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  • Meeting Narendra Modi the most significant aspect' of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda June 03, 2023 09:49 PM IST

    Meeting Narendra Modi the most significant aspect' of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda

    Prachanda visited India from May 31 to June 3, his first official trip abroad since assuming office in December 2022

  • US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to arrive in India tomorrow June 03, 2023 09:29 PM IST

    US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to arrive in India tomorrow

    People familiar with Austin's visit said he and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are set to discuss a number of new defence cooperation projects

  • China objects to NATO labelling it a 'threat': Embassy June 03, 2023 04:06 PM IST

    China objects to NATO labelling it a 'threat': Embassy

    Stoltenberg had accused China of threatening neighbouring countries and suppressing countries that do not comply with it, according to the embassy release.

  • Five children’s movies to stream now June 03, 2023 10:54 AM IST

    Five children’s movies to stream now

    A curation of five children’s movies you can stream with your kids

  • As Kyiv reckons with deaths by a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns June 03, 2023 10:20 AM IST

    As Kyiv reckons with deaths by a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns

    Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the war has been defined by moments of happenstance and terror: Mere minutes or yards sometimes dictate who lives or dies, from front-line battlefields to Ukraine’s dense cities and Russia’s border regions, where some authorities have recently described Ukrainian shelling and announced evacuations.

  • Pride Month 2023: Thousands of Israelis join Jerusalem Pride parade June 02, 2023 03:54 PM IST

    Pride Month 2023: Thousands of Israelis join Jerusalem Pride parade

    Thousands of Israelis joined Jerusalem's Pride parade on June 1, a high-security event in the conservative city where critics of LGBTQ rights held a counter-demonstration nearby. The annual march is being held for the first time under the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which includes multiple cabinet members who have expressed homophobic views in the past.

  • BRICS nations say new currency may offer shield from sanctions June 02, 2023 03:00 PM IST

    BRICS nations say new currency may offer shield from sanctions

    The foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convened in Cape Town earlier Thursday to discuss how the bloc can win greater global influence and to challenge the US. While they didn’t reach firm conclusions, the use of alternative currencies was among the prominent talking points.

  • New Tiananmen museum opens in New York ahead of June 4 anniversary June 02, 2023 01:50 PM IST

    New Tiananmen museum opens in New York ahead of June 4 anniversary

    The June 4th Memorial Museum in New York will be the only such permanent exhibition in the world, following the 2021 closure of a similar museum in Hong Kong under pressure from authorities.

  • Volkswagen brings VW bus back to North American market after 20 years June 02, 2023 12:50 PM IST

    Volkswagen brings VW bus back to North American market after 20 years

    The introduction of the fully electric ID. Buzz will also include an extra-long version that can seat up to seven passengers and features a larger 85 kilowatt hour (kWh) battery to increase range.

  • In Pics: Apple plans major retail push with new stores across China, US June 02, 2023 12:46 PM IST

    In Pics: Apple plans major retail push with new stores across China, US

    Apple is proposing 53 new, relocated or remodeled stores over the next four years, i.e, 2027. Apple looks to bring fresh luster to its 22-year-old retail operation, which is one of the world’s most venerated chains but also has contended with pandemic woes, customer service problems and labor unrest in recent years.

  • Dev Shah crowned US National Spelling Bee champion 2023: See Pics June 02, 2023 11:01 AM IST

    Dev Shah crowned US National Spelling Bee champion 2023: See Pics

    Shah, who was crowned champion in a hail of confetti before being joined on stage by his parents and other relatives, takes home $50,000 cash from E.W. Scripps Co (SSP.O), the bee's sponsor, plus further monetary prizes and reference works from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster.

  • Japan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on data collection June 02, 2023 10:00 AM IST

    Japan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on data collection

    The Personal Information Protection Commission in a statement said OpenAI should minimise the sensitive data it collects for machine learning and added it may take further action if it has more concerns.

