award nominations with 13. Trond Fausa Aurvag, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Jason Clarke, and director Christopher Nolan stand at a photocall before the premiere of the film ‘Oppenheimer’ at the Grand Rex in Paris, France, on July 11, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo (REUTERS)
Christopher Nolan’s epic film about the development of the atomic bomb, which has made more than $1 billion, has already won big at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, and is the overwhelming leader to sweep the board at next month’s Academy Awards. The blockbuster is nominated for best film at the BAFTAs on Sunday, the top of the British cinema year, alongside Nolan (director and adapted screenplay), Emily Blunt (supporting actress), and Robert Downey Jr.
The ceremony, hosted by Scottish actor David Tennant, is likely to be attended by stars such as Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, and Carey Mulligan.At the Royal Festival Hall, Hollywood high society will brush elbows with actual royalty, with Prince William representing BAFTA as president.
It will be his most significant engagement since returning to duty after his wife Catherine’s abdominal surgery and the cancer diagnosis of his father, King Charles III.
‘Barbenheimer’
“Poor Things,” a bizarre dark comedy, may also have a historic night, with 11 nominations, including best film and Stone’s depiction of a Victorian reanimated corpse with an infant’s brain.
The American actress has already won Golden Globe and Critics Choice Best Actress prizes for her unrestrained performance.
She will compete with Robbie (“Barbie”), Mulligan (“Maestro”), Sandra Huller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Fantasia Barrino (“The Colour Purple”), and Vivian Oparah (“Rye Lane”).
In addition to “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” other nominees for best picture include the French courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall,” the 1970s-set prep school comedy “The Holdovers,” and Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”Although Scorsese and his historical epic’s star, Leonardo DiCaprio, did not get individual BAFTA nominations, the film received nine.
Nolan will compete for best director with Andrew Haigh (“All Of Us Strangers”), Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”), Cooper (“Maestro”), and Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone Of Interest”).
Cooper also received individual nods for his renowned biopic, including best actor and original screenplay (co-written with screenwriter Josh Singer).He will compete against Murphy, fellow Irishman Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”), Colman Domingo (“Rustin”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), and Teo Yoo (“Past Lives”) for the acting award.
The BAFTA shortlist was another letdown for “Barbie” — the other side of last summer’s “Barbenheimer” box office smash — which received only five nods.Greta Gerwig’s film, which turned affection for the popular doll into a scathing satire of misogyny and female strength, has yet to win the amount of major accolades predicted this season.
Following the announcement of this year’s shortlist last month, BAFTA head Sara Putt stated that the 38 films nominated marked “an outstanding year for filmmaking”.”They showcase ambitious, creative and hugely impressive voices from independent British debuts to global blockbusters,” she went on to say.
Boeing has under increased scrutiny following a serious incident on an Alaska Airlines flight last month, capping off a difficult five years for the aircraft manufacturer in the aftermath of two devastating tragedies.
As Boeing recovers from its most recent crisis, union officials say they are willing to go on strike to get a new contract.
Boeing has under increased scrutiny following a serious incident on an Alaska Airlines flight last month, capping off a difficult five years for the aircraft manufacturer in the aftermath of two devastating tragedies. However, Boeing might face yet another challenge as its largest union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, prepares for contract negotiations.
When discussions begin in March, union officials want to seek a 40% rise and are prepared to go on strike if necessary, according to Bloomberg. (Negotiations were scheduled to resume this month, but were postponed at Boeing management’s request due to current business concerns.) They also plan to advocate for improved health insurance and pension benefits, as well as “more flexibility around overtime,” according to Bloomberg.
This approach is influenced in part by the agreement that union leaders were obliged to sign in 2014, which froze pensions and limited overall pay hikes to 4% over ten years. Boeing used its 777X plane program to coerce the union to accept such requirements, including threats to move manufacturing jobs.
However, union officials say they are encouraged by the large increase in strikes last year and the advances they saw workers achieve across industries, from Hollywood to the car industry. The discussions also occur at a particularly sensitive time for Boeing, giving employees extra clout. Boeing is already dealing with manufacturing delays and costs related with the current mishap, which experts estimate might reach $1 billion, not to mention additional supervision from regulators and politicians. The present union contract is slated to expire in September, and a strike could halt production in Washington State and Oregon, derailing the 737 program just as Boeing is striving to recoup from losses.
According to analysts, the union’s demands reflect the reality that Boeing’s quality control difficulties may be traced back to labor-related concerns such as frequent turnover. “People don’t get stupider,” Cliff Collier, an experienced aerospace production expert, told Bloomberg. “People get overworked, people get pushed to do things they probably shouldn’t do.”
