New Delhi: Well-known cine star-turned-politician Kamal Haasan Friday took on American businessman Elon Musk, strongly defending India’s choice based on national interest and security safeguards as “non-negotiable” on the billionaire’s “why still no license?” allegation on his satellite communications company, Starlink, launch delay here. “Mr...
New Delhi: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Friday took another swipe at billionaire Mukesh Ambani over Starlink's entry into India, calling him "Dear Prime Minister Ambani,” and accusing him of seeking to maintain a monopoly and questioning whether he would allow the satellite internet...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps track of the use of social media by CMs of various states and shared with him a chart revealing how those heads of state are utilising those digital platforms. Noting that...
New Delhi: Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Friday asserted that satellite communications services can only start after clearance from the home ministry and questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for siding with US business tycoon Elon Musk on his allegations against the government. Speaking to the media...
Washington: Microsoft defended its use of H-1B visas, saying 80 per cent of its approximately 6,000 applications last fiscal year involved existing employees rather than new hires, as the Trump administration suspended the company's ability to sponsor foreign workers through a key employment-based green-card programme....
New Delhi: The government Thursday slammed US business tycoon Elon Musk over his allegations that Starlink's satcom services are being blocked, and made it clear that demonstrating compliance with security norms is an absolute must for every satcom licensee in the country. The government also...
New Delhi: The government Thursday refuted a social media post by billionaire Elon Musk, which claimed that India’s regulatory framework for satellite communication services is being applied in a “discriminatory manner. The Centre described as “baseless and misconceived” the remarks by SpaceX Founder and CEO...
Washington: In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a miraculous bird with a cyclical pattern of life and death, perishing in flames only to rise again from the ashes. Astronomers have now found a world that rightly can be called a phoenix planet. Researchers said this...
New Delhi: Meta Wednesday announced a series of new AI-powered measures aimed at strengthening its fight against child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram, as the company revealed it took action against 5.3 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content in India during the first...
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his urgent intervention for the appointment of a regular CMD of BSNL and an end to the additional-charge arrangement that has continued for over two years. The RSS-affiliated labour union...
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