US House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary; shows GOP ‘vulnerability’
Washington, Feb 7 - The Republicans led House of Representatives failed to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary Alejadra Mayorkas on charges of treason, bribery or high crimes and misdemeanours, which shows the GOPs "vulnerability" and speaker Mike Johnson's "incompetence".
Mobile phone manufacturing up 1,700% in last 10 yrs, exports up 5,600%: MoS IT
New Delhi, Feb 7 - The mobile phone manufacturing has increased from an estimated Rs 18,900 crore in 2014-15 to an estimated Rs 3,50,000 crore in 2022-23, making an impressive increase in production by more than 1,700 per cent, the government said on
Trump to challenge appeals court order denying him immunity in legal cases
Washington, Feb 7 - Former President Donald Trump has decided to file a plea in the US supreme court against a ruling of the appeals court that rejected all of his presidential immunity defences.
Turmoil in Pakistan if polls stand disputed, says report
Islamabad, Feb 7 - With Pakistan's 10th general elections set to take place on Thursday (February 8), a report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) predicts the country is inching towards contested polls, the media reported on Wednesday.
Apple wins Apple Watch antitrust lawsuit with AliveCor
San Francisco, Feb 7 - Apple has won its ongoing legal battle with the US-based medical device company AliveCor over the Apple Watch's heart monitoring technology.
Not much excitement in markets ahead of RBI policy meet: Report
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Emkay Global Financial Services has said that there is not much excitement in the markets, ahead of the upcoming MPC meet as most are expecting it to be a non-event with traces of dovishness similar to Dec-23.
‘I quit Shiv Sena after telling Balasaheb’: Raj Thackeray’s jibes at turncoats
Mumbai, Feb 7 - A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) awarded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded by Sharad Pawar and its symbol ‘Clock’ to the breakaway faction of Ajit Pawar, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) reacted to the current
Microsoft to help India become an AI world leader: Satya Nadella
Mumbai, Feb 7 - As India embarks on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) journey, Microsoft will help the country become self-reliant by fostering a skilled AI workforce and empowering every sector and industry to transform with AI, the company’s Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella,
Veg thali prices up, non-veg meal costs come down in Jan
Chennai, Feb 7 - At their homes, vegetarians spent 5 per cent more per thali in January 2024 as compared to January 2023 due to higher prices paid for onion, tomato, rice and pulses, as per a report by CRISIL Market Intelligence &
India exports bananas to Russia after Moscow stops purchase from Ecuador
New Delhi, Feb 7 - India has started supplying bananas to Russia with export volumes planned to be increased in the future, media reports said.
Philippines’ unemployment rate drops to decades-low in Dec, 2023
Manila, Feb 7 - Philippines logged drop in unemployment rate to 3.1 per cent in December, 2023, the lowest since 2005, the country's statistics authority said on Wednesday.
Nitish Kumar to meet PM Modi in Delhi today
Patna, Feb 7 - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
AWS launches 1st space tech accelerator programme in India
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday launched the first space tech accelerator programme in India with support from T-Hub and Minfy.
Kevin Spacey to pay $1 million in ‘House of Cards’ settlement
Los Angeles, Feb 7 - 'House Of Cards' actor Kevin Spacey will pay $1 million to the production company behind the show, to settle claims that he sexually harassed young male staffers on the show.
Tata partners Microsoft to provide calling solutions on Teams for Indian enterprises
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Tata Communications on Wednesday announced that it partnered with Microsoft to provide flexibility in collaboration and connectivity on Microsoft Teams for enterprises in India.
Sensex slips below 72K mark
New Delhi, Feb 7 - BSE Sensex slipped into the red in the morning trade on Wednesday giving up its initial gains.
Zimbabwe sees drop in cholera cases
Harare, Feb 7 - Zimbabwe recorded drop in cholera cases after implementation of a raft of measures by the government to control the outbreak.
Mutual funds holding in NSE companies at all-time high
New Delhi, Feb 7 - The share of domestic Mutual Funds (MFs) in companies listed on NSE rose to an all-time high of 8.81 per cent as on December 31, 2023, from 8.73 per cent as on September 30, 2023, powered by strong
Microsoft to skill 2 mn Indians in AI, to further invest in country: Satya Nadella
Bengaluru, Feb 7 - Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced that the company will train more than two million people in India in generative AI skills, to address talent shortage in the AI era.
Restrictions imposed on Internet, mob gathering in J&K’s Poonch & Rajouri
Jammu, Feb 7 - After Parliament gave nod to the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahari community in J&K, authorities on Wednesday imposed restrictions on Internet and mob gathering in Poonch and Rajouri districts.