Washington DC, 20/5: April, Meta employees were informed that 8,000 of them, around 10% of the workforce, would be laid off on May 20 (Wednesday) as the tech giant readied itself for the era dominated by artificial intelligence. The New York Times reported that the orders began execution in Singapore, where at 4 am local…
London, 20/5: Taiwanese author Yáng Shuang-zi and translator Lin King have won the International Booker Prize for Taiwan Travelogue, a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the 1930s. The prestigious award, which was handed out in a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern gallery on Tuesday, recognises works of fiction from around the world that…
Kolkata, 19/5: Trinamool Congress candidate for Falta in West Bengal, Jahangir Khan, withdrew from the contest two days before repolling in the constituency, even as Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari led a ‘roadshow’ in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the area and termed the response of the local people as “second independence for the…
New Delhi, 19/5: Amid the Indo-US trade negotiations, the US State Department has approved two military deals worth $428 million to support India’s entire fleet of Apache helicopters and M777 light weight howitzers used by the armed forces. The sustainment support for the M777 guns will cost $ 230 million and executed by BAE Systems…
New Delhi,19/5: Congress on Tuesday released a list of 129 press meets addressed by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi since September 2013, seeking to corner Narendra Modi for not holding any press conference while in power after a Norwegian journalist raised questions over the Prime Minister not responding to media during his…
New Delhi, 19/5: In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the authorities to carry out euthanasia of rabid and dangerous dogs to curb the threat to human life. The court ordered that the procedure be conducted in appropriate cases, strictly in accordance with the statutory protocols.
Kolkatta, 19/5: The Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta seat, Jahangir Khan, which is set to see repolling on May 21 has withdrawn his candidacy, party spokesperson Arup Chakraborty said. Khan said that he decided not to contest re-election as CM Suvendu Adhikari has promised special package for Falta’s development, PTI reported him as saying….
Washington DC,19/5: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions on Russian oil already at sea. The US Department of the Treasury issued an order on Monday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea on or before April 17 through June 17.This gives more time for these…
New Delhi, 19/5: Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, the second increase in less than a week Petrol price was hiked to Rs 98.64 a litre from Rs 97.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 91.58 a litre against Rs 90.67 previously, according to a PTI…
New Delhi/New York, 18/5: The US Department of Justice has permanently dropped all criminal charges against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar, bringing high-profile securities and wire fraud case in New York to a complete close after prosecutors concluded they could not sustain the allegations. With this, multiple US regulatory and legal investigations…
