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Amazon Puts End to Inclusion Programmes

AMAZON.COM INC is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programmes, a move that coincides with activist pressure on US companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce.

I would have beaten Trump, says Biden

Outgoing US President Joe Biden said that he would have defeated Donald Trump in the November general elections.

Italy's steelmaker gets offer from Jindal

ITALY'S LARGEST STEEL-MAKER, formerly known as Ilva, has received 10 purchase offers, according to its administrators.

Apple defies anti-diversity plans

Meta CEO says it's good to celebrate aggression more

Big tech CEOs to attend Trump's inauguration

Several prominent tech leaders are planning to attend Donald Trump's inauguration this month, the latest sign that the industry is trying to bolster its relationship with the president-elect ahead of his return to the White House.

Punk & emo fossils are a hot topic in paleontology

Scientists are excited to use them to understand origins of one of the biggest groups of animals

Could monkeys really type all of Shakespeare?

Not in this universe, a new study concludes

Vice chancellors will become viceroys

The states must repudiate the draft regulations and fight, politically and legally, to defeat the nationalisation of Indian universities. Teachers and students must protest

McDonald and Conrad show coaches work best in the background

APART FROM SKIPPER Rohit Sharma and batting superstar Virat Kohli, the one individual who received the most flak for India surrendering the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia could be head coach Gautam Gambhir.

How to manage a migraine

Know the dos and don'ts of the debilitating headache

Rush to the space

Exploration of other celestial bodies for natural resources is on

Celebrating the winter harvest

The crop festival is celebrated uniquely across the country

AI: Beauty or the beast?

A hybrid of a Netflix web series and a documentary scroll, Supremacy will make you the monarch of opinions in this seductive space

AI tools to boost productivity

AI tools are designed to streamline workflow and improve efficiency

'Despite selling well, crime lit has been looked down upon'

At the second edition of the Crime Literature Festival in India in Dehradun, writer Surendra Mohan Pathak won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the genre of crime writing with over 300 novels.

EMA Partners India IPO to open on Jan 17; raise ₹76 crore

Mumbai-based Ema Partners India on Saturday said it is looking to raise ₹76 crore on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) Emerge platform through an initial public offering (IPO), which will open for public subscription on January 17.

Govt to Probe Alleged Illegal Garlic Imports

minister Piyush Goyal has assured garlic traders to look into their concerns over illegal imports of the agri commodity, an official said on Saturday.

Computing, tech growth to make India a developed country, says Vaishnaw

● Electronics manufacturing cluster to come up in Pune

India Adds Record Renewable Energy of 30 GW in 2024

INDIA LOGGED A record high renewable energy capacity addition of about 30 GW in 2024, more than 113% higher than 13.75 GW recorded in 2023, according to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy data.

'Sebi not planning any more actions to curb derivatives'

EXPERT GROUP CONTINUES TO WORK ON BETTERING THE SYSTEM

Energy security to make India $4-trn economy before 2027, says Puri

UNION MINISTER FOR petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said India's energy security will fuel the country's bid to become a $4 trillion economy much earlier than the projected 2027.

Green Maha Kumbh: A Departure From the Past

Post the fair, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General had found there was inadequate handling of waste and pollution management—no additional infrastructure was built and no effective monitoring mechanisms were put in place that led to the city and river being severely polluted.

Under-construction building collapses, UP govt orders probe

AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION BUILDING at the Kannauj railway station collapsed on Saturday afternoon, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble, officials said.

FPIs' Equity Assets Under Custody Rise 16% in 2024

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) saw their equity assets under custody (AUC) rise by 16% in 2024 to a record ₹71.2 lakh crore.

Record heat pushed 2024 above 1.5°C global warming threshold

EARTH’S WARMING EXCEEDED 1.5 degrees Celsius on an annual basis for the first time in 2024, according to two major climate science agencies.

The world trusts us, we are for peace, says PM

UNDERLINING THAT \"THE world trusts us because there is no duplicity in us\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while \"we are not neutral...I will cooperate in every effort\" for peace, be it between \"Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine\".

Sanctions to Hit Oil Supplies to India

INDIAN FIRMS SEE a major disruption of Russian oil supplies as Washington imposes new sanctions to curb Moscow's revenues, pushing refiners to scout for crude from the Middle East and the US, three Indian refining sources said on Friday, according to a Reuters report.

E-gaming firms get relief

THE TOP COURT last year allowed a petition of the Centre and transferred to itself pleas, challenging the imposition of 28% GST on e-gaming firms, from 9 high courts for an authoritative pronouncement.

US slaps toughest sanctions targeting Russian oil revenues

IN BID TO GIVE UKRAINE, TRUMP LEVERAGE

L&T chief's advice...

THE YOUNGER GENERATION, many corporate chiefs, believe will want a better work-life balance and companies should respond to their suggestions else they would lose talent.