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Is Pronto watching you? Bengaluru startup admits filming cleaners in homes to train physical AI, sparks privacy debate

New Delhi, May 25 -- Bengaluru-based startup Pronto, which provides domestic services in 10 minutes, has come under fire for reportedly video recording inside the customer's house while the profession... Read More


Petrol blended with up to 30% ethanol notified; compatibility, costs concern car owners

New Delhi, May 20 -- The Indian government has paved the way for blending ethanol in petrol beyond the current proportion of 20%. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on 18 May notified norms for E22,... Read More


Why Andhra is urging families to have more kids - falling fertility or delimitation panic

New Delhi, May 19 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's recent announcement to provide cash incentives to families for having a third and fourth child has reignited a debate. How can a ... Read More


Goa is GONE? Why lakhs of foreign tourists are ditching India's beach capital to go to Vietnam, Sri Lanka

New Delhi, May 17 -- Around 9 lakh foreigners visited Goa in 2017. By 2025, the number had fallen to around 5 lakh, or by roughly half . On the other hand, the number of domestic tourists visiting the... Read More


Another fuel blow for consumers? Economists warn petrol, diesel prices could jump further - Here's the outlook

New Delhi, May 16 -- The prices of petrol and diesel are expected to rise further, even by Rs.10 per litre, economists are warning. India's state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) - which account fo... Read More


Petrol, diesel prices expected to rise by Rs.10 per litre in next 2-3 weeks, inflation to go up: Economists

New Delhi, May 16 -- The prices of petrol and diesel are expected to rise further, even by Rs.10 per litre, economists are warning. India's state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) - which account fo... Read More


Did it during Covid, can do now too: IT employees seek mandatory work from home after PM Modi's appeal

New Delhi, May 11 -- After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to conserve fuel and work from home, a union of Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITES) employees on Monday wr... Read More


Tamil Nadu Government Formation LIVE: All eyes on Vijay as TVK firms up support; may not take oath today, say reports

New Delhi, May 7 -- Efforts to form the government have picked up pace in Tamil Nadu, as Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) delivered a major upset to the Dravidian duopoly in the recently-conclud... Read More


Managers, get your hands dirty or get fired: Lessons from AI-powered tech layoffs at Coinbase, Block, Snap

New Delhi, May 6 -- As layoffs become the law of the land, and artificial intelligence (AI) drives productivity, it is managers that are becoming redundant. Let's take the recent layoffs by Coinbase ... Read More


Puducherry Election Results 2026 LIVE: Rangasamy-led AINRC-BJP alliance set to retain power, ECI trends show

New Delhi, May 4 -- The N Rangasamy-led alliance is set to retain power in the 30-seat Assembly of Puducherry, as per Election Commission trends. The current chief minister and founder of the All Ind... Read More