New Delhi: Around 200 SpiceJet passengers protested at the Delhi airport as their flights to Dubai were rescheduled multiple times and faced inordinate delay since Monday, according to a source. Two flights SG 5111 and SG 5105 were scheduled to depart for Dubai in the...
New Delhi: Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters to appropriate law enforcement agencies, government sources said Tuesday, asserting that online safety of children is a "fundamental principle" for any social media platform operating in India and absolutely "non-negotiable". The government will take action...
Bhubaneswar: Skywatchers in Bhubaneswar and several parts of Odisha were treated to a spectacular celestial sight Monday evening as the bright planet Venus appeared alongside the Moon near the horizon, creating a striking visual spectacle. The astronomical event involved a lunar occultation of Venus, in...
Bhubaneswar: One of the five baby orangutans quarantined at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar since September 8 has developed fever, prompting authorities to remain on alert over the health condition of the animals, which are not native to India. Official sources said one of the...
New York: The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months, AI could be capable of leading a swarm...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that increasing geopolitical tensions are adversely impacting ordinary lives globally, emphasising that BRICS must unite to address these challenges and drive inclusive growth, particularly across the Global South. In an address at the BRICS summit, the...
Washington: US has finalised high anti-dumping and countervailing duties on the import of solar cells and panels from India and two other countries, contending that producers and exporters benefited from unfair government subsidies and harmed American industry. The US Department of Commerce, on Friday, announced...
New Delhi: BRICS leaders Saturday called for practical measures to make cross-border payments among member countries faster, cheaper, more transparent and secure, as the grouping seeks to deepen financial cooperation. In the New Delhi Declaration, the grouping recognised the need for harnessing the collective potential...
New Delhi: BRICS countries Saturday called for stronger energy security through diversified supply sources, resilient infrastructure and stable energy markets, while acknowledging that fossil fuels will continue to play an important role in the global energy mix, particularly for emerging and developing economies. "We acknowledge...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has identified 185 sites for setting up small hydro power projects, Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) Vishal Kumar Dev said Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholder dialogue on small hydro power development in Bhubaneswar, Dev said Odisha, which accounts for nearly...
By Dilip Cherian The next big change in India’s babudom may not come through another cadre reform or a new...
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The alleged suicide by a second-year B. Tech student of the prestigious IIT Bombay, one of India’s most premier institutes,...
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Political satire, which in the present social media age also assumes the form of memes, is a healthy process of...
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Almost ten years ago on 8 November 2016 when PM Narendra Modi personally, in a highly insensitive and arbitrary manner,...
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