Vibhuti Sanchala

1 month ago | firstpost.com | Vibhuti Sanchala

Tremors from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar hit Thailand’s Bangkok on Friday afternoon. Consequently, an under-construction 33-storey high-rise building in Chatuchak weekend market that is a magnet for tourists collapsed in seconds. Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has now ordered an immediate inquiry into the collapse. A committee of experts has been established and given seven days to identify the cause. But why did this building collapse under scrutiny?

1 month ago | firstpost.com | Vibhuti Sanchala

Social media has recently become a Studio Ghibli realm. And it’s all thanks to OpenAI’s latest image-generation update on ChatGPT. While a section of people are enjoying creating Ghibli-style portraits, an old video of Hayao Miyazaki, the founder ofStudio Ghibli and sometimes referred to as the Japanese Walt Disney, voicing grave reservations about AI-generated animation, is going viral. The old clip about utilising AI to make art has sparked a heated discussion about technology and creativity.

1 month ago | firstpost.com | Vibhuti Sanchala

A new controversy surrounding Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been making headlines recently. A descendant of the Kolhapur royal family has reportedly raised an issue with the memorial of a dog at the historic Raigad Fort. Former Rajya Sabha member Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to remove the dog’s memorial, saying that it is “unfortunate” and “demeans the legacy” of the great Maratha emperor. Let’s take a closer look.

1 month ago | firstpost.com | Vibhuti Sanchala

A Brown University assistant professor and doctor was deported on Friday from Boston to Lebanon despite having a valid H-1B visa and a court order halting the deportation. The US authorities on Monday said they deported Dr Rasha Alawieh after discovering “sympathetic photos and videos” of Hassan Nasrallah, the former long-time leader of Hezbollah, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in her cell phone’s deleted items folder.

2 months ago | firstpost.com | Vibhuti Sanchala

Two men from Haryana and Punjab, both in their 20s, who were attempting to immigrate to the US illegally via Central America, have allegedly been kidnapped in Guatemala. The kidnappers are demanding US $20,000 in ransom. The Haryana government has registered a case against the local travel agents. The victims’ families have appealed to the Indian government for assistance in securing their sons’ release. Here’s all we know about the incident.