Muslim teachers said on Tuesday they would appeal a verdict by a court in Uttar Pradesh, which has effectively banned Islamic schools in India’s most populous state. Last week’s ruling scraped a 2004 law governing madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, with the Allahabad High Court saying it violated India’s constitutional secularism and ordering that students be … Read more
PARIS: Artificial intelligence tools may pose a threat to writers of thrillers and science fiction, but lack the originality and humor to challenge serious novelists, Salman Rushdie wrote in a French journal published Thursday. In an article translated into French for literary journal La Nouvelle Revue Francaise (NRF), Rushdie said he tested ChatGPT by asking … Read more
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has expressed his concerns about Dan Ashworth’s likely departure from Newcastle United — due to the sporting director knowing all of the Magpies’ transfer and strategy secrets. Ashworth is subject to interest from Manchester United, and club insiders believe an official approach from the Red Devils, fresh from their Jim Ratcliffe investment, … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it will impose sanctions on foreign banks that support Russia’s war in Ukraine, in a new bid to exert pressure on Moscow as it diversifies from the West to China. Under an executive order signed by President Joe Biden, the United States will slap so-called secondary sanctions against financial … Read more