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ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech
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ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech

[ad_1] If you've heard it once in a president's State of the Union speech, you've heard it 100 times: There is nothing the American people can't do when they pull together. But you haven't heard that thought in a State of Union address from William Shakespeare: “Lo,” said the bard. “With kindness, love, and understanding clear, we shall conquer all, and have naught to fear.” Nor from the noggin-knocking Three Stooges of last century's fame: “We just put our heads together, come up with a plan, and bam! Problem solved!” Let's face it, State of the Union speeches are mostly rote. Presidents roll out a list of accomplishments, a few anecdotes about guests in attendance, a sober assessment of the problems of the day and a crescendo about glory times ahead. To shake up the formula b...
Indian-Americans Protest Against Hate Crimes, Vandalism Of Gandhi Statue
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Indian-Americans Protest Against Hate Crimes, Vandalism Of Gandhi Statue

[ad_1] A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in New York City in February.Washington: Indian-Americans held a peaceful protest at the Time Square against the recent spurt in hate crimes and instances of vandalism of Gandhi statue in the city.The protest was organised in association with the influential Federation of Indian Americans (FIA) along with other community outfits. The participants urged the Biden administration and other state governments to take steps against such instances.Community representatives also expressed concern over the recent and multiple brazen attacks on Mahatma Gandhi's statue in New York and other US cities.A moment of silence and prayers were held to pay tributes to the victims and to the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the...
Huge Mural Of Mahatma Gandhi, Others Unveiled In South Africa
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Huge Mural Of Mahatma Gandhi, Others Unveiled In South Africa

[ad_1] The mural was unveiled at the Aryan Benevolent Home in Chatsworth, South Africa.Johannesburg: A huge wall mural of images of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Ahmed Kathrada and a host of other South African leaders, both dead and still alive, has been unveiled at the Aryan Benevolent Home in the sprawling mainly Indian township of Chatsworth.Celebrated Indian-origin artist Nanda Soobben spent more than a month painting the mural after the violence in South Africa last year as an exercise to show the solidarity between different communities in South Africa which brought about the democratic order in 1994 after decades of white-minority apartheid rule."The aim of the painting (unveiled on Friday) is to bring about peace and a non-racial society following the unrest, wit...
Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Inspired Others About Democracy: New York Governor
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Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Inspired Others About Democracy: New York Governor

[ad_1] New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. (File)New York: Indian leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru inspired others, including Dr Martin Luther King, about democracy and non-violence, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday underling that the values of inclusion, pluralism, equality, freedom of speech and of religion bind India and the US together.Addressing members of the Indian-American community at the Queens Museum during an event to celebrate the Indian Independence Day, Ms Hochul said India and the US stand firm with that same shared understanding of what it's like to reject colonial rule."This marks 75 years since India freed itself from the colonial yoke and people were able to start on that path toward true democracy," Ms Hochul said."In the United ...