In Bengal, the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered sharp political controversy, with allegations that large numbers of people risk being struck off voter lists. But in Kalimpong’s Tibetan settlement, many residents recall the experience of voter verification very differently — as a process that recognised settled communities rather than excluding them.In…
His remarks came as the US reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the “end of America’s evils”. It further warned that other oil and gas export routes serving the interests of the US and its allies could also be shut.Iran has also ruled…
Kudankulam nuclear power plant NEW DELHI: India has moved closer to opening its nuclear power sector to foreign investment, with the Atomic Energy Commission approving a new foreign direct investment (FDI) framework, an official indicated.Speaking at a workshop in Delhi recently, Seema S Jain, member (finance) from the Department of Atomic Energy, said the policy…
Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey’ continued its dream run at the Indian box office. Headlined by Matt Damon, the epic fantasy adventure has crossed the Rs 70 crore milestone within its opening weekend. ‘The Odyssey’ box office collection Day 3 As per a report on sacnilk, the film has already become Nolan’s biggest opener in India….
T’puram: Nearly two years after the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides devastated parts of Wayanad, records accessed under the RTI Act show that the Kerala govt has directly spent only Rs 102.6 crore from its own funds for relief and rehabilitation, reports KP Saikiran.According to the disaster management department’s response, this entire amount was drawn from the state…
Biodegradable seagrass pod design. Credit: Walailak University Marine scientists in Thailand are placing young seagrass shoots inside 3D-printed bioplastic shelters because strong waves and hungry sea creatures keep destroying new transplants before they can grow roots.The trial is taking place in the waters surrounding Koh Lidi, two small islands inside Mu Ko Phetra National Park…
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Treasury bench MPs condemned opposition for politicising the NEET-UG paper leak issue and recent protests, as they highlighted how govt has taken steps in the right direction to address concerns by holding dialogue with students…
Artificial intelligence is changing how companies work, but it is not triggering a collapse in employment, according to Denis Machuel, CEO of staffing company Adecco Group. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the chief executive of Europe’s largest HR and staffing company cited employment data collected since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
By: Yogesh NagarkotiBAGESHWAR: A destination wedding at a riverside cremation site in Uttarakhand’s Almora district has triggered outrage, prompting the administration to order a probe and issue notice to the resort management that facilitated the event.The ceremony took place on April 25 at the confluence of the Ramganga and Badangad rivers in Marchula area of…
A group of Amazon engineers have stood up against their own employer at a Seattle City Council hearing, criticising tech giants for pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure while simultaneously slashing thousands of human staff. According to a report by Fortune, the workers pointed out an ‘irony’: Big Tech companies…