A week after firing 28 employees for sit-in protests, Google has laid off at least 20 more from its workforce for protesting the company’s deal with Israel amid its conflict with Palestine, The Verge reported. The employees were reportedly protesting Google’s $1.2 billion cloud computing project – Project Nimbus – with the Israeli government With…
An Indian national travelling from Mumbai to Bangkok was intercepted & was found smuggling the diamonds concealed in packets of noodles inside his trolley bag. The customs department seized diamonds concealed in packets of noodles and gold hidden in body parts and baggage of passengers from the Mumbai airport recently. The goods were collectively valued…
When the glacial floods at Sikkim unfolded in late 2023, it was more of a shock than a surprise. A research paper published about four years earlier accurately predicted the events with precise details. GLOFs or Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, are ticking bombs sitting in the lap of Himalayas with the potential to sweep away…
New Delhi/Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh has filed a complaint over r a widely-circulated deepfake video that showed him endorsing a political party. While the video – an interview he gave to the news agency ANI during his recent visit to Varanasi – is genuine, the audio was generated through an AI-enabled tool. In the deepfake,…
Arvind Kejriwal is in custody by virtue of the court’s orders, said Delhi HC, pulling up the petitioner, asking if he had “good attendance in law school.” The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking the release of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on “extraordinary interim bail” in all criminal cases registered by…
The Calcutta High Court on April 22 declared as null and void the recruitment process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, ordering cancellation of all appointments made through it. A division bench comprising justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi also directed the CBI to undertake further investigation…
The Bharatiya Janata Party secured its first victory in the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, as its candidate from Gujarat’s Surat constituency won uncontested, state chief minister Bhupendra Patel said. This victory came after the nomination of the main opposition Congress candidates was rejected, and other candidates withdrew their nominations. Hearty congratulations and best wishes…
The UPSC civil services exam 2023 results were announced on Tuesday and Aditya Srivastava from Lucknow topped the prestigious exams with AIR 1. The total number of finally qualified candidates stood at 1,016, comprising 664 men and 352 women. Among them is Ayan Jain who secured AIR 16. Coincidentally, his elder brother Arth Jain had…
Himalaya Harbinger Elections are an occasion when the politicians are compelled to reach out to the people. However, the politicians often talk about emotive issues rather than the real issues that the people are concerned about This is seen on the ground when one climbs the hills of Uttarakhand that goes to polls on April…
The original Aadhaar cards submitted by two suspects, wanted in connection with the firing at actor Salman Khan’s Bandra residence, for a rent agreement and bike purchase documents helped police to establish their identities, an official said on Tuesday. After identifying them, police used human and technical intelligence to track them. Joint teams of the…
