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Presumed human remains found in Titan sub wreckage
29 Jun

Presumed human remains found in Titan sub wreckage

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAccident, International
Human remains have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, which was returned to land Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The return of debris to the Port of St. John's, Canada, is an important part of the investigation into why the submarine exploded and the five people on board were killed. The Titan submarine, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, suffered a catastrophic explosion earlier this month while sailing to see the wreckage of the Titanic. The twisted parts of the 22-foot submersible washed ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday. Officials said its landing…
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Grab announces 1000 job cuts
24 Jun

Grab announces 1000 job cuts

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, International
Singapore's ride-hailing company Grab is cutting about 1,000 jobs, or about 11 percent of its workforce. This is the biggest round of job layoffs by the Southeast Asian tech giant since the pandemic, when it laid off about 360 employees in 2020. Grab CEO Anthony Tan said the layoffs were not a "shortcut to profits" but part of a fundamental shift in the company's operating model and cost structure. He described the decision to lay off around 1,000 employees as a 'painful but necessary step'. In a letter to Grab staff, Tan wrote, “I want to be clear that we…
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All Members of Missing Titan Submarine Believed Dead
23 Jun

All Members of Missing Titan Submarine Believed Dead

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAccident, International
All the fears came true and the submarine Titan was destroyed. The fate of submarines is similar to that of visiting the wreck of the famous ship Titanic. According to the sources of the USA Cost Guard, the submarine collapsed shortly after diving under the water. Five people in the submarine died. The wreckage of the submarine was found around noon on Thursday US time. Incidentally, the submarine Titan was missing since last Sunday. In a press conference on Thursday, the US Navy said that the submarine Titan had broken down very close to the wreckage of the Titanic. The…
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OLX to fire 800 workers globally after its auto business struggled in some regions
23 Jun

OLX to fire 800 workers globally after its auto business struggled in some regions

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India, International
In the last few years, many big and small companies around the world have retrenched employees. In this series, the online marketplace OLX Group has announced plans to reduce its workforce globally and has laid off a large number of employees. The group has laid off around 800 employees worldwide. Let us tell you that OLX Group has business in 30 countries, including India, and its headquarters are in Amsterdam. According to a report in TechCrunch, after searching for potential buyers and investors, the company has started winding down operations of its automotive unit, OLX Auto, in the market. A…
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Bill Gates Meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
17 Jun

Bill Gates Meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternational
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with 'old friend' Bill Gates after many days. They met in Beijing on Friday. This is the first visit of Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, to China after nearly three years of isolation from the rest of the world and the end of strict Covid controls. He took part in this visit with a group of Western business leaders. During the visit, a meeting was held between the Chinese President and Bill Gates. "You are the first American friend I have met in Beijing this year," Xi Jinping told Bill Gates during…
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Google Doodle reminds Pakistan of impending elections
15 Jun

Google Doodle reminds Pakistan of impending elections

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternational
Google's new Doodle reminds the people of Pakistan that the country is going to hold elections this year. Pakistan's last elections were held in 2018 where former cricketer Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party secured a comfortable victory by winning 149 of the 342 seats in the National Assembly with a vote share of 31.82 percent. However, the Imran Khan government was ousted from the government last year and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took over. Khan blamed the then army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and the US for plotting his ouster. Pakistan's next general election is scheduled to be held…
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BSF shoots down another Pakistani drone carrying narcotics in Punjab
10 Jun

BSF shoots down another Pakistani drone carrying narcotics in Punjab

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCrime, India, International,
Days after a Pakistani drone carrying drugs was seized in Punjab, Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Saturday foiled another attempt to smuggle drugs from Pakistan to India. Bsf troops shot down a drone carrying suspected drugs from Pakistan near Rai village in Punjab's Amritsar.\Earlier, forces recovered a Pakistani drone on the international border near Rai village on Thursday and Friday midnight. Punjab Frontier's PRO, said they suspect the smuggled item to be heroin with a total weight of around 5.5 kg. "On June 10, at around 4 am, BSF troops deployed along the border reported the indian space violation…
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India begins “Operation Karuna” to assist Myanmar
21 May

India begins “Operation Karuna” to assist Myanmar

Business Correspondent0 CommentsIndia, International
The neighbouring country of India, Myanmar witnessed a devastating cyclone Mocha. To help Myanmar from recovering the destruction, India launched ‘Operation Karuna’. Under this operation relief materials will be transported to cyclone hit country Myanmar. 3 Indian Navy ships carrying essential items have reached Yangon on Thursday and a fourth ship would be reaching on Friday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Twitter. “The ships are carrying emergency food items, tents, essential medicines, water pumps, portable generators, clothes, sanitary and hygiene items, etc,” Mr. Jaishankar said. India extended a hand of friendship to the people of Myanmar affected by…
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Elon Musk confirms Linda Yaccarino as the new Twitter CEO
13 May

Elon Musk confirms Linda Yaccarino as the new Twitter CEO

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, International,
Linda Yaccarino, widely publicized to become Twitter's new CEO, has resigned as head of advertising from NBCUniversal, effective immediately. Earlier on Friday, Musk said he had found a new chief executive for the social media site but did not name the person. NBC parent Comcast CMCSA. also said last month that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell was leaving after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a woman at the company, his departure another major blow to the company following an allegation that prompted an investigation. Advertising President Mark Marshall will step down as interim chairman of NBCUniversal's advertising and partnerships group.…
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Disney to lay off thousands of employees next week
19 Apr

Disney to lay off thousands of employees next week

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternational
Bloomberg referred to those familiar with the case, citing that Walt Disney company plans a further round of job cuts after retrenchments of 7,000 employees last month. Layoff this time may affect thousands of posts, including the entertainment department. The job cuts could affect employees in television, movies, theme parks, corporate locations and every region Disney operates, and affected employees will be notified of the job cuts by April 24, according to the report.Disney began cutting 7,000 jobs last month, the company announced earlier this year, Reuters reported last month. The entertainment industry has suffered layoffs since its initial enthusiastic…
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