Ritu Jha – Silicon Valley veterans reacted with concern to the abrupt resignation of Urjit Patel, the chairman of the Reserve Bank of India on Dec 10. While many said they were not surprised, they still expressed worry about the uncertainty generated and said they would be reluctant to invest in India until things […]
indica News Bureau – After a long-draw battle of disagreements with the central government, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has stepped down from his current position with immediate effect. Patel said in his resignation letter that the decision to step down was a personal one. “On account of personal reasons, I […]
Ritu Jha – The new mayor of Anaheim, California, has some big plans. Harry Sidhu, who was sworn in December 4 as the 46th mayor and first Indian American of Sikh descent to occupy the seat, plans to focus on recruiting police officers and firefighters, sheltering the homeless, and improving public safety. Sidhu, […]
Ritu Jha – The Trump administration’s plan to target those on working visas who had to rely on public assistance affect hundreds of thousands of South Asians in California, according to a recently published report from the University of California Los Angeles(UCLA). According to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC […]
indica News Bureau – Given the potential for abuse of the fast advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had once again urged all the stakeholders to build AI-based tools and solutions in an ethical and responsible way. In a tweet, Nadella said the industry has seen how AI can be applied […]
Justice Markandey Katju – The exit polls for the five state assembly elections indicate disaster for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. If their prediction proves correct, Rajasthan is lost to the BJP, with similar results in Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. In this eventuality, as I mentioned in my article in dailyo [https://www.dailyo.in/voices/farmers-protest-yogendra-yadav-agrarian-distress-lok-sabha-election-2019/story/1/28195.html], large […]
indica Washington Bureau – India’s Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was accorded red carpet welcome during her five-day maiden trip to the US that concluded Friday with her visit to the Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii. The trip did not result in any major announcements nor did the US said anything on its pending decision on […]
indica News Bureau – Amid strained ties between the Silicon Valley and Trump administration, top tech honchos, including Google’s Sunder Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, were invited by the White House for a technology summit on December 6. President Donald Trump made a brief appearance at the summit, which was themed “Industries of the […]
indica News Bureau Oracle veteran Thomas Kurian will take over as head of Google Cloud early next year, according to media reports. Kurian, who joined Google last month, replaces Diane Greene, who will continue through January working with the former Oracle Corp product chief, to ensure a smooth transition. Greene will, however, remain a director on the board of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. […]
indica News Bureau – Once touted to be the CEO of Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Neeraj Arora has stepped down from his role as the company’s chief business officer. The latest high-profile exit in WhatsApp comes shortly after co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum resigned, reportedly due to differences with parent company Facebook over encryption and […]
