The Union government has proposed fresh amendments to the National Anti Doping Act to criminalise the trafficking and distribution of banned substances to athletes, with a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh for offenders, including medical practitioners who knowingly prescribe prohibited drugs.The proposed amendments have…
The Centre has provided ‘Y’ category armed security cover to senior TMC neta and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with protection deployed from May 19, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministry of home affairs extended the security cover by CISF – a central armed police force primarily tasked with safeguarding…
How did Larry Ellisonstart with nothing and end up the world’s second-richest man? Tech billionaire Larry Ellison once struggled so much to pay the utility bills that kept his workshop running that he had to ask energy companies for extra time. Decades later, the business tycoon had no trouble writing a $300 million cheque to…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with the Trump administration over a proposal that could give the US government a stake in the company. As part of the discussions, OpenAI may donate some of its shares to seed a public wealth fund, a report claims.According to a CNBC report, Altman is in ongoing…
Is the fallout from Pakistan’s terror policy now reaching its fields and farms? With India keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, a severe water shortage across Sindh and Balochistan is fuelling fears of an “economic massacre” in agricultural regions.Months after New Delhi put the decades-old treaty in abeyance following the Pakistan-sponsored Pahalgam terror attack,…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday upped the ante against the Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged ethanol scam in Madhya Pradesh, claiming that the state has become the epicentre of corruption and plunder under the saffron party’s government.In a social media post on X, Kharge said the public’s rightful grain was being…
Microsoft has announced new human rights and security measures after completing an internal inquiry into how the Israeli military used its cloud technology for the surveillance of Palestinians. The company said it will strengthen oversight of projects linked to national security agencies and review how employees handle security clearances issued by foreign governments. The move…
Atleast 12 feared dead after fire engulfs coaching centre-cum gaming zone NEW DELHI: Several young students have been killed after massive fire broke out at a coaching-cum-gaming zone in Lucknow’s Aliganj area on Monday, while several others are reported to have suffered injuries.Fourteen fire tenders, including a hydraulic platform vehicle, were pressed into service after…
Mamdani-backed 3 candidates projected to sweep NY Democratic House primaries. Photo Credit: ANI All three candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primary races on Tuesday, boosting the Democratic Party’s progressive wing in America’s largest city. The victories included defeats for two incumbents and a win in the open 7th Congressional District,…
Jeff Bezos has fired back at those who are predicting that artificial intelligence (AI) will cause widespread job destruction. The Amazon founder argued that the booming technology will usher in a successful new era of civilisational wealth and human productivity. Bezos also spoke about his new $41 billion AI venture, Prometheus, dismissing the dark economic…