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UK communities secretary Steve Reed LONDON: Sikh, Hindu, Christian and Muslim groups have written to UK communities secretary Steve Reed calling for govt’s proposed Islamophobia definition to be “abandoned” as it would stifle free speech.The UK govt established a working group in Feb 2025 to develop a proposed definition of Islamophobia to provide govt with…
India and the United States are continuing discussions on a possible trade agreement, with both sides seeing scope for a deal, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday, PTI reported.“Both sides are engaged (in trade deal talks)… and both sides feel that there can be a trade deal,” Agrawal told reporters, indicating that conversations between…
India on Friday said it is closely monitoring developments around a proposed US legislation that seeks to impose steep tariffs of up to 500% on countries procuring Russian crude oil, amid growing pressure from Washington, PTI reported.“We are aware of the proposed bill. We are closely following the developments,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) on Thursday denied reports claiming that it had directed edits to the blockbuster Hindi film Dhurandhar, asserting that no instructions were issued by the government to mute words or revise dialogues.Responding to reports that the Ranveer Singh–starrer’s theatrical cut was altered following ministry intervention, the I&B…
California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax faces fierce opposition from tech leaders like Palmer Luckey, who warns of forced asset sales and financial ruin for entrepreneurs. Critics decry the measure as government overreach, potentially driving away innovation and talent, while proponents argue it addresses wealth inequality and funds essential services. Palmer Luckey, cofounder of defense technology…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Alex Spiro, a high-profile attorney who has represented tech leaders like Elon Musk and WeWork founder Adam Neumann, has issued an ultimatum to California governor Gavin Newsom: If the proposed “Billionaire Tax Act” is passed, the state’s wealthiest residents will move out. He sent the ‘warning’ in a letter to the…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s bus ride to Lahore in February 1999 India’s beloved former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remained unmarried his entire life, but there was a time when he was proposed to by a woman, a Pakistani woman to be precise. On the late prime minister’s 101st birth anniversary on Thursday, defence minister Rajnath…
A US court has given its final approval for the proposed settlement of class action lawsuits against Infosys McCamish, according to a BSE filing by Infosys on Saturday.Under the proposed terms, Infosys McCamish Systems had agreed to pay $17.5 million into a fund to settle all the pending class action lawsuits related to a cybersecurity…
It’s often said that sometimes real life is stranger than fiction, and rightly so! In a bizarre incident, a Japanese woman recently got married to her artificial intelligence (AI) partner that she created using ChatGPT, reported Reuters. What’s even more amusing is the fact that the woman was previously engaged to her human partner; but,…
Investors may soon be able to trade Wall Street benchmark Nasdaq for almost all day!Nasdaq, the tech heavy benchmark, is preparing to seek regulatory approval to introduce near-continuous stock trading, as international interest in US equities continues to rise, pushing exchanges to rethink traditional market hours, Reuters reported.The exchange operator, which lists technology giants including…
