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Assembly Polls: What Google, Meta Are Up To

'There is a huge risk of misinformation and disinformation, and targeted campaigns that could potentially happen against candidates or to push certain narratives.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul......

If India Becomes Bharat...

By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N......

Helping India to meet China challenge: US Admiral

The US is providing assistance to its critical partner India to enhance capabilities that it might need to defend its border with China and also develop its own defence industrial base, a top......

US report flags 'downward trend of democratic values' in India

As the United States focuses on the Indo-Pacific, in particular the Quad, the Biden administration needs to address India's ties with Russia and its 'downward trend of democratic values and......

Facebook's India head Ajit Mohan quits

Social media giant Meta India head Ajit Mohan resigned from the company on Thursday and will be joining rival Snap from February. Both Meta and Snap confirmed the development. "Ajit has decided to......

India's services sector activity moderates in August

India's services sector activity eased in August but growth rates for new orders remain elevated, as services firms indicated the sharpest upturn in new export business which acted as a catalyst......

Cognizant splits global growth markets by appointing 2 internal leaders

Cognizant Technology Solutions has restructured its global growth markets (GGM) by appointing two internal leaders who will now share the responsibility. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters The move......

Ajay Banga to hang up his boots at Mastercard on December 31

Ajay Banga, one of the topmost Indian-American corporate leaders, and a strong advocate of India-US relationship, would retire from Mastercard at the end of the year, the global credit card company......

The 5 men who will decide how funds get shared by Centre and states

The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for......

Markets end flat on poor macroeconomic data

Adani Ports, HUL and L&T gained the most, while ICICI Bank, ONGC, GAIL and Tata Steel lost the most Markets ended the day flat after a day of choppy trade with Nifty50 hovering around the 9,600-......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......

Sports Shorts: Good day for Indian shuttlers at Russia Open

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday Five Indian shuttlers, including Ajay Jayaram, progressed to the men's singles second round of the US$75,000 Russia Open......

IOA to follow 'No accreditation policy' for parents at Asian Games

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with her father, Harvir Singh, left, and IOA officals at the Commonwealth Games. Photograph: IOA/Twitter/File......

Snubbed by BCCI, Srinivasan is 2nd most influential man in Asian Sport

Indian administrators are ruling the roost in Asian sports. Although, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) barred Narayanaswami Srinivasan from attending any meeting but he is still at......

NZ to grill Blatter over agenda, Oceania World Cup place

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week Press Conference. Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/Getty Images Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter can......

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