India
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2020 Delhi riots: Court frames charges on 3, slams prosecution for addl complaints
New Delhi: Ordering framing of charges against three accused in two 2020 rioting cases, a Delhi court has termed “fallacious” the police’s stand to prosecute a total of 19 additional complaints in…
- Technology
Amazon lays off employees in India amid global churning in Alexa division
New Delhi: Amazon has announced to lay off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa division, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The number of employees being impacted…
- Business
Just 7 women-led startups in India receive funding this year
New Delhi: Funding in women-led startups in India decreased from 183 startups in 2014 to a mere 7 this year to date, according to a new report. The funding landscape for women-led…
- India
Woman beaten up for wearing fashionable bangles, husband among three booked
Thane: Police have registered an offence against a man and his two relatives at Digha in Navi Mumbai for allegedly beating up his wife as they were against her wearing fashionable bangles,…
- Sports
Battles within the big battle: Rohit vs Starc and Hazlewood, Kohli vs Zampa, Kuldeep vs Maxwell
Ahmedabad: India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, have hardly put a foot wrong while Australia have never looked back after recovering from back-to-back losses in the beginning of the competition.…
- India
MP sees 76.22% voter turnout, highest in past 66 years
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh recorded 76.22 per cent voter turnout in the single-phase polls to 230 assembly seats, the highest in the last 66 years. Seoni recorded an 85.68 per cent voter turnout,…
- Sports
Video: Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad comments on Ram Temple
Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad triggered controversy as he made comments about the Ram Temple. He alleged, ‘Hindus visiting Ram Temple in Ayodhya will come out as Muslims.’ Following his remarks, numerous…
- Politics
Highlighting issue of deep fakes since 2014: Congress
New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned people over the misuse of artificial intelligence for creating ‘deep fakes’, the Congress on Friday said it has been flagging the issue since 2014…
- Education and Career
US remains top choice for Indian students pursuing higher education abroad
New Delhi: For the third year in a row, a record number of Indian students travelled to the United States to pursue higher education, the US Embassy in India said in a…
- Top Stories
Cyclone Midhili: Alert sounded as rain lashes several parts of Northeast
Agartala: Various northeastern states on Friday sounded an alert following heavy rain accompanied by moderate range cyclone as a deep depression and cyclonic storm “Midhili” (pronounced as “Midhili”) over Bay of Bengal…
- India
India strongly condemned deaths of civilians: PM Modi on Hamas-Israel conflict
New Delhi: New challenges are emerging from the incidents in the West Asia and it is time for the countries of the Global South to talk in one voice for greater global…
- Business
Amazon laying off hundreds in Alexa division, India team impacted
San Francisco: Amazon is laying off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa devision, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI), the media reported on Friday. In a memo…
- India
Haryana: 75% Local Jobs Reservation Law Declared ‘Unconstitutional’ by High Court
Chandigarh: In a setback to the Manohar Lal Khattar government, its law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state was quashed on Friday by…
- Health
1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022: WHO
New Delhi: A whopping 1.1 million children in India missed their routine immunisation against measles in 2022, indicating suboptimal surveillance against the disease, according to a new global report by the World…
- Business
India’s 4-point action plan can make Global South a key player in supply chain: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: The Global South needs to discuss ways and means for countries to act together to ensure that our supply chains are more open, secure and resilient, Commerce and Industry Minister…
