Apple deepening its India ecosystem with building network of local vendors: Union Minister

Apple deepening its India ecosystem with building network of local vendors: Union Minister

New Delhi, May 13 - Union Minister and BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Monday, said that with the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme now well in place, global tech giants like Apple are deepening their ecosystems by building a network of local

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India’s forest cover increased consistently over last 15 years: Environment Ministry at UN forum

India’s forest cover increased consistently over last 15 years: Environment Ministry at UN forum

New Delhi, May 12 - India's forest cover saw a consistent increase over the last 15 years, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said at the recently concluded United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in the US.

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Manufacturing, retail sectors join tech hiring wave in India: Report

Manufacturing, retail sectors join tech hiring wave in India: Report

Bengaluru, May 13 - Driven by various government initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, the manufacturing sector, along with retail, have joined the tech hiring wave in the country, a report showed on Monday.

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Musk gets court reprieve in fight against Australian govt, says not trying to win anything

Musk gets court reprieve in fight against Australian govt, says not trying to win anything

New Delhi, May 13 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on Monday, won over the Australian government after a court overturned a legal block by the country's regulator directing the removal of footage of a stabbing attack in Sydney on X social media platform.

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South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry

South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry

Seoul, May 13 - South Korea will push to set up a package worth over 10 trillion won ($7.28 billion) to support the chip industry as part of efforts to boost the competitiveness of the critical industry and to prop up economic growth,

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EVs, green hydrogen to propel India’s journey towards net-zero target by 2070: Experts

EVs, green hydrogen to propel India’s journey towards net-zero target by 2070: Experts

New Delhi, May 12 - The faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the National Hydrogen Mission and other such initiatives will propel India's journey towards a net-zero target by 2070, eminent scientists and thought leaders have said.

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Indian tech leaders stand behind Ola’s Bhavish in his fight against Microsoft & LinkedIn

Indian tech leaders stand behind Ola’s Bhavish in his fight against Microsoft & LinkedIn

New Delhi, May 12 - Indian tech industry leaders have come out in support of Ola Founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, after his tirade against Microsoft-owned LinkedIn for deleting his posts and "bullying Indians" into agreeing with the Big Tech platforms or cancelling

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Meta ‘super greedy’ at claiming credit for ad campaigns: Elon Musk

Meta ‘super greedy’ at claiming credit for ad campaigns: Elon Musk

New Delhi, May 12 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta is "super greedy" at taking credit for advertisers who run campaigns on its platform.

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Hyundai Motor beats Volkswagen in Q1 operating profit

Hyundai Motor beats Volkswagen in Q1 operating profit

Seoul, May 12 - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group beat Volkswagen Group to rank second after Toyota Group in operating profit for the January-March period, their earnings data showed on Sunday.

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More playtime outside, limiting gaming help China fight kids’ sedentary behaviour

More playtime outside, limiting gaming help China fight kids’ sedentary behaviour

New Delhi, May 13 - In a world-first, China's recent laws on increasing play time outside, while limiting online gaming and homework have shown promise to fight surging sedentary behaviour in children, according to a study on Monday.

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Junior doctors will lose a year unless they return by this week: South Korea

Junior doctors will lose a year unless they return by this week: South Korea

Seoul, May 13 - South Korea's Second Vice Health Minister, Park Min-soo, on Monday, said that junior doctors may face a one-year delay in getting medical fellowships unless they return to work by the end of this week.

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Zydus gets final nod from USFDA to market generic arthritis drug

Zydus gets final nod from USFDA to market generic arthritis drug

New Delhi, May 11 - Indian drug maker Zydus Lifesciences on Saturday announced receiving final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market a generic medication for arthritis and other conditions.

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Platforms like Linkedin will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel us out: Ola CEO

Platforms like Linkedin will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel us out: Ola CEO

New Delhi, May 11 - In a hard-hitting post, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday said that Big Tech platforms like LinkedIn will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel them out and if they can do this to him,

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Solar storm hits SpaceX’s Starlink satellites

Solar storm hits SpaceX’s Starlink satellites

New Delhi, May 11 - Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, on Saturday, warned users of a "degraded service" as the biggest geomagnetic storm struck the Earth due to solar activity in a very long time.

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1 in 3 executives to leave job if asked to return to office globally: Report

1 in 3 executives to leave job if asked to return to office globally: Report

New Delhi, May 11 - As most organisations globally implement return-to-office (RTO) policies, there is still resistance among employees and one in three of the executives presented with a RTO obligation say they will leave their current employer for that reason.

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal decides to ditch Microsoft Cloud after LinkedIn saga

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal decides to ditch Microsoft Cloud after LinkedIn saga

New Delhi, May 11 - Taking on Satya Nadella-run Microsoft after a frustrated experience with LinkedIn, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday announced to leave the tech giant’s Azure cloud services and move the entire workload of his company to his

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Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week

Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week

New Delhi, May 11 - More than $320 million has been raised by 24 Indian startups in funding this week, which includes 7 growth-stage deals and 13 early-stage deals.

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This WhatsApp feature will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures

This WhatsApp feature will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures

New Delhi, May 11 - Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature that will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures on iOS.

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CERT-In finds vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes, Google Chrome

CERT-In finds vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes, Google Chrome

New Delhi, May 11 - The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users of vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome for desktop which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary

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India under PM Modi a global case study on how to become a resilient economy: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India under PM Modi a global case study on how to become a resilient economy: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, May 11 - Union Minister and BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Saturday that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a global case study on how to emerge as a resilient economy amid myriad

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