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Shilpy Bisht

Deputy News Editor

Shilpy Bisht, Deputy News Editor at News18, writes and edits national, world and business stories. She started off as a print journalist, and then transitioned to online, in her 12 years of experience. Her previous stints include working at The India Today Group and Hindustan Times. Follow her @shilpyb

- Explainers
- May 25, 2024, 2:35 PM IST
Scarlett Johansson’s ChatGPT Battle Explained, A Look At String Of Copyright Issues Against OpenAI
The New York Times in 2023 filed a lawsuit against Microsoft alleging copyright infringement in both the input and output of OpenAI’s models. In India, the laws need an update keeping in mind the AI wave. In India, creative works are regulated under the Copyright Act of 1957
- Explainers
- May 7, 2024, 2:20 PM IST
What’s ‘New Cold War’ Xi Jinping Discussed With France? About US-China-Russia Ties And Where Does India Stand?
The mistrust between European Union and China started growing after the onset of the Ukraine-Russia war. Although China never understood Russia’s annexation of Crimea, it also never blamed Russia for its military actions... Non-alignment has been a cornerstone of India’s foreign policy since the Cold War began
- Explainers
- May 3, 2024, 4:28 PM IST
How Vampire Facial Left 3 Women Infected with HIV, How It Has Become A Viral Beauty Trend?
A CDC investigation revealed that that it was an unlicensed spa centre and had been practising multiple ‘unsafe infection control practices’ such as unlabelled tubes of blood and medical injectables and unwrapped syringes
- Explainers
- April 25, 2024, 1:58 PM IST
Why Is There A Need For New Indian Shoe Sizing System? What Are The Proposed Footwear Sizes?
Since there is no ‘scientifically derived’ shoe sizing system for Indian feet, ‘Bha’ will not only consider the length of the foot but also the width to create a more comfortable fit for all age groups
- Explainers
- April 1, 2024, 3:55 PM IST
Why Tech Layoffs are Still Continuing in March 2024, Which Industries are Recession-Proof?
Cost-cutting, restructuring, revenue growth, investor pressure and rise of AI and automation are major reasons behind many companies laying off their staff. Are there industries, which see limited layoffs? Let’s find out
- Explainers
- March 19, 2024, 10:11 AM IST
What Lessons Can Be Learnt from Paytm Payments Bank’s Troubles? How Will This Impact You & Mutual Fund Industry?
With Paytm’s shares plummeting 20% in February, there will be impact on mutual funds and retail investment. Some schemes have invested up to 4-5% of their portfolio in Paytm stock
- Explainers
- March 18, 2024, 10:15 AM IST
How to Restructure Your Salary to Reduce Income Tax Burden? How Important are Allowances
Basic salary is utilised to calculate the tax of an individual. It is advisable that the basic salary should not be more than 40% of the CTC. One should opt for allowances to the salary structure to reduce net taxable income
- Explainers
- March 13, 2024, 4:25 PM IST
Russia Presidential Elections 2024: What to Expect from Vladimir Putin in the Time of Ukraine War?
Reports suggest that Kremlin is hoping to engineer the voting turnout to be at least 70%, and vote for Putin to be at least 80% -- which would be higher than his 76.7% share from 2018
- Explainers
- March 13, 2024, 3:08 PM IST
Kate Middleton Photo Scandal: Is It a Big Deal? What to Learn About Posting Images on Social Media
Kate Middleton's ‘sloppy’ photo editing is a good reminder that tweaking a picture can have an impact on some, including teenagers and children. Many images on Instagram and X show unrealistic standards of beauty. This can harm children who believe posting such pictures would make them more acceptable in society
- Explainers
- March 4, 2024, 3:25 PM IST
Tech War: Why Google Delisted and Then Restored Popular Indian Apps on Play Store? What’s Next?
Shaadi.com, Naukri, 99acres, Jeevansathi were some of the popular apps, which were removed by Google from its Play Store. It needs to be seen if the CCI would get involved. The Supreme Court will hear the matter on March 19
- Explainers
- February 29, 2024, 5:06 PM IST
Why South Korean Women Are Choosing to be Child-Free, What Impact Does This Have on Population
Long working hours, gender pay gap, cost of private education are some of the challenges, which are stopping the South Korean women to have children
- Explainers
- February 28, 2024, 3:48 PM IST
Modified Surrogacy Rules to Benefit Married Couples, Single Women; What are the Changes?
As per the new change, the Centre points out that that both the gametes need not come from the “intending couple” in case the wife or the husband has a medical condition. Single women must use her own eggs for surrogacy
- Explainers
- February 27, 2024, 4:18 PM IST
Women Coast Guards Should Be Granted Permanent Commission; Why SC Stresses Need for Gender Equality
A woman officer with a 14-year stint as a pilot in the Indian Coast Guard was denied permanent commission despite her outstanding service record, which includes saving 300 lives at sea. She moved the Delhi High Court, which denied her interim relief. She then approached the Supreme Court, which asked the Centre to adopt a more gender-neutral policy
- Explainers
- February 27, 2024, 9:00 AM IST
A US Court Ruled That Frozen Embryos Are People, What Does It Mean for the Future of IVF?
The ruling has certainly created confusion among patients, opening the question whether destroying a frozen embryo could amount to criminal homicide. This also means that the legislature would determine whether IVF could continue in the state.
- Explainers
- February 26, 2024, 4:04 PM IST
‘We’ll Do It Better’: Why Google Temporarily Stopped Its Latest AI Image Generation Model Gemini
Gemini creates realistic images of people based on the descriptions just like Open AI’s ChatGPT. But it has not been trained to filter hate content, or introduce diversity into its inputs