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V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras
A petition condemning the reported derogatory reference to V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has gathered more than 14,000 verified signatures on Change.org.As per the press note, the petition, launched on August 1, has rapidly become a significant...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought details from technology company Meta on its criterion for granting creators access to the Rights Manager tool, after allegations that fraudsters were misusing the platform to lodge bogus copyright claims against original content.Justice Anup Jairam...
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A new report by venture capital firm Speciale Invest and startup association Startup Policy Forum finds that homegrown semiconductor startups have raised approximately $206 million across 51 rounds since 2022.The report titled Indian Semiconductor Startup Landscape 2026, mentioned that...
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Nearly 46 per cent of the workforce at global capability centres (GCCs) in India will require significant upskilling or reskilling over the next three years as artificial intelligencechanges the nature of jobs and the skills required, according to a PwC India-Ficci report released on...
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Uber is extending its ride-hailing network into 100 more Indian cities, taking its total footprint to 225 cities in one of the company's largest domestic expansions.The rollout, anchored by Uber Bike, pushes the company deeper into Tier-II, III markets, where it will compete more directly with...
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Prem Nayak, a protestor, has been on hunger strike for 11 days
Prem Nayak, a protestor who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 11 days over alleged irregularities in JPSC-JSSC examinations, on Thursday vowed to continue his hunger strike until the government fulfils the students' demands, even as his health continues to deteriorate.Speaking to ANI...
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Oil slicks along the shores of Qeshm Island
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Thursday called for environmental protection to be made a core part of any future administration of the Strait of Hormuz, citing recent oil pollution along Iran's coast.In a post on X, Baqaei referred to videos that circulated in recent days...
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put the Delhi government's bicycle purchase under scrutiny by placing a bicycle distributed to schoolgirls alongside an identical bicycle bought at retail, highlighting a stark price difference.In a press release, Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday said...
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A purported post-flight maintenance report for Air India flight AI2379 has revealed a series of technical warnings involving the aircraft's hydraulic systems, flight controls, and autopilot during its journey from Phuket to Delhi on August 4.The report generated for Airbus A320 VT-EXO operating...
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The students' protest over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, with the agitators refusing to call off the stir until their demands were met.The 'JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch' has been demonstrating at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here,...
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A 17-year-old Indian-origin boy has been charged with murdering his mother and younger brother in their suburban home in Massachusetts, officials said.Arjun Aravind, a resident of Acton, has been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of assault and battery on a household or family member,...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her young children and family.In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Leavitt as one of his most trusted...
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook Leh in Ladakh early Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.The tremor was recorded at at 6.05 am at a depth of 10 km, according to the NCS. Further details, including any reports of damage or casualties, were awaited.
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United States intelligence agencies intercepted multiple inputs indicating that Iran possessed precise information regarding President Donald Trump's whereabouts in Ankara during the NATO summit last month, that prompted his secretive departure, according to a New York Times report.Two US...
