Author: bhuvi.mukesh

Air India flight taking off

The agreement, which would be evenly shared between rival planemaker Boeing and France’s Airbus, was initially reported by Reuters in December and may now officially be revealed as early as next week, according to the sources. In an effort to reinvent itself under its new owners, Air India has signed a massive contract for roughly 500 new jets for more than ₹8 trillion at list prices. According to industry sources, this could be the airline’s single-largest order ever. The agreement, which would be evenly shared between rival planemaker Boeing and France’s Airbus, was initially reported by Reuters in December and…

Read More
<strong>Rishi Sunak believes it was his 'dharma' to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.</strong> - Asiana Times

The 42-year-old has frequently mentioned how his Hindu faith gives him strength. Rishi Sunak took his oath of loyalty in the House of Commons on the “Bhagavad Gita” after being elected as a member of Parliament. In a television interview with Piers Morgan to commemorate his 100th day in office as Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian descent, Rishi Sunak discussed his reasons for accepting the position at 10 Downing Street during a time of political unrest the previous year. He described it as his “dharma,” according to PTI. The Interview He was questioned throughout the interview about his choice…

Read More
India criticises the World Bank for failing to understand the Indus Waters Treaty

India has urged that the pact have a graduated procedure for resolving such disputes, with the two countries commissioners for the Indus Waters acting as the first port of call, followed by a neutral expert and, finally, by an arbitration tribunal. On Thursday, India questioned the World Bank’s decision to pursue two parallel processes to resolve a dispute with Pakistan over two hydropower projects on cross-border rivers, claiming that this is contrary to the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. As a result of Pakistan’s “intransigence” in resolving conflicts, India informed Pakistan on January 25 that it intended to revise…

Read More
Meta amazes the street with lower prices, a big buyback, and strong sales - Asiana Times

It estimated first-quarter revenues that might surpass Wall Street projections and cut costs in 2024 by $5 billion, to a range of $89 billion to $95 billion, a significant decrease from the $94 billion to $100 billion it had previously forecasted. Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. (META.O) soared on Wednesday as a result of tighter cost controls this year and a new $40 billion share repurchase, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared 2024 the “Year of Efficiency.” Ads The parent company of Instagram and Facebook, which has struggled amid a general post-pandemic dip in digital advertising, is concentrating on enhancing its…

Read More
<strong>Indian Army displays impressive capability with homegrown artillery pieces.</strong> - Asiana Times

The 155mm/45-caliber Dhanush towed artillery gun, the 155mm/52-caliber tracked self-propelled K9 Vajra-T weapons, the M777 ultra-light howitzers, updated Sharing guns, the 105mm/37-caliber Indian field guns, and the Pinaka rocket systems were among the heavy guns used in “Exercise Topchi-2023.” With a variety of indigenous artillery guns, rocket systems, and ammunition deployed along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC), where the Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in a protracted dispute for more than 32 months, the Indian Army on Sunday put on an impressive firepower display at the expansive field firing range in Maharashtra’s Devlali. The elite School…

Read More
Tibetans struggle under China's Covid policy: Report

President Xi Jinping’s “Zero COVID” policy has been a powerful tool for repression. Under the guise of safeguarding their health, lockdowns and other such procedures immensely aided the government in putting into place its massive and hyper-technological system of citizen control and surveillance. According to Marco Respinti in the Italian publication Bitter Winter, which focuses on religious liberty and human rights, the Chinese Communist Party’s lockdown tactics have evolved into a weapon for increased monitoring and control over the Tibetan population. Zero Covid policy: a tool for repression President Xi Jinping’s “Zero COVID” policy has been a powerful tool for…

Read More
BBC Office, London

Many institutions in India held screenings of the BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question” despite the national government dismissing it as “propaganda,” including Hyderabad University, JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi, Punjab University, etc. Some students who want to show the controversial BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots are met with warnings from university officials, power outages, Wi-Fi disruptions, police detentions, and retaliatory screenings of The Kashmir Files by the RSS student arm ABVP. Despite the national government condemning it as “propaganda” and a reflection of a “colonial mindset,” Students Federation of India…

Read More
Flipkart's ₹122 billion stake sale could see Accel and Tiger Global leave

Tiger Global presently owns around 4% of Flipkart, compared to Accel’s slightly more than 1% ownership. Walmart’s share in Flipkart will rise from its existing 72% holding if a deal is finalized. Two of Flipkart’s early investors, venture capital firm Accel Partners and New York-based investment firm Tiger Global, are in talks to sell their residual shares in the e-commerce company, which amount to approximately 5% of the total. They estimated that the American retail behemoth located in Bentonville will spend about ₹122 billion on this stake acquisition. Tiger Global presently owns around 4% of Flipkart, compared to Accel’s slightly…

Read More
In effort to break the impasse, the US and Germany to send tanks to Ukraine: Report

Allied nations will be able to get past a schism that threatens to damage their cohesiveness, which is a key component of NATO strategy as it seeks to isolate President Vladimir Putin, by sending tanks. A conflict that threatened to fracture allies’ unity will be resolved with the announcement that the US and Germany will give their main battle tanks to Ukraine. This will give Kyiv a potent new weapon to combat Russia. US and Germany aid to Ukraine According to two persons with knowledge of the situation, the Biden administration is anticipated to make the M1 Abrams tank offer…

Read More
<strong>As the IT battle intensifies, Microsoft will invest ₹814 billion in OpenAI</strong> - Asiana Times

With Microsoft’s substantial financial resources and OpenAI’s cutting-edge AI, the two companies intend to continue to lead the field of generative artificial intelligence, which refers to systems that can produce text, images, and other types of media in response to brief commands. Microsoft announced on Monday that it is investing “multi-years, billions of dollars” in OpenAI, the San Francisco artificial intelligence research center that created the ChatGPT online chatbot. Microsoft and OpenAI The particular financial details of the agreement were not disclosed by the parties, but a source with knowledge of the situation stated Microsoft will contribute ₹814,902,400,000 to OpenAI.…

Read More