A US jury has found Cognizant guilty of discriminating against non-Indian workers, ordering the company to pay punitive damages. The lawsuit accused Cognizant of misusing the H-1B visa program and favoring South Asian workers, resulting in the dismissal of non-South Asian employees.
Read MoreSenior faculty at RG Kar Medical College have submitted mass resignations to support junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of a trainee. Despite government appeals, the junior doctors remain firm in their demands for justice, security, and administrative accountability, including the removal of the Health Secretary and establishment of student council elections.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of India has firmly rejected Congress’s allegations of delays in updating Haryana Assembly election results on its website. Congress’s Jairam Ramesh claimed the delay fosters misleading narratives; however, the ECI assured adherence to proper procedures. Trends show BJP leading in Haryana, while the Congress-NC alliance leads in Jammu and Kashmir.
Read MoreQantas flight QF59 from Sydney to Tokyo played an adult-rated movie on all screens in the in-flight entertainment system.
Read MoreArvind Kejriwal emphasizes caution, noting that the lesson from Haryana’s early poll trends favoring the BJP is to avoid overconfidence in elections. Despite AAP’s efforts and independent contesting of 89 seats after disagreements with Congress, they are trailing significantly. Kejriwal urges AAP councillors to focus on basic issues like garbage collection for the upcoming...
Read MoreJohn J Hopfield and Geoffrey E Hinton have won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 for their pivotal work in machine learning with artificial neural networks. Their innovations allow computers to mimic memory and learning functions, laying the groundwork for contemporary artificial intelligence advancements.
Read MoreHome minister Amit Shah has announced the elimination of 85% of Left-wing extremists in Chhattisgarh over the past decade, along with top CPI (Maoist) leaders nationwide. By March 2026, Shah aims to end Left-wing extremism and promote development in affected areas, emphasizing road, telecom, and financial connectivity for locals.
Read MoreJammu and Kashmir teeters on the edge as election results await, following a decade-long gap and the revocation of its special status. Key players like NC, Congress, and BJP, alongside smaller parties and independents, stir controversies. Accusations and uncertainties plague the political landscape, making alliances and majority calculations intensely unpredictable.
Read MoreIn the past 18 months, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has accrued over Rs 27,000 crore in loans, former Union minister Anurag Thakur revealed. Despite increased borrowing, developmental work remains underfunded, and roads, including those in CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s constituency, are in poor condition.
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