Yearly Archives: 2024
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office rushed to deny the existence of any such proposal, but documents show the CM had already approved amendments to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act extending existing SC/ST/OBC quotas to Muslims. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE/ THE HINDU In the wake of the controversy over the past two weeks regarding […]
Prime Video will soon launch a new holiday comedy special from ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham, titled Scrooged-Up Holiday Special. The special is said to be inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It will premiere worldwide on November 19, 2024. This latest work will showcase Dunham’s iconic characters, each playing a unique role […]
A person receives a free blood sugar test during a campaign to mark the World Diabetes Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 14, 2024. — Reuters More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested – and more than half of those aged over 30 who have […]
Advanced Micro Devices is laying off four percent of its global workforce, or about 1,000 employees, as it directs efforts towards developing AI chips in a bid to compete against industry bellwether Nvidia. AMD is regarded as the closest rival to Nvidia in the lucrative market for chips that form the brains of complex data […]
Advanced Micro Devices is laying off four percent of its global workforce, or about 1,000 employees, as it directs efforts towards developing AI chips in a bid to compete against industry bellwether Nvidia. AMD is regarded as the closest rival to Nvidia in the lucrative market for chips that form the brains of complex data […]
A representational image showing a coral reef. — Reuters/File Scientists have discovered the largest coral ever recorded in the south west Pacific Ocean and described it to be bigger than a blue whale. The mega coral, a combination of several connected tiny creatures that together form one organism rather than a reef, is likely to […]
K-pop girl group NewJeans has been in an ugly public spat with their own agency ADOR since Min Hee-jin was removed as CEO of the company in August. After a series of warnings, the five-piece girl group, consisting of Kim Minji, Hanni Pham, Danielle Marsh, Kang Haerin, and Lee Hyein, has now formally issued a […]
Google Chrome for iOS has received several new features that aim to make finding information and completing tasks easier. The web browser now lets iPhone users add text queries to visual searches via Google Lens for more helpful and relevant results. It also introduces new ways to save space on iPhone, find better deals while […]
More people have gotten sick in the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders More people have gotten sick in the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders 00:18 A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has sickened 104 people in 14 states, federal health officials said in […]
A woman wearing the 18th century diamond jewel necklace, poses during a press preview at Sotheby’s auction house in Geneva, on November 7, 2024. — AFP A mysterious necklace laden with some 500 diamonds and with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an […]