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New Delhi: Harvard University economist Kenneth Rogoff on Wednesday said the high tariffs on several countries, including India, and the steep H-1B visa fee hike imposed by the Trump administration will hold back the US economic growth. US President Donald Trump's decision to increase the application fee for H-1B visas is expected to impact Indian nationals, who accounted for almost 70 per cent of all such visas issued in the last few years. "The new visa rules were done in a very haphazard ma ...Read More >
Hurun India Rich List 2025: Ambani, Adani, Roshni Nadar Lead Nation's Wealth Surge India's wealth creation engine continues to accelerate, with a record 358 dollar-billionaires and 1,687 individuals worth over ₹1,000 crore, according to the newly released M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025. The 14th edition of the list, compiled by Hurun India in partnership with M3M India, highlights that Mukesh Ambani, 68, chairman of Reliance Industries, has reclaimed his position as India's richest man, with fa ...Read More >
By Sai Ishwarbharath B, Haripriya Suresh and Rishika Sadam BENGALURU/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Donald Trump's H-1B visa crackdown will hasten U.S. firms' shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world's fifth-largest economy is home to 1,700 GCCs, or more than half the global tally, having outgrown its tech support origins to become a hub of ...Read More >
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asserted that his Government is committed to building and developing the Bharat Future City with global standards. The new city's development is planned in such a manner that it will become a discussion point for the top global cities. "The city has all qualifications to meet the standards of global cities." he said. Mr. Revanth Reddy was speaking after laying foundation stone for the Future City Development Authority building and the Radial road to ...Read More >
New Delhi, India -- Meghna Gupta* had planned it all - a master's degree by 23, a few years of working in India, and then a move to the United States before she turned 30 to eventually settle there. So, she clocked countless hours at the Hyderabad office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT firm and a driver of the country's emergence as the global outsourcing powerhouse in the sector. She waited to get to the promotion that would mean a stint on California's West Coast. Now, ...Read More >
Tirupati: Tirumala has embraced cutting-edge technology to transform pilgrim management with the launch of India's first AI-driven Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at the Vaikuntam Queue Complex-I. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the centre on Thursday, highlighting its role as a milestone in temple governance and a benchmark for enhancing the visitor experience. The ICCC integrates more than 6,000 AI-enabled cameras across Tirumala, feeding into a system capable of p ...Read More >
New Delhi: India Mobile Congress (IMC) is all set to host the second International Bharat 6G Symposium in partnership with Bharat 6G Alliance on October 9-10 in New Delhi. This symposium at IMC, Asia's premier showcase of technology, will see discussions on how 6G technology will drive digital sovereignty, economic growth and technological innovation in India and beyond, a release said. The event will be inaugurated by Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who will be accompanied by Pem ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru metro security guard had a close save at the Ragigudda station, after he fell onto the metro tracks. He quickly climbed back, along with the help of a commuter waiting at the station. The incident which was caught on camera - occurred on the newly launched Yellow Line of the Bengaluru metro. The guard was deployed at platform number two of the Ragigudda metro station, when he slipped and fell on the electrified train track, reported The Hindu. A close look at the securit ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (UNI) CtrlS Datacentres Ltd, Asia's largest Rated-4 datacenter operator, today announced it has unveiled its first greenfield datacenter in Kolkata, setting a new benchmark for digital infrastructure in eastern India. Located at Bengal Silicon Valley, New Town, the state-of-the-art facility is the region's first Rated-4 datacenter and the opening chapter in CtrlS' ₹2,200 crore commitment to build eastern India's most advanced datacenter ecosystem, the Hyderabad IT company sai ...Read More >
Andhra Pradesh, home to India's lone operational spaceport, Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), has revealed its State Space Policy for 2025-2030. The Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, home to India's lone operational spaceport, Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), has revealed its State Space Policy for 2025-2030. According to the Andhra Government, the policy will facilitate investments amounting to Rs 25,000 crore (over $3 billion) in the space sector over the next decade and c ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has called upon the youth to enter politics, saying, "Politicians shape policy. Youth must participate in politics to shape the future of the nation." Naidu delivered a lecture on "The Life and Legacy of PV Narasimha Rao Garu" at the Prime Minister Museum and Library, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi. He paid rich tributes to the former PM, praising his intellectual prowess, the reformist zeal, and his profound contributions to the nation's political ...Read More >
PRNewswire Chandigarh [India], July 15: Chandigarh University, India leading private university, in collaboration with job platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts (VCats) have launched Campus Tank, India first university-led Startup launch-pad for young innovators below the age of 30 to pitch their ideas and get funding of $1 Million to launch their startups along with expert venture guidance, strategic ecosystem alliances and immersive startup incubation. APNA which is India larges ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 15 (ANI/ARAB NEWSWIRE): One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation imagination but also the world attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning--where traditi ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 15 (ANI/ARAB NEWSWIRE): One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation's imagination but also the world's attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India's cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning--where t ...Read More >
Mumbai, India -- (EuropeNewswire.Net) -- One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation's imagination but also the world's attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India's cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning -- w ...Read More >
