A consortium led by global asset manager BlackRock, along with chipmaker Nvidia and tech giant Microsoft, is set to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services major Macquarie in a deal valued at around $40 billion.The acquisition underscores the tech sector’s escalating race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure — from chips and servers to…
The United States has detained a well-known Indian-origin scholar, Ashley Tellis, on charges of unlawfully retaining national defence information. According to the affidavit filed by US authorities, more than 1,000 pages of classified documents were found at Tellis’s home in Virginia after investigations.A federal court in Virginia ordered the arrest of Tellis, who has worked…
PM Modi and Samrat Chaudhary (file) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its third and final list of 18 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, thereby naming nominees for all 101 seats it is contesting under the NDA seat-sharing arrangement.With this list, the BJP has completed its share of candidate…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adtiyanath on Wednesday gave a terse warning to hoodlums who indulge in eve-teasing. He said: “Agar Yamraj ka ticket chahiye to beti ko cher kar dekh lo (Try teasing a daughter only if you want a meet Yamraj – the Hindu God of death).The CM made the statement at an event…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) HR head Sudeep Kunnumal recently addressed concerns over potential layoffs at the IT giant. Speaking during the company’s Q2 earnings call earlier this month, Kunnumal said that TCS is not “chasing a target” when it comes to job cuts. Instead, the IT firm said it will evaluate “everyone”. During the earnings…
KOLKATA: The police are planning to conduct a Test Identification (TI) parade so that the Durgapur gang rape victim can identify and confirm whether the arrested individuals were indeed the perpetrators of the crime that took place on the night of October 10, an official said on Wednesday.The police will move the court seeking permission…
India’s merchandise exports to the United States fell 11.93% to $5.46 billion in September amid Washington’s 50% tariff on Indian goods, while imports from the US rose 11.78% to $3.98 billion, according to data from the commerce ministry.During April–September FY26, exports to the US grew 13.37% to $45.82 billion, while imports increased 9% to $25.6…
Kirti Vardhan Singh at the ministerial (@KVSinghMPGonda) Welcoming the agreement on the first phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, the Indian government urged all parties to honour their respective commitments, saying this could set the stage for subsequent follow up steps“We hope that the first phase will serve as the initial step towards…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah looks as West Indies’ Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales run between the wickets to score on the fourth day of the second cricket test match between India and West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct.13, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah lashed out…
Police said the accused, Dr Mahendra Reddy, who works at Victoria Hospital, confessed to killing his wife, Dr Kritika Reddy, a dermatologist at the same hospital, six months ago. BENGALURU: A city-based surgeon has been charged with murdering his newlywed wife, a dermatologist, by allegedly administering repeated overdoses of anaesthesia under the pretext of treatment….
