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“You can’t make technology leapfrog without using AI,” Amitabh Kant said. (File) New Delhi: India is poised to become a USD 5 trillion economy and the challenge for the country will be to grow at 8-9 per cent for the next three decades, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Thursday. Addressing an event organised…
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Indian-American Rajshree Keisham told a Congressional hearing the Manipur crisis is not a religious one New Delhi: The Manipur crisis is a complex web of internecine conflict marked by violence, mistrust, socio-political tensions and a deadly trifecta of insurgency, narcotics and illegal infiltration, which pose significant threats to India’s national security, but is not a…
Pakistan’s former PM Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Three names have haunted Nawaz Sharif in his political career – Abdul Waheed Kakar, Pervez Musharraf and Qamar Javed Bajwa. All three former Army chiefs in Pakistan sent Mr. Sharif packing as Prime…
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Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu Al-Haija speaks during an interview with the The Hindu at the Palestine Embassy in New Delhi, on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees in other countries despite the threat of Israeli bombing, said Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu…
The Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-3 mission seen on the moon’s surface in this image clicked through Pragyan Rover’s navigation camera. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Union Ministry of Education has defended the inclusion of references to mythology in the special reading module crafted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Chandrayaan-3…
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Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders condemned the arrest. Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parambans Singh Romana was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sharing a “morphed” video clip of a Punjabi singer purportedly making objectionable remarks against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, police said. According to an FIR registered against Mr…
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Ramesh Jagdish Sharma was cheated of Rs 10.35 lakh by his domestic help. Mumbai: A film producer was cheated of Rs 10.35 lakh allegedly by his domestic help in Andheri in Mumbai, a police official said on Thursday. Ramesh Jagdish Sharma, 65, producer of films like “Baaghi”, “Ek Tha Raja”, “Aakrosh”, “Pyaasa”, “Game”, which were…
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An Iranian court ordered US to pay $420 million in compensation to victims (Representational) Tehran, Iran: An Iranian court ordered the US government Thursday to pay $420 million in compensation to victims of an abortive 1980 operation to free hostages held at the US embassy, the judiciary said. Shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution toppled…
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Tax payers file their income-tax returns. As many as 7.41 crore I-T returns have been filed so far this year, which include 53 lakh first-time tax filers. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s tax base has widened sharply since 2013-14, with individuals moving up the income ladder and the proportion of super-rich taxpayers’ incomes…
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However, Nasscom welcomed ‘the Biden Administration’s recognition of the substantial gap in supply and demand for skilled workers’ The United States’ new proposed Rule to “modernise H1-B requirements” could align with new visa norms to boost STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) hiring within the country, warned Indian tech industry’s apex body Nasscom on Thursday….
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