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More Than 500 Rohingya Feared Dead After Two Boats Vanish Off Myanmar

New Delhi, July 16 -- BANGKOK - Two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya refugees left Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June and did not arrive anywhere. As of Thursday, the United Nations feared they... Read More


Meta Workers Sue, Claiming AI Systems Targeted Employees on Protected Family Leave for Layoffs

New Delhi, July 16 -- OAKLAND - A Meta employee who spent six weeks on pregnancy leave had no keystrokes to log, no AI tools to activate, no performance dashboards to accumulate scores in. When Meta's... Read More


Iran Declares Peace Deal Void, Ghalibaf Calls US Conflict Existential War

New Delhi, July 16 -- TEHRAN - Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared Tuesday that the June 17 ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Washington is now void, saying the country wa... Read More


RTS Link may spark S$1b Singapore spending surge in JB, according to retail and consumer spending study

SINGAPORE, July 16 -- Singapore residents are expected to spend an additional S$1.05 billion (RM3.31 billion) annually in Johor Bahru after the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link be... Read More


MP: 2 arrested in Morena for strip-searching, beating brother-in-law over alleged misconduct

Bhopal, July 16 -- Madhya Pradesh Police in the Sihoniya area of Morena district have arrested two men within 12 hours after a video surfaced on social media showing a man tied to a tree, partially st... Read More


Don't burden class 9 students with a new language, SC tells Centre, CBSE

New Delhi, July 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) decision to introduce a compulsory third language at the class 9 level, observing that ... Read More


Economic growth may slow to 3.5% in FY27: IMF staff team

Dhaka, July 16 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team concluded a five-day visit to Dhaka on Thursday, projecting Bangladesh's economic growth to moderate to 3.5 percent in FY2026-27 and ... Read More


Punjab, Haryana share NEET top honours

New Delhi, July 16 -- Punjab's Aryan Gupta and Haryana's Panshul Bansal topped the NEET-UG for medical admissions as 11.21 lakh candidates qualified the entrance exam this year, the National Testing A... Read More


Emergent Raises $130 Million, Becomes Unicorn at $1.5 Billion Valuation

New Delhi, July 16 -- AI software creation platform Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at $1.5 billion and taking it into the unicorn club nearly a year ... Read More


'Under cover of darkness': Philadelphia Mayor hits out after Trump admin replaces slavery exhibit at Washington's home

New Delhi, July 16 -- Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Wednesday criticised the Trump administration for replacing an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington's home. "Ov... Read More