Category: Events

India has called for transparency in the Security Council listing and delisting groups (India’s Charge d’Affaires at the UN Mission, Yojna Patel) India on Wednesday called for greater transparency and objectivity in UN Security Council sanctions decisions, saying membership of the powerful 15-nation body must not be used to “legitimise” terrorists, in a veiled criticism...

Image courtesy: LinkedIn Microsoft has confirmed that Andra Mallard, chief marketing officer of its AI unit, is leaving the company just six months after joining from Pinterest. According to a memo, viewed by Business Insider, Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi told employees that Mallard plans to relocate her family to Europe in August to be closer...

Sukesh Chandrashekhar targets Arvind Kejriwal (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a fresh letter to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi minister Satyender Jain, threatening to expose what he described as three more “scams” involving the party.According to news agecny ANI, the letter dated August 20,...

Mohan Bhagwat will be on a three-nation tour from August 25 NEW DELHI: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to impose sanctions on members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), rather than honouring them with “high-level meetings.”The statement from the USCIRF comes ahead of RSS chief Mohan...

New Delhi: USA’s Garret Tan being attended by a physio after an injury (PTI Photo) New Delhi: In a sport decided by precision and where the smallest margins can separate a winner from a loser, the most talked-about variable at the Indira Gandhi (IG) indoor stadium is something players cannot see. It is the air.At...

Earlier this week, Meta’s Alexandr Wang taunted Google AI model saying ‘Who Gemini’ Google CEO Sundar Pichai has shared a quiz highlighting how Google Search can now help students prepare for a wide range of exams, from the SAT and ACT to India’s JEE and NEET. Sundar Pichai’s post came as Google announced new education...

During the inquiry, Shantappa allegedly told police that the 2 deceased children were closer to their mother, and did not get along well with him. YADGIR: The bodies of a nine-year-old girl and her two-and-a-half-year-old brother were recovered from an irrigation canal in Karnataka’s Yadgir district after their father allegedly pushed them into the water,...

US debt hits record $40.047 trillion. Photo credit: AP The US national debt has crossed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, according to Treasury data showed on Wednesday. The milestone comes as rising spending on defence, Social Security and Medicare, alongside mounting interest payments, pushes federal borrowing to a record level.The latest milestone...

Traffic bollards and barricades that had previously been placed around the premises were dismantled as part of the security changes. NEW DELHI: Authorities have removed structures and queue-management barriers erected outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, official sources said on Thursday.According to news agency PTI, the structures, including queue liners installed near the...

Rajasthan’s first AGM Chandrajeet Singh Rajawat with his family (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Shahr mashhoor-e-zamana dekhne aaya hoon main / Rajdhani teri raana dekhne aaya hoon main / Khushnuma jheelon mein larzaan jin ka hai aks-e-jameel / Un haseen mahalon ka naqsha dekhne aaya hoon main.” (I have come to see this city, famed the...