  • Japan workers are shifting from lifetime employment, LinkedIn says June 02, 2023 09:57 AM IST

    Japan workers are shifting from lifetime employment, LinkedIn says

    “Japan is at a turning point,” Wakana Tanaka said in her first media interview this week since she took over the top job in late March. “Building your skills constantly is really important in this coming age.”

  • Now seen as an AI stock, SoftBank is set for its best week in three years June 02, 2023 09:54 AM IST

    Now seen as an AI stock, SoftBank is set for its best week in three years

    The shares rose as much as 6% Friday, and are poised for a jump of about 18% on the week. Jefferies provided the latest spark, upgrading SoftBank to buy from hold, saying it is a “likely beneficiary” of the frenzy in recent stocks following Nvidia Corp.’s bullish sales forecast last month.

  • US averts first-ever default with 11th-hour debt deal June 02, 2023 09:50 AM IST

    US averts first-ever default with 11th-hour debt deal

    Economists had warned the country could run out of money to pay its bills by Monday -- leaving almost no room for delays in enacting the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which extends the government's borrowing authority through 2024 while trimming federal spending.

  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may visit Shanghai on June 6 June 02, 2023 08:14 AM IST

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may visit Shanghai on June 6

    Nvidia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

  • Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada June 02, 2023 08:01 AM IST

    Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada

    Meta Platforms Inc on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and publishers from viewing or sharing some news content in Canada.

  • Joe Biden says Sweden will 'soon' join NATO at US Air Force address June 02, 2023 07:31 AM IST

    Joe Biden says Sweden will 'soon' join NATO at US Air Force address

    Joe Biden, in a flag-waving commencement address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, warned graduates they will enter service in an increasingly unstable world, citing challenges from Russia and China.

  • Meta tells office workers to come in three days per week this fall June 02, 2023 07:24 AM IST

    Meta tells office workers to come in three days per week this fall

    The move is part of the company’s broader push to work more efficiently, said one of the people, who asked not to be named discussing private company policy.

  • US Senate set to pass debt limit suspension bill Thursday night June 02, 2023 07:20 AM IST

    US Senate set to pass debt limit suspension bill Thursday night

    All 100 senators reached an agreement to debate up to 11 amendments and then promptly vote on passing the legislation, before a Monday deadline for suspending the debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025. If the plan succeeds, Congress would quickly send the bill to President Joe Biden to sign, averting a catastrophic default, Schumer said.

  • Meta unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset ahead of Apple's VR debut June 02, 2023 07:13 AM IST

    Meta unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset ahead of Apple's VR debut

    Priced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous headset and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) elements, Zuckerberg said in an Instagram post ahead of Meta's annual gaming conference.

  • Dell's quarterly profit drops less than feared on cost cuts June 02, 2023 07:12 AM IST

    Dell's quarterly profit drops less than feared on cost cuts

    The results contrasted rivals HP Inc and Lenovo Group, but a full recovery remains some ways off as Dell forecast current-quarter revenue below Wall Street targets and warned that IT spending would stay cautious.

  • Goldman Sachs to cut more jobs, eyes sharp fall in markets revenue June 02, 2023 06:59 AM IST

    Goldman Sachs to cut more jobs, eyes sharp fall in markets revenue

    "The macro backdrop is extraordinarily challenging," Goldman's president and chief operating officer, John Waldron, told investors at a conference, without specifying the scale of the layoffs.

  • GQG adds more Nvidia as chipmaker has a 'new leg', says CIO June 02, 2023 06:55 AM IST

    GQG adds more Nvidia as chipmaker has a 'new leg', says CIO

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based GQG, which manages almost $100 billion in assets, added 8.2 million shares in Nvidia in the first quarter, worth $2.3 billion then, according to a regulatory filing.

  • Apple plans major retail push with new stores across China, US June 02, 2023 06:51 AM IST

    Apple plans major retail push with new stores across China, US

    Through 2027, the iPhone maker is discussing opening 15 new stores across the Asia-Pacific region, five locations in Europe and the Middle East, and four additional outlets in the US and Canada, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations.