US President Donald Trump says he will soon announce “major” tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, a move that could end decades of low-cost global trade in medicines. For years, most countries, including the US, have imposed few or no tariffs on finished drugs, thanks in part to a 1995 World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement aimed at … Read more
Challenges continue to mount for Byju’s, once celebrated as the posterboy of India’s growing startup ecosystem, as its employees are now considering legal action as they struggle to receive their salaries. The insolvency crisis at ed-tech giant Byju’s has sparked widespread concern among its employees, reported news agency Reuters. The report highlights the growing desperation … Read more
In yet another controversy, Elon Musk’s social media platform X is now asking some former employees in Australia to pay back overpaid severance. The platform which laid off around 80 per cent of employees since Musk’s acquisition had reportedly made a mistake while offering severance pay to these employees and now the platform is threatening … Read more
A view of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at Purasaiwakkam in Chennai | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan An anonymous person called up the office of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Chennai on Wednesday (May 23, 2024) night and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be assassinated during one of his election campaigns. The call … Read more
India’s Axar Patel arrives for the 4th Test match against England to be played at JSCA stadium, in Ranchi. | Photo Credit: ANI Security has been tightened in the Jharkhand capital after U.S.-based designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to disrupt the fourth Test match between India and England in Ranchi, officials said. Pannun, who … Read more
Designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice threatens to blow up Air India flight. File | Photo Credit: AFP Designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has released a new video asking Sikhs not to fly in Air India aircraft after November … Read more
Tumke Bagra. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@BagraTumke People of three villages in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh have threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections due next year, if the government fails to construct a permanent bridge over a river, a key demand of them since 2014. The villages — Rime Moko, … Read more
Paris: The combination of “warp speed” advances in neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans that can increasingly peek inside minds, and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, UNESCO warned on Thursday. The UN’s agency for science and culture has started developing a global “ethical framework” to address human rights concerns posed by … Read more
Injured MPTC member of Munagala in Kodad constituency Srinivas Reddy. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Nalgonda MP and former PCC chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has condemned the physical assault on Arneni Srinivas Reddy, MPTC of Munagala by Munagala Sub-Inspector of Police Lokesh, and threatened to sit on a dharna in Kodad on Sunday if … Read more
A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque here in a village assaulting people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village. Police have registered an FIR in the incident that happened in Bhora Kalan village Wednesday night, but no arrests were reported till Thursday evening. According to a … Read more