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AI could kill call centres, says Tata Consultancy Services head: Chatbots will soon take over much of the work of human agents, forecasts chief of Indian IT ...
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Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
- The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.
- TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.
- Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.
- Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
Dommaraju Gukesh Wins The Candidates’ Tournament: Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old grandmaster from India, is the youngest player ever to win the Candidates ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/crosswords/chess/gukesh-candidates-winner.html
UK's Labour outlines plan to renationalise railways within 5 years: Britain's opposition Labour Party said it planned to renationalise the country's rail network ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-outlines-plan-renationalise-railways-within-5-years-2024-04-24/
Kotak Mahindra Bank, consumer stocks drag Indian shares lower: India's benchmark indexes fell on Thursday as financials weighed, dragged down by Kotak Mahindra ...
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Quick Glance: RBI restricts Kotak Bank from online customer onboarding, issuing new credit cards
- The RBI directed Kotak Mahindra Bank to halt onboarding new customers through online and mobile banking channels and suspend issuing new credit cards immediately.
- Significant deficiencies and non-compliances in the bank's IT risk management and information security governance for 2022 and 2023 were highlighted by the RBI.
- The bank was found to be materially deficient in operational resilience and was instructed to enhance its IT systems to protect customers and the financial ecosystem.
- Historically, the RBI has enforced similar measures on other banks to ensure regulatory compliance, such as suspending customer onboarding and new credit card issuance.
Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards
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Here's what happened when India banned TikTok: The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing ...
apnews.com/article/india-tiktok-ban-us-china-9ae5223bce78c56e5d22a1f2e86510f0
Quick Glance: Measures Against TikTok: Biden Sets Deadline for Sale
- President Biden has signed legislation requiring ByteDance to fully divest from TikTok within a year or potentially face a nationwide ban.
- This action poses a significant challenge to the future of the video-streaming app in the U.S. and escalates the technological conflict between America and China.
- TikTok plans to take legal action against the Biden administration, citing concerns that the law could impede the free speech of millions of Americans.
- This requirement was incorporated into a bill providing foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, mandating ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok within 12 months under the threat of closure.
Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up: JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries ...
reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ambanis-jiocinema-cuts-subscription-prices-indias-streaming-war-heats-up-2024-04-24/
Ministers have caved in on no-fault evictions pledge, says Angela Rayner: Labour's Angela Rayner attacks the government's housing record but faces jibes over her ...
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68889342
How the Cultures of Trinidad Transformed an Islamic Festival: Indentured Indian workers brought the Shiite ritual of Muharram from overseas ...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-the-cultures-of-trinidad-transformed-an-islamic-festival/
UK Conservative mayor keeps distance from Sunak in bid to avoid local election wipeout
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-conservative-mayor-keeps-distance-sunak-bid-avoid-local-election-wipeout-2024-04-24/
Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years: The party says it offers the "biggest overhaul in a generation" but ministers brand it ...
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Remembering the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass: On this day in 1932, hundreds of workers took to the hills of northern England to challenge the right of landed ...
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Former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died aged 81, his family says
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Quick Glance: Farewell to Frank Field: A Life Dedicated to Social Justice
- The former Labour minister and advocate for poverty alleviation, Frank Field, has passed away at the age of 81.
- Throughout his career in Westminster, Lord Field championed social causes such as child poverty and modern slavery for over four decades.
- Field succumbed to a long battle with cancer in a care home in London. He advocated for a 2021 bill on assisted dying in England and Wales.
- His family emphasized that Field will be mourned by admirers in the political realm, but most of all missed by those fortunate enough to have experienced his laughter and friendship.
India Elections: Modi’s BJP Faces Tough Challenge in Coaching Capital Kota: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as ...
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Made in India: DRDO develops lightest bulletproof jacket against highest threat level
wionews.com/india-news/made-in-india-drdo-develops-lightest-bulletproof-jacket-against-highest-threat-level-714419
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Vote bank-hungry Congress wants to implement quota on basis of religion, impose inheritance tax: Modi
deccanherald.com/elections/india/vote-bank-hungry-congress-wants-to-implement-quota-on-basis-of-religion-impose-inheritance-tax-modi-2992428
What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Dalai Lama emphasises on Indian link to Tibetan Buddhism : The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, reaffirmed his deep-rooted connection to ...
wionews.com/india-story/dalai-lama-emphasizes-on-indian-link-to-tibetan-buddhism-714595
Congress promised Sharia law in India in its poll manifesto: Yogi Adityanath: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath accuses Congress of planning to implement Sharia ...
thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/congress-promised-sharia-law-in-india-in-its-poll-manifesto-yogi-adityanath/article68099142.ece
Goldman Sachs taps BofA bankers for India dealmaking roles, sources say: Goldman Sachs has hired two senior bankers in India to cash in on growing dealmaking and ...
reuters.com/business/finance/goldman-sachs-taps-bofa-bankers-india-dealmaking-roles-sources-say-2024-04-24/
"Need Little Bit More Of That In US": JP Morgan CEO Praises PM Modi: Jamie Dimon praised the economic reforms implemented by the Narendra Modi ...
ndtv.com/india-news/jamie-dimon-narendra-modi-took-400-million-people-out-of-poverty-jp-morgan-ceo-praises-pm-modi-5512320
Quick Glance: JPMorgan CEO Dimon Praises US Economy
- Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks to the Economic Club of New York.
