- India
LS polls: Blow to INDIA bloc as Kejriwal decides to go solo in Punjab
Chandigarh: In a setback to the INDIA bloc, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced contesting on all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, besides one in Chandigarh, alone. Delhi Chief…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan to decide next PM of Pakistan: PTI Chairman
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar said on Saturday, February 10, that party founder Imran Khan will decide who will be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. The party claims to…
- Business
Surgical AR/VR poised for widespread adoption with Apple’s Vision Pro launch: Report
New Delhi: Surgical augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is anticipated to be a highly impactful innovation in the near term with widespread adoption, according to a report on Friday. This is…
- Business
Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Insta, Threads
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that it will not proactively suggest political content to users by default on Instagram and Threads. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced the change in a…
- Business
US announces over $5 bn investment in chip-related R&D, skill development
Washington: The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration has announced to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development and workforce needs. The investment will empower the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance…
- Business
IPO-bound Ola Electric gets certification for 2nd e-scooter under govt’s PLI scheme
New Delhi: Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric has received certification for its S1 Pro (Gen-2) electric scooter under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry. Sources told…
- Business
Cisco likely to slash thousands of jobs next week: Report
San Francisco: Global networking giant Cisco is reportedly geared up to lay off “thousands” of employees next week, as the company pivots to focus on “high-growth areas”. Cisco is expected to report…
- Business
Fashiontech startup Blissclub lays off nearly 18% workforce to cut costs: Report
New Delhi: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup Blissclub has laid off nearly 21 employees, or 18 per cent of its workforce, to cut costs. However, the number of impacted employees at the fashion apparel…
- India
After Uttarakhand, Assam Cabinet to discuss UCC bill
Guwahati: The Assam government will soon come up with a bill to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and a Cabinet meeting in this regard was called on Saturday…
- India
ESIC eases norms to extend medical cover to retired workers
New Delhi: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Saturday approved a proposal to provide medical benefit to insured superannuating workers who were dropped from the ESI Scheme coverage after their wages…
- India
Historians Swapna Liddle, Alka Pande talk about Mughal art, architecture
Kolkata: Historians Swapna Liddle and Alka Pande discussed what lives on from the legacy of Mughal art and architecture at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF). The session titled, ‘The Mughals and…
- Bollywood
Vidyut Jammwal held by railway cops reportedly for engaging in risky stunts
Mumbai: Bollywood action star Vidyut Jammwal on Saturday was taken into railway police custody in Mumbai reportedly for doing risky stunts. A picture of a pensive Jammwal at the Bandra office of…
- World
German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s…
- India
Govt blocks about 1.4L mobile handsets linked to financial frauds
New Delhi: The government said that it blocked about 1.4 lakh mobile numbers so far that were involved in cyber-crime or financial frauds. Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi chaired a meeting on…
- India
EPFO raises interest rate on PF deposits
New Delhi: The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recommended an interest rate of 8.25 per cent on Provident Fund deposits for 2023-24. At present, the…
