Real money gaming industry bodies issue code of ethics prescribing KYC, spending limits
New Delhi: Industry bodies representing online real money gaming companies, AIGF, EGF and FIFS, have jointly signed a “code of ethics” which their member companies will adopt for promoting user safety and responsible gaming practices, including KYC verification, spending limit etc, a join statement said on Monday. The members of these gaming industry bodies include […]
AI development faces risk of entrenched bias due to underrepresentation of women: Microsoft exec
New Delhi: The underrepresentation of women in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a significant risk of perpetuating the prevailing societal biases into future technologies, according to a top Microsoft executive. Himani Agrawal, Chief Partner Officer, Microsoft India and South Asia, believes that inclusion is a shared responsibility and if AI continues to be […]
Sun Pharma to acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc for up to USD 355 mn
New Delhi: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Monday said it will acquire immunotherapy and targeted oncology firm Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc for up to USD 355 million. As per the pact inked by the companies, Sun Pharma will pay upfront USD 4.10 per share of common stock, representing aggregate upfront consideration of up to USD 355 million, […]
Glenmark launches OTC constipation treatment medicine in US
New Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced the launch of constipation treatment medicine polyethylene glycol 3350, powder for solution used in the US. Glenmark Therapeutics Inc, USA (Glenmark) launched over-the-counter (OTC) polyethylene glycol 3350, powder for solution of strength 17 grams/capful, the company said in a statement. It is comparable to the active ingredient in […]
4 killed, 11 injured after bus heading to Jammu rams into tractor-trolley in Punjab
Chandigarh: Four persons were killed while 11 others were injured after a bus rammed into a brick-laden tractor-trolley in Punjab’s Jalandhar district on Monday, police said. The accident took place near the Kala Bakra area in Jalandhar when the bus was going to Jammu from Rajasthan, police said. When the tractor-trolley came on the Jalandhar-Pathankot […]
Opposition walks out of RS, Nadda says govt ready to discuss all issues
New Delhi: Led by the Congress, the opposition parties on Monday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their notices for discussions on issues ranging from ‘duplicate’ voter ID cards to US funding to voter turnout were rejected, even as Union minister J P Nadda insisted that the government is ready to discuss any […]
IMD issues yellow alert, predicts thunderstorm and lightning in parts of Himachal
Shimla: The Shimla centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert, predicting thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, and from Wednesday to Friday. Isolated places in the higher reaches of the state received mild snowfall on Monday, the MeT office said. Keylong received 1 cm of snow, […]
Balochistan: Pakistan security forces reportedly kill enforced disappearance survivor
Balochistan : Reports have emerged of the killing of Wafa Baloch, a resident of Paroom tehsil in Panjgur district, allegedly by Pakistani paramilitary forces near the Goldsmith Line, which marks the border between Iran and Pakistan’s Balochistan, according to The Balochistan Post. In a post on X, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) stated, “On February […]
Syria’s Druze seek place in changing nation, navigating pressures from government, Israel
Jaramana: Syria’s Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country’s powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria since the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad. Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: […]
Look at history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump
Nuuk (Greenland): Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight as US President Donald Trump maneuvers to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory that most people know only as a huge icy island at the top of the world. But Greenland, named by Viking adventurer Erik the Red to attract settlers, has a […]