- Dimon expressed confidence in a robust U.S. economy with strong employment and healthy consumer finances.
- However, he warned about the potential economic effects of rising national debt, inflation, and geopolitical conflicts.
- Dimon also discussed the need for a more harmonious relationship between lenders and regulators, as well as praised U.S. leadership and economic power.
Tories need to learn to love London again: The capital votes for its mayor next week, but the Conservatives’ dissociation from the city means they seem set for ...
ft.com/content/39f7d724-7610-4248-91ee-155b9d40fc92
Why Narendra Modi Called India’s Muslims ‘Infiltrators’: The brazenness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vilification of India’s largest minority group made ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/23/world/asia/india-modi-muslims.html
Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist
theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/23/abc-south-asia-correspondent-avani-dias-narendra-modi-government
Was it Angela Rayner who was fined millions by HMRC? No, that was a Tory: The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/23/angela-rayner-conservatives-scandals
India’s ‘Godawan 100’ Becomes the World’s Best Single Malt: An Indian single malt whiskey, named Godawan Century, has claimed the top score at the 2024 London ...
wionews.com/web-stories/trending/indias-godawan-100-becomes-the-worlds-best-single-malt-1713705388178
Does Labour really love the St George’s Cross?: Following last night’s mammoth parliamentary ping pong session, a funny thing happened early this morning ...
spectator.co.uk/article/does-labour-really-love-the-st-georges-cross/
Charities warn Bill to ban no-fault evictions ‘will fail’ if amendments backed: There are calls for ministers to resist pressure from ‘vested interests’ ahead of ...
itv.com/news/2024-04-24/charities-warn-bill-to-ban-no-fault-evictions-will-fail-if-amendments-backed
How UK is planning to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: On Tuesday, the UK parliament passed the "Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024" ...
thedailystar.net/news/world/uk/news/how-uk-planning-deport-asylum-seekers-rwanda-3594446
Quick Glance: British Parliament Approves Deportations to Rwanda
- The controversial plan to deport refugees to Rwanda has been approved by the British Parliament.
- Despite resistance in the upper house and multiple votes, the law was passed.
- Prime Minister Sunak is pushing for deportations to deter refugees from dangerous crossings.
- Experts question the effectiveness of the measure, while concerns about costs and legal implications persist.
Susanna Reid forced to apologise as MP swears live on Good Morning Britain: Susanna Reid was forced to apologise on behalf of Labour MP Yvette Cooper after she ...
mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/susanna-reid-forced-apologise-labour-32648594
How will Rishi Sunak fund higher defence spending?: “It’s time for us to rearm,” Rishi Sunak said yesterday at a press conference with the Polish prime minister ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/how-will-rishi-sunak-fund-higher-defence-spending
Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.
- Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.
- The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.
- Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.
Starmer should stop chasing The Sun’s endorsement, says Murdoch’s ex son-in-law: PR guru Matthew Freud warns Sir Keir Starmer against chasing a Labour ...
inews.co.uk/news/media/starmer-should-stop-chasing-the-suns-endorsement-says-murdochs-ex-son-in-law-3019725
Why you shouldn’t take money from your parents to buy a house: The extent to which young adults’ families now step in to help them access homeownership was ...
inews.co.uk/news/why-not-to-borrow-from-parents-buy-house-3019994
Labour’s former rugby player Khalid Mahmood high-tackles a heckler: There was no messing about by former rugby union tighthead prop Khalid Mahmood MP when ...
newstatesman.com/politics/commons-confidential/2024/04/labours-former-rugby-player-khalid-mahmood-high-tackles-a-heckler
As a black woman, I feel politically homeless: I’ve started to question whether the Labour Party still represents me
inews.co.uk/opinion/black-woman-politically-homeless-3019646
Inside the fight to get Waspi compensation into election manifestos: Campaigners say pension issue could decide marginal contests across UK ...
inews.co.uk/news/fight-waspi-compensation-election-manifestos-labour-conservatives-3018470
Neighbours beg to buy council land to 'save it from holiday flats': The community green space is one of 2,000 council-owned assets which could be sold or given ...
cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/locals-plea-buy-cornwall-council-9242261
The Rwanda bill may fail – but it will cause Labour problems: Just before midnight the Lords backed down to let the Rwanda bill become law ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/the-rwanda-bill-may-fail-but-it-will-cause-labour-problems
What the latest Welsh poll show about the state of the parties : The latest Redfield and Wilton Strategies poll shows a significant change in Labour support
walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/what-latest-welsh-political-poll-29052320
Freemantle, Harefield, Millbrook, Peartree, Portswood, Redbridge: All the Southampton City Council election candidates for Freemantle, Harefield, Millbrook ...
dailyecho.co.uk/news/24275434.freemantle-harefield-millbrook-peartree-portswood-redbridge/
How the daughter of a bus driver became Britain's first Sikh female MP: Preet Kaur Gill is a British Labour Party politician serving as Shadow Minister for ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-grasp-it-message-spurred-29013440
“I Will Not Be Fighting Culture Wars”: UK Shadow Culture Secretary Seeks To Draw Dividing Line Between Labour & Conservatives As She Sets Out Stall On AI ...
deadline.com/2024/04/thangam-debbonaire-labour-party-ai-bbc-freelancers-creative-cities-convention-1235893412/
Labour pick Chester South and Eddisbury General Election candidate: Labour has chosen Angeliki Stogia as the party's candidate for the reshaped Chester South and ...
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24274653.labour-pick-chester-south-eddisbury-general-election-candidate/
Jonathan Gullis slams £40 brown bin charge as 'garden tax' at PMQs: But the Stoke-on-Trent North MP failed to mention that a Tory-run council introduced a ...
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/jonathan-gullis-slams-stoke-trents-9244539
Here's what voters had to say about the upcoming elections in one of the key political battlegrounds
expressandstar.com/news/politics/local-election-2024/2024/04/24/theyre-all-the-same-say-disenchanted-voters-in-black-country-capital/
I’m a private headteacher – half of our parents receive financial help: Independent schools are not just for wealthy families, says the principal of a school ...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/private-headteacher-half-parents-financial-help-3020368
Aliens ‘hitching rides’ on meteors to colonise Earth? Study says… | Mint: A fringe theory called panspermia suggests aliens may be hitching rides on meteors ...
livemint.com/science/news/aliens-hitching-rides-on-meteors-to-colonise-earth-study-says-11713964116320.html
Firebrand MP George Galloway hitting the West Midlands Mayoral campaign trail tomorrow
expressandstar.com/news/politics/2024/04/24/firebrand-mp-george-galloway-hitting-the-west-midlands-mayoral-campaign-trail-tomorrow/
Hampshire County Council Meon Valley by-election: Meet the candidates: Meet the candidates who are standing for the Meon Valley by-election for Hampshire County ...
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24271739.hampshire-county-council-meon-valley-by-election-meet-candidates/
Plans lodged for redevelopment of Thetford Abbey Estate: Flagship Housing Group has lodged its plans with Breckland Council for the controversial redevelopment ...
edp24.co.uk/news/24274951.plans-lodged-redevelopment-thetford-abbey-estate/
Council leader reveals how much leisure centre sale will make: The sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre will make more than £1.5m for Dudley according to the ...
birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/council-leader-reveals-how-much-29043799
How local elections in Bristol will affect housing crisis: Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 2, with housing one of the main issues facing the city
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/how-local-elections-bristol-affect-9241596
Gosport Borough Council elections: Why candidates say you should vote for them: From axed CCTV cameras and affordable housing to protecting green spaces and the ...
portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/gosport-borough-council-elections-why-candidates-say-you-should-vote-for-them-4601840
Mayor hopeful promises to bring back circular Number 11 bus: The much loved Number 11 bus used to take passengers on a full circuit of the city - but it's ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/secret-dates-jam-sandwiches-school-29047686
Sadiq Khan rival Susan Hall claims 'gangs run around with machetes': Mr Khan and Ms Hall appeared alongside the Lib Dems and Green Party candidates Rob Blackie ...
mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/sadiq-khan-tells-rival-susan-29048616
Ex-banker unpacks: “You need a nose for stupidity”: Gary Stevenson became rich as a trader at Citibank, but not happy. “The job almost killed me,” he says today.
morgenpost.de/wirtschaft/article242167922/Ex-Banker-packt-aus-Du-brauchst-Riecher-fuer-Dummheit.html
Keir Starmer visits Selby area to discuss rural crime plan: "We hear you, we listen to you, we understand".
yorkpress.co.uk/news/24273291.keir-starmer-visits-selby-area-discuss-rural-crime-plan/
Scotsman Letters: Speedier action needed to ban wet wipes: It's good that the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic will be banned by legislation being ...
scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/scotsman-letters-speedier-action-needed-to-ban-wet-wipes-4600841
Three things that set apart Andy Street and Richard Parker in fight to be mayor: One of these two men will be voted in as Mayor when electors across the West ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/three-crucial-differences-between-west-29042043
China develops superfast, stealthy submarine technology : Scientists developing China’s next-generation nuclear submarine technology say they have found a way to ...
wionews.com/videos/china-develops-superfast-stealthy-submarine-technology-714029
Vodafone’s India unit staves off collapse after record $2.2bn fundraising: Country’s largest share sale draws investors including GQG Partners and Fidelity
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Quick Glance: Vodafone’s Survival in India Secured by Record Fundraising
- Vodafone's Indian business raised $2.2 billion through an equity issue to avoid collapsing under a debt burden.
