Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general pick, to appear for confirmation hearing
Pam Bondi served as Florida’s attorney general and represented President-elect Donald Trump during his first impeachment proceedings.
Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse, faces a death sentence upheld by Yemen’s President for allegedly murdering her Yemeni business partner. With execution imminent, the Indian government is providing support. Priya, who injected her partner with sedatives leading to his death, was convicted in 2018. Her family is urgently seeking ways to save her.
OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has announced a $500 billion AI infrastructure project called ‘Stargate’ in collaboration with SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX. Initial funding is set at $100 billion. Key partners include Arm, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Construction has begun in Texas, with plans to expand. Elon Musk expressed skepticism about the project’s funding.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has further reduced the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2024, setting it at the fifth percentile for all categories. However, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) confirmed that ranks and percentile scores published earlier remain unchanged. Candidates can visit the official website, natboard.edu.in, to check the detailed…
Central health secretary Apurva Chandra outlined safety measures for healthcare workers after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. Recommendations include displaying laws, forming security committees, regulating public access, ensuring safe movement during night duties, proper lighting, routine patrolling, setting up a 24/7 security control room, and checking functionality of CCTV cameras.
Ed Sheeran is defending his India street concert that was abruptly stopped by the police on Feb. 9. Sheeran took to his Instagram story early Sunday morning to address the incident. “We had permission to busk btw, hence us playing in that exact spot, was planned out before, it wasn’t just us randomly turning up,”…