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AHMEDABAD: What appeared to be isolated cases of child begging at Ahmedabad’s traffic signals, temples, malls, and hospitals has unfolded into an organised trafficking network. Ahmedabad crime branch which spearheaded a drive along with AMC to take children beggars off city streets in run-up to city hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games found that some sarpanches...

NEW DELHI: The UGC-NET paper meant to test sociology candidates has itself come under scrutiny, with aspirants alleging that the June 30 exam was riddled with spelling errors, garbled names of key thinkers, awkward Hindi translations and questions that appeared disconnected from the prescribed syllabus.Candidates alleged that names and terms central to sociology were mangled...

IMPHAL: Fresh violence hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday after unidentified attackers set fire to more than 20 houses across three villages in separate incidents.The miscreants torched Phaimol, a Kuki village near the India-Myanmar border, before a suspected retaliatory attack targeted Tangkhul Naga villages, officials said.At around 12:30 pm, unknown miscreants set fire to Phaimol,...

Days after Meta sent 4PM layoff emails to 8,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued that fears of AI-driven job losses are overstated, saying the employment outlook could improve if companies focus on empowering individuals rather than automating all knowledge work. The recent job cuts amount to roughly 10 percent of Meta’s workforce. Notifications rolled out...

NEW DELHI: Within days of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s meetings with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations in France, Ukraine launched one of its biggest long-range drone campaigns since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The strikes reached hundreds of kilometres inside Russian territory, hitting oil refineries, fuel depots, defence industries, communications...

It is clear that Russia continues to be India’s single most important crude supplier and remains at the core of the country’s import strategy. (AI image) The US-Iran war has pushed India’s crude oil imports from Russia to an all-time high – beyond levels seen when Russian crude was available at big discounts in the...

Kerala Cricket Association revokes Sreesanth’s ban. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India fast bowler S Sreesanth has received a major boost after the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) revoked the three-year ban imposed on him, clearing the way for his continued involvement in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL).The decision was taken at the KCA’s Special General...

Days after Meta sent 4PM layoff emails to 8,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued that fears of AI-driven job losses are overstated, saying the employment outlook could improve if companies focus on empowering individuals rather than automating all knowledge work. The recent job cuts amount to roughly 10 percent of Meta’s workforce. Notifications rolled out...

Microsoft is preparing to announce another round of layoffs as part of the company’s efforts to rein in costs, according to a report by Business Insider. The job cuts are expected to affect proffesisoanls in the sales, consulting and roles within the Xbox gaming division. While the scale will be smaller than last year’s reductions,...

NFL Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Chargers and Carolina Panthers emerge as top landing spots for $90 million Commanders star(Getty) Daron Payne isn’t headed anywhere just yet, but the clock is ticking on his future with the Washington Commanders.The star DT is entering the final season of the four-year, $90 million contract he signed in 2023,...