Mumbai, India -- (EuropeNewswire.Net) -- One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation's imagination but also the world's attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India's cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning -- w ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sabih Khan was 10 when his family left Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad for Singapore in 1976. He was just another bright-eyed Indian child, landing in a city bursting with ambition. He barely spoke English then. Now, nearly five decades later, that same boy sits at the top of one of the world's most powerful tech empires - as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc. The announcement has stirred boardrooms. Khan's elevation is being seen as a sign of tectonic shifts within Apple, ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will host the seventh Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for Asia and the Pacific Region from July 15-17 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Tuesday. This conference will bring together government officials, technical universities, think tanks, institutional partners, and leaders from the private sector to advance a coordinated and strategic agenda for scaling solar deployment across this ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian software engineer Soham Parekh, currently in the eye of the storm for moonlighting for multiple Silicon Valley startups, has defended himself by saying that he was forced to work for 140 hours a week due to financial constraints. Appearing on a YouTube channel, Parekh admitted moonlighting. However, he defended himself saying that he is "not proud" but "extremely dire financial circumstances" forced him to take multiple jobs at the same time. He also c ...Read More >
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A previously unknown Indian software engineer is now reportedly at the center of a brewing controversy in Silicon Valley. According to multiple reports, including a social post from an AI startup founder, the engineer in question, Soham Parekh, has been working at several startups at the same time. Parekh, who according to India Today, is believed to be based in India, is alleged to have worked at up to four or five startups -- many of them backed by Y Combinator -- at t ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said his vision is to develop Quantum Valley in state capital Amaravati on the lines of Silicon Valley in the US. A Quantum Computing ecosystem, he said, should be set up and made fully operational in Amaravati by Jan 1, 2026. Addressing the participants of a national workshop on 'Amaravati Quantum Valley' here on Monday, the chief minister said he wanted to transform Amaravati into a global capital for quantum technologies. The mega event ...Read More >
Bengaluru is infamous for its traffic. However, there have been recent reports which suggest that the traffic congestion in the city has increased which has made daily commute difficult. A man from Bengaluru took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the traffic ordeal of "India's Silicon Valley". Lalit Gour shared a screenshot of Google Maps on X, which show the time required to cover a distance of 3.6 km. The time needed to reach the destination was mentioned to be 48 mins, for a distance of 3.6 k ...Read More >
Breaking from Bengaluru: A homegrown innovation team just launched the world's first unified AI advertising platform - MiQ Sigma and the results are already mind-blowing. MiQ's Bengaluru Centre of Excellence didn't just build another ad tech tool. They created MiQ Sigma, an AI powerhouse that's already delivering game-changing results for early adopters. Forget everything you know about fragmented advertising platforms. MiQ Sigma is the first AI platform to truly unify the entire programmatic ...Read More >
Bengaluru, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday slammed the Congress government for its 'Sadhana Samavesha' celebration to mark two years of coming to power, claiming that it has zero achievements and endless advertisements. State BJP President B. Y. Vijayendra said, "Beyond the glossy headlines and front-page ads, government stands exposed for rampant corruption, relentless price hikes, soaring farmer suicides, alarming maternal deaths, escalating crimes against women, Hindu li ...Read More >
TP Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27: TiE Mumbai is thrilled to announce TiECon Mumbai 2025, the 18th edition of its flagship event, scheduled to take place on 12th of March 2025 at the prestigious Jio World Convention Centre. BKC , Mumbai - India's largest and first state of the art Conference and Exhibition center. This year's conference will be based on the theme "DhandaFirst." and is set to be a transformative exploration of India's entrepreneurial ecosystem, as it evolves from a vib ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 13: IIFL Capital Services Limited (formerly IIFL Securities Limited) today announced the unveiling of its state-of-the-art office in Bengaluru, dedicated to wealth management services for High Networth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra High Networth Individuals (UHNIs). IIFL Capital Services is one of the largest wealth managers in India, with about $30 billion (Rs 2.5 lac crore) worth of assets under management, advice and custody. Also Read | Big score is ju ...Read More >
Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has penned a touching tribute to SM Krishna, the former CM of Karnataka, and has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar to institute an aware in his name to honour those who make a significant contribution to the development of Bengaluru - it will not only inspire many to work for our city but also keep the memory of an inspired life alive. "As a proud Kannadiga and a Bengaluru boy, I thank Sri SM Krishna for everything." Here is Surya's perso ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister and former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna died here early on Tuesday, leaving behind a rich legacy of statesmanship and public service that saw the 92-year-old leader scale all heights of political achievements. Suave, sophisticated and a man with enviable academic credentials, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna started off his political innings as an independent MLA from Maddur in 1962, stunning a then Congress veteran in the elections, and went on to bec ...Read More >
Sam Altman is the latest tech exec to get a seat at the political table. The OpenAI cofounder and CEO is cochairing the transition team for San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie, Lurie announced Monday. The other cochairs include alums from local government and nonprofits, as well as Ned Segal, Lurie's campaign cochair and Twitter's former CFO. "I'm excited to help the city I love, and where OpenAI was started, as it begins its next chapter with Mayor-elect Lurie stepping into his new rol ...Read More >
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