• Saturday, May 04, 2024

FIR against Facebook executive, 2 others over posts

An FIR has been filed here against a senior Facebook executive and two users of the social media platform for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, police said on Tuesday. The case was lodged at Kabir Nagar police station late Monday night based on the complaint of Awesh Tiwari, a Raipur-based journalist…

Ashok Leyland to ‘reconfigure’ the company for sustainable growth, says…

Ashok Leyland chairman Dheeraj G Hinduja has said that the company is re-examining the business and operating models in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and is looking to ‘reconfigure’ the Hinduja group firm for sustainable growth. Addressing the shareholders, Hinduja added that the long-term outlook for the commercial vehicle…

Take right precautions in season of tropical and vector-borne diseases:…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens on Tuesday to take precautions during the ongoing monsoon season, noting that this is the time when tropical and vector-borne diseases spread. The government is also closely monitoring the situation and ensuring care to those affected, he said. "This is the season of tropical…

Facebook in India storm after hate speech claims

Facebook is in the eye of a political storm in India after claims it failed to take action against hate speech posts by a Hindu nationalist lawmaker out of fear for its business interests. India is US-based Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp’s biggest market in terms of users, and…

Trump ‘elevated’ India-US ties, ‘solidified’ partnership in ways not seen…

DONALD TRUMP elevated US-India ties and cemented the partnership between the two countries in ways not seen in any previous administrations, the White House has said. And the US president will continue to build this critical partnership in the years to come, it asserted. “President Trump has prioritised US-India relationship…

Dr Ravi Solanki wins award for COVID-19 work in UK

An Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling COVID-19 throughout the UK. Ravi Solanki, a physician working on neurodegenerative diseases, along with Raymond Siems, an engineer working in machine learning, were awarded…

Kriti Sanon to play a superheroine in Krrish 4?

Without an ounce of doubt, Krrish is one of the most successful sci-fi films Bollywood has ever produced. Starring Hrithik Roshan in the titular role, the franchise has released three blockbuster films so far and plans for the next installment are currently underway. Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan is planning to mount Krrish 4 on a…

Rural health crisis in India as the country may become…

INDIA’s government grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak that threatens to become the world’s most severe, reports The Times. India is the third-worst-hit country for Covid-19 cases, and catching up quickly with the US and Brazil in first and second place. Over 50,000 Indians have died since the outbreak began — the…

Did Sonakshi Sinha take a sly dig at Kangana Ranaut?

We all know that the word ‘nepotism’ was made famous by Kangana Ranaut when she spoke about it on Koffee With Karan. There were then a lot of debates about nepotism in the industry and after Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise; the discussion on the topic has once again begun. Recently, while…

Back to the paddy fields. COVID smashes Indian middle-class dreams

Until late March, Ashish Kumar was helping to make plastic boxes for Ferrero Rocher praline chocolates and the plastic spoons tucked inside Kinder Joy eggs to scoop out the milky sweet cream inside. With a diploma in plastic mould technology, the 20-year-old had a foot on his chosen career ladder.…

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