Meta Platforms plans to cut 10% of workers, or roughly 8,000 employees, in an effort to boost efficiency and offset its heavy spending on artificial intelligence. The company disclosed the move in a memo sent to employees Thursday, saying the layoffs will come on May 20. Meta also won’t hire workers for 6,000 open roles…
Mustafa Ahmed, praised for playing Indian spy Rizwan in Dhurandhar, discussed his role in a Reddit AMA. He hinted Rizwan may continue Hamza’s mission and joked about running Pakistan better than its politicians. Ahmed also shared his experience with Ranveer Singh and expressed interest in diverse acting roles beyond action. Mustafa Ahmed, who transitioned from…
UGC invites applications for ODL, online programmes 2026-27 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited applications from eligible Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) for recognition to offer programmes under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode and online mode for the academic year 2026-27.The academic session for these programmes is scheduled to begin in August 2026. Application…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: Praful Hinge, the 24-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer, became an overnight sensation after his performance against Rajasthan Royals. He set the tone with a wicket off his second ball — that of teen wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — and scalped two more in the over.Despite the dream debut, he says…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader and former MP Sanjay Nirupam has flagged concerns over the state govt’s move to make knowledge of Marathi compulsory for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, urging state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik – a colleague from the same party – to reconsider the decision.In a letter dated April 23, Nirupam said the proposed…
CHENNAI: At 95, when most would prefer comfort over crowds, veteran screenwriter Chitralaya Gopu chose conviction. Election officials had made arrangements for him to cast his vote from home, but Gopu had other plans.At around 8.30am on Thursday, in a crisply ironed shirt and dhoti, he went to the polling booth at a municipal school…
The body of a girl aged around 1 to 1.5 years was found stuck in an iron net inside a drain in the Palla area of Faridabad on Thursday afternoon GURGAON: The body of a girl aged around 1 to 1.5 years was found stuck in an iron net inside a drain in the Palla…
Lucknow: At least two people—a woman and a child—were killed and 21 others injured in a road accident in Nepal’s Pyuthan district, officials said on Thursday. The injured included the driver and passengers, many of whom are from the UP-Nepal border areas. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee and her government after a heavy voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, claiming the people of the state had voted for change and that the Bharatiya Janata Party was heading for an absolute…
Surveillance footage from the early days of the war shows chaotic scenes inside hospitals in Tehran as air strikes hit nearby areas.Video, released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society recently, captures medical staff scrambling to evacuate patients during the bombardment. In one clip, a nurse is seen carrying three newborn babies to safety, while in…