- Investors like GQG Partners and Fidelity participated in India's largest ever follow-on share sale.
- The 2018 merger failed to turn the business around, but with government support and new equity, a potential rescue is on the horizon.
- Despite planning to raise about Rs450 billion in equity and debt, doubts persist over whether this will be sufficient to secure the company's future.
US rights report on India cites abuses in Manipur, harassment of media and minorities
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Modi accused of ‘hate speech’ toward India’s Muslims in election rally: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned of “infiltrators” who could steal the ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/22/modi-india-muslims-infiltrators/
Quick Glance: India's Modi Attacks Pro-Muslim Rivals in Election Shift
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party have begun attacking opposition rivals, claiming they favor minority Muslims, in an effort to energize their hardline base after the start of general elections last week.
- Modi referred to Muslims as 'infiltrators' who have 'more children', linking it to an alleged election plan by the main opposition Congress party to redistribute Hindu wealth among Muslims, a claim denied by the Congress.
- Modi's government has faced accusations of discrimination against India's 200 million Muslims, but has denied them, emphasizing its work for the welfare of all citizens.
- Modi initially focused on development, welfare, and national pride in his campaign, but shifted focus back to core voters after the first phase, addressing issues of joblessness and rural distress.
Vodafone Idea fetches bids worth $10.6 bln in India's largest-ever follow-on share sale
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Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These charts suggest not
theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/22/labour-tories-election-polls-analysis
Former PMs worked to make new India, the incumbent one only criticises others: Sharad Pawar
deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/former-pms-worked-to-make-new-india-the-incumbent-one-only-criticises-others-sharad-pawar-2989106
Modi on fire after 'Islamophobic' remarks: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of Islamophobic remarks by the opposition after claiming that his ...
thenews.com.pk/latest/1181125-modi-on-fire-after-islamophobic-remarks
Working for Labour is not a dig at Boris Johnson, says Marina Wheeler: The former prime minister’s ex-wife is helping the party with its policies on employment ...
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India delivers first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines
gulfnews.com/world/india-delivers-first-batch-of-brahmos-supersonic-cruise-missiles-to-the-philippines-1.1713776582866
Lok Sabha elections: Voters cast their vote amid tight security in Manipur repoll
apnews.com/article/india-election-lok-sabha-manipur-violence-repolling-d02ec744abde871cea916312d7637ab0
Row over East Park gates plans continue amid disabled access claims: Labour has also raised about the impact of the reopening on running groups but a Liberal ...
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/row-over-east-park-gates-9235658
Latest on future of former NHS hospital after 'disturbing' delay: The proposed redevelopment of the former hospital has suffered 30 years of setbacks
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/scaled-down-thornbury-health-centre-9239736
Decisions on how people get around Bristol could change from next month: Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 2, with transport being a key issue for ...
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/how-transport-getting-around-bristol-9239460
Aliens may be travelling from one planet to another via meteorites: Study: Aliens may be travelling from one planet to another via meteorites: Study
wionews.com/science/aliens-may-be-travelling-from-one-planet-to-another-via-meteorites-study-713790
Meet the candidates for the Copt Hill ward in the Sunderland City Council elections 2024
sunderlandecho.com/news/politics/council/meet-the-candidates-for-the-copt-hill-ward-in-the-sunderland-city-council-elections-2024-4600093
Look to deadly Venus to find life in the universe, new paper argues: Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-deadly-venus-life-universe-paper.html
Elon Musk doesn't believe in aliens - he would know about them: Elon Musk says he found no evidence of alien existence with his Starlink satellites.
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/international-business/elon-musk-glaubt-nicht-an-ausserirdische-er-wuerde-von-ihnen-wissen/
Free bulky waste collections quickly snapped up after 'technical issue': Derby City Council says high demand for free bookings caused problems with its website
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/free-bulky-waste-collections-derby-9239471
Britain looks set to resume UNRWA funding without missing a payment: UK renewal of financing Palestinian aid organisation is opposed by faction of pro-Israeli ...
thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2024/04/22/britain-looks-set-to-resume-unrwa-funding-without-missing-a-payment/
Young Labour candidate in Stroud District Council election: At 19 years of age, Nathan Greenway is one of the youngest Labour and Co-operative candidates in the ...
stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/24269268.young-labour-candidate-stroud-district-council-election/
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