Oakland(US): Meta has agreed to pay USD 17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. California, Colorado, Kentucky and...
Tokyo: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday highlighted India's emergence as the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with nearly 250,000 startups established over the last decade, at the India–Japan Startup Roundtable here, according to an official statement. The roundtable brought together senior government representatives, investors,...
New Delhi: The Central government will start the sale of onions directly to consumers at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg in the national capital from Thursday to cool down soaring prices of the vegetable, which are hovering at Rs 55-60 per kg....
Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) Wednesday urged the US administration to ensure a fair and individual review of cases amid reports that it is considering revoking up to 200,000 B1 and B2 visas issued to foreign nationals who later applied for asylum. NAPA...
New Delhi: India is not facing a sugar shortage as adequate stocks are available to meet domestic demand until the new crushing season begins in October, the government said Wednesday. It clarified that the share of sugar diverted for ethanol production has declined from around...
Washington: The global economy has weathered the oil shock caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz "better than feared" due to various factors, including an investment boom in artificial intelligence, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said. "What started out as a US...
Washington: Trump administration has paused all immigrant visa applications across the world as the State Department aims to tighten restrictions and limit access to applicants who may become dependent on US "public benefits" reserved for qualified Americans, according to a report. According to a Financial...
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to increase potato production and make Odisha self-sufficient in the production of the tuber, the state government had launched Potato Mission in 2014-15. The scheme was implemented in 2015-16 with an initial outlay of Rs 50 crore. The allocation has since...
Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Successive floods in the state have caused significant damage to shrimp farming, leaving many smallholder farmers in districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleshwar facing losses just weeks before harvest. The swelling of the Budhabalanga River in late July, followed by flooding in the Baitarani and...
Toronto: Canada struck back at the United States Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about USD 20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbours escalated sharply. The tension threatened one of the...
Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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By Aakar Patel Headline from this week: “Pune Police withdraws conversion law provisions from 2 cases after officials find Act...
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