Month: July 2024

Vistara Offers Voluntary Retirement To Staff Ahead Of Air India Merger

July 30, 2024 admin

Vistara has around more than 6,500 employees, including permanent and contract staff. New Delhi: Vistara has offered voluntary retirement as well as voluntary separation schemes for its non-flying staff, ahead of the full service carrier’s merger with Air India, according to officials. A joint venture between the Tatas and Singapore Airlines, Vistara has around more…

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UAE blocks meetings between AI firm G42 and U.S. congressional staffers, spokesperson says

July 30, 2024 admin

Representational image of the flag of the United Arab Emirates [File] | Photo Credit: AP The United Arab Emirates scuttled meetings this month between U.S. Congressional staffers and G42 after U.S. lawmakers raised concerns the Emirati AI firm could transfer powerful U.S. AI technology to China, according to a congressional spokesperson. The UAE Ambassador to…

World

PM Modi at CII Post-Budget Conference: Global investors looking at India, don’t miss this ‘golden chance’

July 30, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during CII post budget conference, in New Delhi on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 30 addressed a post-Budget session hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Mr. Modi said investors from across the world are keenly looking at India and the…

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First Time In 124 years: Manu Bhaker Makes Olympics History For India With Second Bronze

July 30, 2024 admin

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won historic bronze medal in mixed team event© AFP India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker and her partner Sarabjot Singh earned the country another bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The duo defeated the Korean pair of Wonho Lee and Jin ye Ohin in the mixed team…

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Speeding Driver Kills Ecuadorian Politician’s Daughter In Front Of Fiance

July 30, 2024 admin

Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida was hit by a Mercedes while crossing the road on March 16 2022. A court has heard that Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, the daughter of an Ecuadorian politician, was cruelly killed in front of her fiance, Michael Williams, by a speeding Mercedes. The 28-year-old was crossing a road close…

World

No rethinking on supporting Chinese investments in India: Goyal

July 30, 2024 admin

Union Minister Piyush Goyal addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on July 30 said there is no rethinking in the government to support foreign direct investments (FDI) from China as was pitched by the Economic Survey recently. He said it…

Business

India’s gold demand dips 5% to 149.7 tonnes in June quarter on high prices: WGC

July 30, 2024 admin

Representational image of gold bars and gold pellets | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s gold demand declined 5% to 149.7 tonnes during the June quarter, due to record high prices, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report on Tuesday. The gold demand stood at 158.1 tonnes during the corresponding quarter of the previous…

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1 Dead, Over 140 Fall Sick After Eating Grilled Eel In Japan

July 30, 2024 admin

Consumed worldwide Grilled eel or unagi is a popular summer delicacy in Japan (Representational) Yokohama, Japan: Grilled eel, or unagi, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store’s president said. Shinji Kaneko of Keikyu Department Store…

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Facebook Apologises For Mistakenly Censoring Iconic Photo Of Bleeding Donald Trump

July 30, 2024 admin

The photo shows Donald Trump raising his fist after an assassination attempt. Facebook has acknowledged that it mistakenly identified a widely shared image of Donald Trump as “altered.” Facebook’s algorithms detected the image, which depicts Trump raising his fist in the air following an assassination attempt, and labelled it as possibly deceptive. Platform X users…

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India’s Predicted XI vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: Sanju Samson To Be Benched Again?

July 30, 2024 admin

There will be no let-up in intensity but some fresh faces are expected to find a spot in the playing XI as India take on Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I of the series. Under the leadership of new coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, the tourists wouldn’t be aiming…

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