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AI hiring tools discriminate against people with disabilities, warns US

Employers give computer-based tests to applicants or use computer software to score applicants' resumes and many of these tools use algorithms or AI

IMD warns Kerala, Lakshadweep of heavy rainfall for next four days

Heavy rainfall to Very Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Kerala on Sunday and Monday and Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Kerala on May 17 and 18

Manik Saha to take oath as new Tripura chief minister on Sunday

Party sources have not yet disclosed clearly whether Saha would take the oath alone or any other new minister would be sworn-in along with him

Telangana CM turning the state into another Bengal, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday alleged that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is trying to turn Telangana into another West Bengal.

Wheat export ban to reign in inflation, no threat to food security: Govt

Hours after it imposed a ban on wheat export, the government on Saturday said it has adequate food stocks, there is no threat to food security

Mundka fire: Tears of kin of missing evoke state of despair and grief

While at least 27 people died in the massive fire that broke out in the four-storey building in Delhi's Mundka, over two dozen people are missing and their relatives are enveloped in despair

Bezos says Biden 'mushing inflation with corporate taxes' is 'misdirection'

"You want to bring down inflation? Lets make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share," US President Joe Biden had said in a tweet.

CSK's Rayudu deletes tweet after announcing IPL 2022 being his final season

'He was a bit disappointed that he was not doing well. So, he mistakenly put out that tweet. I have explained things to him. He is not retiring. He will be with us,' CSK CEO told a news channel

Musk's team now gets busy counting fake, spammy accounts on Twitter

He tweeted: "To find out, my team will do a random sample of 100 followers of @twitter. I invite others to repeat the same process and see what they discover"

Afghanistan wants oil, gas from Russia, hopes to send dry fruits to Moscow

The Afghan charge d'affaires said Taliban govt is relying on Russia to restore the infrastructure, build buildings, roads and other necessary facilities because it had helped Afghanistan in past too

Tech giant Samsung likely to raise contract chipmaking prices by upto 20%

Possible price increases are in line with the industry-wide trend to charge more for chip manufacturing amid high inflation and rising raw material costs

Economy a cause of worry as foreign exchange reserves deplete: Congress

"The government is actually fueling the rise of inflation by its wrong policies, especially through high taxes on petrol and diesel, high administered prices and high GST tax rates," Chidambaram said

Smartphone demand drops 'like a rock', 200 million less handsets this year

The SMIC predicted a gloomy outlook for consumer electronics demand, saying it sees no sign of a recovery anytime soon

Pakistan: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif opposed to fuel price rise, says insider

A source present at the meeting told Dawn news that the PML-N faced a tough choice: either increase fuel prices or pass the reins to an interim set-up

Humanitarian aid reached 6.4 mn people in Ukraine since war began: UN

More than 1.5 million people have received health care support, and around 352,000 people have been provided with clean water and hygiene products

France's CPI increases by 4.8% yearly in April on acceleration of service

The prices of transport services accelerated due to airfares and transport by road prices, according to INSEE

I'm 'personally liable' for $750mn SoftBank loan: Better.com's Vishal Garg

It was Garg and not the company, who took responsibility for compensating the Japanese investment giant SoftBank for any losses, reports TechCrunch

Global Covid caseload tops 520.5 million, death toll crosses 6.26 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,421,624 and 999,518, respectively, according to the CSSE

Delhi water crisis: Govt urges Haryana to release more water in Yamuna

The capital city is among 21 cities of India which have probably exhausted the ground water resources

Italy PM calls for deeper ties, balanced trade with Mediterranean countries

He discussed improving access to food, which has been curbed during the Russia-Ukraine conflict and which threatened "the stability in Africa and the Middle East"