Crisis-hit edtech star Byju’s has contested Friday’s decision of its shareholders to oust its founder as the chief executive officer. The company said the resolutions taken at the shareholders’ meeting were “invalid” since its founders were not present. “The resolutions passed during the recently concluded extraordinary general meeting – attended by a small cohort of…
Google on Friday clarified that it is not shutting its popular email service, Gmail, after rumours on social media platforms suggested the service was coming to a close later this year. A purported screenshot of an email addressed to Gmail users from Google showed the company was “sunsetting Gmail” on August 1 this year. The…
Farmer leaders on Friday announced that the future course of action regarding their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march will be decided on February 29. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), spearheading the protests, outlined a list of activities planned for the next week. Until then, the farmers are determined to hold their ground…
In a setback for the Congress-led government in Karnataka, a bill that mandated a 10 per cent tax on the income of temples that have revenues of more than Rs 1 crore was defeated in the state legislative council late last evening. This comes two days after the bill was passed in the state assembly….
The first American spaceship to the Moon since the Apollo era is probably lying sideways following its dramatic landing, the company that built it said Friday, even as ground controllers work to download data and surface photos from the uncrewed robot. The Odysseus spacecraft landed near the lunar south pole Thursday at 6:23 pm Eastern…
Senior IAS official Smita Bharadwaj, who is fighting a divorce case against her actor husband Nitish Bharadwaj, has filed a ‘darkhast’ (application) in a family court in Mumbai demanding that his property be sold for recovery of Rs 10,000 per month to each daughter that she claimed he had not been paying for long. Her…
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak renewed his pledge of support for Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, insisting in a statement Friday that “tyranny will never triumph”. Western nations “must renew” their determination to back Kyiv against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, he said. “This is the moment to show that tyranny will…
President Joe Biden sought to show his determination to stand up to Russia in announcing fresh sanctions on Friday, but his resolve only went so far over concerns that the toughest measures left in the US arsenal risk roiling the global economy. A 200-page list of targets based in Russia, the United Arab Emirates, China…
Aam Aadmi Party leader Dilip Pandey has alleged that pressure is being put on his party and on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to walk out of the INDIA bloc. Mr Pandey also claimed that after the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bharatiya Janata Party government is trying to put Mr Kejriwal behind bars through the Central…