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The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress.
The shift by the Energy Department, which previously was undecided on how the virus emerged, is noted in an update to a 2021 document by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines's office.
The new report highlights how different parts of the intelligence community have arrived at disparate judgments about the pandemic's origin. The Energy Department now joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a Chinese laboratory. Four other agencies, along with a national intelligence panel, still judge that it was likely the result of a natural transmission, and two are undecided.
The Energy Department's conclusion is the result of new intelligence and is significant because the agency has considerable scientific expertise and oversees a network of
U.S. national laboratories, some of which conduct advanced biological research.
The Energy Department made its judgment with "low confidence," according to people who have read the classified report.
The FBI previously came to the conclusion that the pandemic was likely the result of a lab leak in 2021 with "moderate confidence" and still holds to this view.
U.S. officials declined to give details on the fresh intelligence and analysis that led the Energy Department to change its position. They added that while the Energy Department and the FBI each say an unintended lab leak is most likely, they arrived at those conclusions for different reasons.

In a much needed breather for students looking to study in the United States, the country will now allow prospective F-1 visa applicants to apply for their visa up to 365 days before academic term begins.
This means that universities can accept and issue I-20 forms
12-14 months before term time.
However, they will only be able to travel to the US on the visa 30 days before the start of their program.
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The Biden administration has announced a policy manual update for the purpose of calculating a non-citizen's age in certain situations under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), a move seen as a small but important step in addressing the issues of the aged-out children, a large number of whom are Indians, who came to the US legally with their parents.

In its 413-page response, likens allegations levied by short seller Research to a
'calculated attack' on India, its institutions

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the UK Parliament against Labour MP Imran Hussain. Hussain, who was referring to a BBC documentary on PM Modi, sought answers from Sunak.
However, Sunak snubbed him by saying tha he does not believe in the characterization of PM Modi.
Ministry of External Affairs also called the documentary a
"propaganda piece"

Another iconic temple has been vandalised in Australia allegedly by Khalistan supporters with anti-India and anti-Hindu graffiti.
The vandalism at historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum
Downs comes less than a week after walls of BAPS
Swaminarayan Mandir in Mill Park were smeared with hate messages against Hindus and India.
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last-minute preparations ongoing, the new building is coming together this week ahead of the start of the Budget Session on Jan 31. Here's how it will look like👌

PM has called for an honest talk with Prime Minister Modi on various burning issues like Kashmir. Sharif, in an interview with a -based Arabic new channel, stressed that Pakistan has learnt its lesson and wants to live in peace with .
"My message to the Indian leadership and
is that let's sit down on the table and have serious and sincere talks to resolve our burning points like . It is up to us to live peacefully and make progress or quarrel with each other and waste time and resources," said.

The Indian economy has advanced significantly over the past three decades, surviving numerous ups and downs. In light of the US overtaking China as India's top trading partner in 2021-2022, it is essential to examine our top 10 trading partners.
Only the top two trading partners, the US and China, have bilateral trade volumes exceeding $100 billion. In contrast, the bottom three, Australia, South Korea and Indonesia, have nearly the same $25 billion in bilateral commerce


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To say the tech industry's biggest players had a rough 2022 on Wall Street would be an understatement.
The litany of problems: difficult year-over-year comparisons to 2021's pandemic-era highs, rising interest rates, the highest inflation numbers in decades, and supply chain bottlenecks caused by COVID lockdowns in China. All combined to whack Big Tech's stock prices.
The bleeding hasn't stopped as the year comes to a close.
Poor digital ad sales, recession fears, and a slowdown in consumer spending on products like PCs hammered social media firms, chip makers, and even managed to eat into cloud growth.
These the "best-ish" and worst performing tech stocks of
2022. Returns are as of market close on December 21.

The CBI has arrested former ICICI Bank MD & CEO
Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon Group in 2012.

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ChatGPT can answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests.
The model is trained using Reinforcement Learning from
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In , is more than just a cup of tea to start the day - it is an integral part of the rhythm of life. So on , we give you the ' of India'!
PS. Don't forget to tag the Chai lovers in your life!
Note: This is not an exhaustive list. So if we have missed out on your favourite chai, tell us in the comments below.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is flying active combat patrols over Arunachal Pradesh to prevent airspace violations by China, sources said today. Fighter jets had to be scrambled
"two-three times" in recent weeks to prevent violations by China over Arunachal Pradesh, sources confirmed.

It's not every day that the world can announce the arrival of a brand new way of generating , but today is one of those days.
US have managed for the first time to generate more power from a fusion reaction than they put in to start it.
"While this news is a remarkable scientific breakthrough, in commercial terms, we're still on the starting blocks," David Fickling writes.

Troops of the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) were involved in a face-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, leading to "minor injuries" on both sides, news agency ANI reported.

Ushering in a new era in country's sports administration, the legendary PT Usha was on Saturday elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IA).
The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, was declared elected unopposed for the top post in the polls.