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November 28, 2024 1:30 PM

Microsoft faces wide-ranging US antitrust probe

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The probe was approved by FTC Chair...

November 27, 2024 10:57 PM

Network-based readiness: India climbs 11 spots to enter top 50 nations

India has risen 11 places in the latest Network Readiness Index 2024 (NRI 2024), securing the 49th rank globally, the government announced on Wednesday. The country not only improved its ranking but also increased its score from 49.93 in 2023 to 53....

November 27, 2024 7:41 PM

Centre launches E-Daakhil to Ladakh, completes pan-India rollout of consumer grievance platform

The Government of India has achieved a major milestone with the nationwide implementation of the E-Daakhil portal, an online consumer grievance redressal platform, now operational across all states and union territories. The final phase of this rollo...

November 27, 2024 6:26 PM

India, Japan launch economic security dialogue to strengthen industrial and technological resilience

India and Japan inaugurated their first-ever Dialogue on Economic Security in Tokyo on Wednesday, focusing on bolstering industrial and technological resilience. The dialogue included discussions on strategic trade and technology, with senior officia...

November 27, 2024 5:08 PM

Failure of AstraZeneca’s opioid drug trial a major blow for addiction medications: report

The failure of AstraZeneca’s AZD4041 drug trial to combat opioid use disorder (OUD) highlights the challenges in developing non-opioid medications for addiction and withdrawal, according to a report on Wednesday. OUD is a chronic neurological diso...

November 27, 2024 3:38 PM

India, UK need to collaborate in AI, tele-medicine, agri tech: Piyush Goyal

India and the UK have the potential to further collaborate in fields like artificial intelligence (AI), tele-medicine, climate modelling and agri-tech to improve the lives of millions of people in both countries, Union Commerce and Industry Minister,...

November 27, 2024 3:33 PM

Smart technology drives innovation at RAK Energy Summit 2024

Artificial intelligence and advanced grid management systems are reshaping the future of sustainable energy, industry leaders revealed today at the RAK Energy Summit in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The summit showcases how automatic systems and sophisticated...

November 27, 2024 3:17 PM

Editorial checks in traditional press missing in social media era: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Editorial checks in traditional press played a crucial role in bringing accountability which is missing in the era of social media, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Wednesday. Answering a questio...

November 26, 2024 6:25 PM

Bangladeshi cybercriminals target ISKCON’s spiritual media platforms after arrest of Hindu priest

Hours after Bangladeshi authorities arrested and sent Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari to jail, ISKCON Bangladesh reported on Tuesday that its official social media page—critical for the promotion of Sanatan Dharma and the well-being of...

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