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Washington state bans assault weapons, introduces two other major gun laws

Washington Guv also signed into law two other major gun measures, including a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases and a bill that would hold gunmakers liable for negligent sales

EU following Indian model of ensuring safe, trusted Internet: Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the European Union is following the India model of a safe Internet by making social media intermediaries accountable

Defamation case lodged against Siddaramaiah for statement on Lingayats

A defamation case was lodged on Tuesday against Karnataka's Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah over his alleged statement on corruption practised by Lingayat Chief Ministers in the state.

Operation Kaveri: INS Teg reaches Sudan with relief material for Indians

Even as INS Sumedha evacuated the first batch of 278 Indian citizens from violence-hit Sudan on Tuesday, another Indian Navy warship INS Teg has also joined Operation 'Kaveri'

FM directs CBDT to ensure time-bound disposal of tax payers' applications

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) should ensure timely action on all applications filed by tax payers

Twitter shows label on tweets that violate its rules to reduce visibility

Twitter on Tuesday said it has started placing labels to tweets that have been flagged for violating its rules, to reduce their visibility on the platform

Sukhbir Badal sees 'conspiracy' behind 'provocative incidents' in Punjab

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal demanded a high-level, independent probe, preferably by a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court

Drone spotted over Delhi CM Kejriwal's residence, police initiates probe

A drone was sighted hovering above the home of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday and a probe has been launched, a Delhi Police official said

Indian CISOs face challenges in securing support to combat cyber attacks

Indian CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) said they struggle at some level to get support from the executive board for the resources needed to maintain cybersecurity strength, new report said

Air India pilots seek Ratan Tata's intervention against airlines' HR dept

The pilots of Air India, in an online petition to Tata Sons Ltd Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, have said their morale is low as they are not being treated with respect by the airlines' HR Department

Twitter account of crypto exchange KuCoin hacked, over $22.6K stolen

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has said that its Twitter account was hacked, allowing threat actors to promote a fraudulent giveaway scam

Poor air quality in India linked to cognitive problems in babies: Study

Poor air quality in India could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers, according to new research

Nasscom appoints Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari as Chairperson

IT industry's apex trade body Nasscom on Tuesday announced the appointment of Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India as its chairperson for 2023-24

Hyundai Motor's Q1 net profit jumps 92% on SUVs, increased production

South Korea's Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday its first-quarter net profit jumped 92 per cent from a year earlier on increased production and an improved product mix

North Korea vows strong ties with Russia on leaders' summit anniversary

North Korea vowed on Tuesday to strengthen its ties with Russia on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the first summit between the leaders of the two nations

Microsoft to stop bundling Teams with Office to avoid antitrust probe

Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft over claims that the company "trained illegally using Twitter data"

Google moves Delhi HC against single-judge order on its new billing policy

The appeal was mentioned before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad by Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi, who requested that the matter be listed on Tue

Pakistan becomes largest recipient of ADB funded programmes in 2022

Owing to the economic crisis led by political and geopolitical uncertainties, Pakistan has become the largest recipient of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded programmes/projects in the year 2022

SC issues notice on wrestlers' plea seeking FIR against WFI chief

He stressed that an FIR has not been registered and added that the plea seeks one against Singh over alleged sexual harassment by women wrestlers

Movement from north, east to South India to ensure demographic dividend: UN

While the population ages and its growth shrinks in the southern states of India, labour migration from the northern and eastern states will make up for it and the "demographic dividend"