As Nepal plunged into a crisis, PM Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to discuss the developments in the country, saying the violence witnessed there was heart-rending. Modi said he was anguished that many young people had lost their lives and appealed to all “brothers and sisters” in Nepal…
Oracle is reportedly laying off employees in its cloud unit, impacting teams in both India and the US, according to a report by Data Center Dynamics. BENGALURU: Oracle India employees say project update emails have increasingly created unease, especially after recent layoffs, with many viewing them as a proxy for job cuts. Oracle, which employs…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over the escalating unrest in Nepal, calling the violence “heart-rending” and urging citizens of the neighbouring country to maintain peace and order.After returning from his visit to flood-hit Himachal Pradesh, Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting in New Delhi to review the situation….
Neel Dutt is set to make his filmmaking debut with Biye Fiye Niye, a romantic drama on the chaos and crises of Indian weddings. The film features Shrimoyee Ghosh, Alkaria Hashmi & Anusha Viswanathan. Neel co-wrote the script with Sawon Chakraborty who also acted in the film, Ushnak Basu & Arnab Ghosh. “I’ve worked with…
NEW DELHI: NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday elected as the 15th Vice-President of India bagging 452 votes against the opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy’s 300. Announcing the result, Rajya Sabha Secretary General and Returning Officer P C Mody said 767 MPs had cast their votes out of the total valid electors of…
MUMBAI: An unidentified man in naval uniform walked into Navy Nagar, the Navy’s residential area in Colaba where entry is restricted, convinced a junior sailor on sentry duty that he was sent to relieve him of his charge, and fled with an INSAS rifle and two magazines loaded with 40 live cartridges last Saturday.The security…
NEW DELHI: India has advised its citizens to “defer travel (to Nepal) until the situation has stabilised. Airlines including Indian carriers, have suspended flights as Kathmandu Airport (KTM) was closed on Tuesday afternoon when Gen Z protestors set fire nearby. A few flights between Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru were able to operate…
HIRE Act proposes 25% tax on companies for hiring foreign workers. Amid MAGA talks of taxing companies for hiring foreign workers or banning them from hiring Indians, senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has introduced the HIRE Act (Halting International Relocation of Employment), vowing protection of American workers from jobs getting outsourced by US companies. The Act,…
“Stop the ban on social media. Stop corruption, not social media,” chanted thousands of young protesters outside Nepal’s Parliament, waving red and blue national flags. The rally, dubbed the protest of Gen Z, broadly defined as those born between 1995 and 2010, was not only about the government’s sudden clampdown on 26 online platforms. It…
CP Radhakrishnan, Vice President of India NEW DELHI: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor, was on Tuesday elected as the 15th Vice President of India after securing 452 first-preference votes. Opposition candidate Justice (retd.) B Sudershan Reddy polled 300 votes, secretary-general of Rajya Sabha and Returning Officer PC Mody announced.Mody said that…
