Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently convened a roundtable meeting with a group of top global tech CEOs, including Google’s Sundar Pichai and Nvidia‘s Jensen Huang. During the meeting, Huang lauded Modi as “an incredible student” for his keen interest in technology and AI.“I’ve enjoyed so many meetings with the Prime Minister. He’s such an…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Monday issued a show cause notice to the company that allegedly supplied adulterated ghee to Tirupati’s Sri Venkateswara temple after it failed the quality test.According to the ministry, it received samples from 4 companies, out of which adulteration was found in one company’s sample.Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh chief minister…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday responded to accusations of “victim shaming” as the opposition criticised her remarks on the death of 26-year-old chartered accountant. Anna Sebastian Perayil reportedly died due to extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young (EY). Reacting to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi’s accusation, Sitharaman clarified that…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Monday approved a proposal to rename Pune’s international airport as ‘Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Airport’. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Eknath Shinde, with the proposal now set to be forwarded to the Centre for final approval.Chief minister Shinde announced the decision in…
Representative image The exports of gems and jewellery from India in August witnessed a decline of 18.79 per cent to USD 2012.51 million as compared to USD 2478.23 million for the same period last year, according to data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council GJEPC). This decline in exports can be attributed…
NEW DELHI: The prime suspect in the horrific murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose dismembered body was found stuffed into a refrigerator, has been identified by the authorities, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Monday.“It is being investigated from all angles. The prime suspect has been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest him,”…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan‘s car got stuck in a muddy pothole on Monday due to heavy rains in Baharagora in Jharkhand. He was en route to a public rally ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.Chouhan had to abandon the vehicle after it became immobilised, and was quickly escorted by his security…
Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, but few know that his remarkable career was nearly cut short before it even began due to a rare heart condition.At the age of 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with tachycardia, a condition that caused his heart to beat abnormally fast, even…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kanagana Ranaut on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “transcending human limitations” and working round the clock.In a social media post on X, Kangana talked about the “limitation” common people face while travelling to the United States and in comparision, praised PM Modi for transcending this.“When we go to the…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday hit out at Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of having a history of disrespecting the Sikh community. Shah also called on him to apologise for his recent remarks about the community at an event in the United States.Addressing…
