Karnataka rolls back quota bill for Kannadigas in jobs

The Karnataka government on Wednesday put the reservation bill for Kannadigas in private firms on hold amid fierce criticism from business leaders and tech tycoons. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Why Did Naidu Meet Modi?

According to an Andhra government statement, Naidu 'reposed confidence' in the PM's leadership. IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu meets Prime Minister Narendra D Modi to......

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......

Tata's Rs 27K-cr Assam chip plant to start in 2025; create 27K jobs initially

Tata Electronics on Saturday began the construction of its Rs 27,000-crore chip assembly plant in Assam, which is expected to become operational  next year and create 27,000 jobs initially.......

'Banks must be prepared for providing UPI credit'

'A credit line on UPI is going to make banks think about credit fundamentally as they digitise the credit process entirely.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Phonepe Bengaluru-based Zeta, which provides......

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models. IMAGE:......

Will Nirmalaji Cheer The Markets?

'We are confident that over the next few years the government will strike a fine balance between populist measures and growth, and manage coalition partners well.' Finance Minister Nirmala......