Infosys is planning to transition between a quarter and a third of its workforce into specialist roles and build a team of around 6,000 frontier engineers, according to people who attended a recent company event, as reported by The Times of India. The Bengaluru-based IT services company, which has more than 320,000 employees, is making […]
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India is facing mounting water stress as reservoir levels across the country fall below the decade-long average, with southern India holding just half its storage capacity as the southwest monsoon prepares to withdraw. The latest Central Water Commission data show that water storage in 178 major reservoirs stands at 70 per cent of combined capacity,
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The El Nino weather pattern is strengthening and is likely to become “very strong” in late 2026 and early 2027, according to the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University, raising concerns over elevated climate risk for India. In its latest ENSO forecast, published on September 21, the IRI said the
US President Donald Trump has announced that Indian conglomerate Essar Group, through its US subsidiary Mesabi Metallics, will invest about $18 billion in a major steel plant in Iowa, describing it as the largest steel plant in American history. Trump made the announcement at the White House alongside Essar Group co-founder Ravi Ruia and Mesabi
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OpenAI announced yesterday that it is delaying the release of a new AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, after researchers raised security concerns, marking the latest step in the company’s broader effort to slow the pace of its technology’s advancement. The announcement comes a day before AI executives are set to meet with President Donald Trump in
Only 10 teams will earn direct entry to the 14-team tournament, with the final automatic places decided by the ODI rankings on September 30 The 2027 ODI World Cup will look different from the previous edition, with the tournament expanding to 14 teams and returning to Africa for the first time since 2003. South Africa,
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Virat Kohli has added another extraordinary milestone to his ODI career, becoming only the second batter in men’s cricket history to cross 15,000 runs in the format. Kohli reached the landmark during India’s chase against West Indies in the first ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. He came into the innings needing 59 runs and reached
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Mobile phone retailers across India plan to observe October 2 as “No UPI Day” in protest against the 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate on UPI transactions, according to a senior official of the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA). The government has introduced a 0.4 per cent fee on UPI transfers to merchants exceeding
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has called on US lawmakers and law enforcers to regulate the development of artificial intelligence, warning that the technology, if left unchecked, could cause “a billion deaths.” The remarks came in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, set to air on Sunday. Gates said “no one thinks self-regulation is enough”
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Daren Sammy sees the upcoming three-match ODI series against India as more than another bilateral assignment. For the West Indies head coach, it is an opportunity to measure his side against one of the strongest teams in the format before an important phase of their World Cup journey. The series begins in Thiruvananthapuram on September
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