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The Washington Post, citing documents filed by the fired employees, stated Google violated their rights “by terminating and/or placing them on administrative leave in response to their protected concerted activity, namely, participation (or perceived participation) in a peaceful, non-disruptive protest that was directly and explicitly connected to their terms and conditions of work." Google termed the employees' dissent “completely unacceptable" and issued a statement that read, “We carefully confirmed and reconfirmed that every single person whose employment was terminated was directly and definitively involved in disruption inside our buildings." A former Google employee, Zelda Montes, who was arrested while staging the protest, said, “Google is attempting to instil fear in employees," reported Reuters. She claimed that Google's actions were directed to stop organising efforts in the company, sending the message across to all of its employees that dissent would not be tolerated.

Bomb scare in Delhi-NCR schools: Over 50 schools send children home; here's all that we know Delhi LG VK Saxena who inspected one of the schools, said, "Delhi Police has found out from where these emails are coming. Investigation is underway. All I would like to say is that the culprits will not be spared and will be given strict punishment..." "I want to assure the people of Delhi that Delhi Police is fully prepared and we will try to prevent any untoward incident from happening," he added.

Justin Trudeau a “wacko", as per a Reuters report. The incident underscores the escalating tensions between the two political figures as they gear up for the upcoming Canandian elections slated for next year.

₹35 lakhs from a classmate after blackmailing him over his online gaming addiction. The two have been placed in the juvenile facility and the other accused is in juvenile custody, reported Indian Express. In addition to the accused students, the police have also arrested other people involved in the extortion, Bengaluru Police told IE on Wednesday.

Singapore Airline to pay nearly two lakh rupees to an Indian couple. A police chief from Telangana, Ravi Gupta, along with his wife, sued the airline after he had to manually adjust seats with an automatic recline feature, despite paying 66,750 rupees (about $800) each for a business class seat, according to a New York Post report. Delhi School Bomb Threat live Disappointed with their poor flight experience despite paying a hefty amount for a ticket, Gupta sued the airline for the incident that took place in May last year.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar stressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "fearless decision making" while hitting out at the opposition for bringing up «low-level issues» against him. Pawar claimed that there has been no corruption charges against PM Modi in the last ten years. «There have been no corruption charges against PM Modi in the last ten years. The opposition has no major issues so they speak about some low-level issues. PM Modi is making decisions without any fear. Opposition got united to target PM Modi but people are smart. They will make the right decision,» Ajit Pawar told reporters on Wednesday.

Prajwal Revanna, has sent shockwaves through the state. The genesis of this controversy traces back to a simmering dispute within the inner circle of former PM H D Deve Gowda's son H D Revanna's family. It all began to unfold in June 2023 when Karthik, a trusted aide who played various roles within the Revanna family, decided to challenge the established order, a TOI report stated. As per TOI report, at the heart of the issue lies a 16-acre piece of land situated in the ancestral village of the Deve Gowda clan in Holenarsipura. This land, a symbol of familial heritage and political stronghold, became the focal point of contention between Karthik and the Revanna family.

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) on Tuesday posted a 13.26 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 381.29 crore during the quarter ended March 2024 on account of increased expenses. Its net profit after tax was at Rs 439.60 crore in the January-March period of the preceding 2022-23 financial year, the company said in an exchange filing.

Sergei Shoigu ordered more, and swifter, delivery of weapons for Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. Russia, which calls its war in Ukraine a special military operation, now controls just under a fifth of Ukraine's territory, the bulk seized during the first months of the war it launched in February 2022. At a meeting with the top military command for Moscow's fight in Ukraine, the chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, who is in charge of the operation, delivered a report to Shoigu, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.

Delhi NCR on Wednesday morning as bomb threats, conveyed via email, prompted evacuations and heightened security measures. Among the institutions targeted were Delhi Public School, Dwarka; Mother Mary School, Mayur Vihar; Sanskriti School; and Amity International School branches in Saket and Noida.

As per a Times of India news report, “The need to reclassify KYCs under various categories arose after it was found that KYCs of many investors were still not updated with PAN and Aadhar, and the linkages were missing. Several of these KYCs were done using documents like utility bills (electricity, telephone), bank account statements etc., which are no longer accepted as valid documents for KYC compliance by Sebi.” The report further said, “Of nearly 11 crore investors, about 7.9 crore or 73% have valid KYC. KYCs of about 1.6 crore investors are under the registered category, who now have limited access to investing, while 12% of the total can’t operate their demat accounts and MF folios.”

After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year

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southern China's Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said a stretch of road between Meizhou city and Dabu county in Guangdong province caved in at around 2:10 am (1810 GMT).

Kirti Azad sought to poke holes in the BJP's Hindu nationalism plank, saying if the saffron party persists in using the «Hindu Khatre mein» (Hindus in danger) narrative despite being in power for ten years, it raises doubts about the party's necessity to return to power. The former BJP MP-turned-TMC nominee from West Bengal's Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, also said the issue of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was a «ploy to communalise the polls» since the saffron camp «lacks an impressive report card to present before the masses». In an interview with PTI, Azad highlighted India's diversity and argued against the feasibility of implementing UCC in such a varied cultural landscape while stressing that history belies BJP's claims of Hindu insecurity under previous regimes. «During the Mughal rule, Hindus were not under threat; they were not in peril during British rule; even under multiple governments post-Independence, Hindus never faced any perceived danger. So how come Hindus are suddenly in danger when a Hindu nationalist party is in power for the last 10 years?» he argued.

The South Korean tech giants Naver and Kakao are set to finalize their blockchain merger plans with a token launch in June.

Bomb Threat In Delhi Schools LIVE: Multiple schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats via email on Monday, warning them of bombs on their premises, news agency ANI reported. Police have initiated search operations following the alerts. Initial investigations suggest multiple Delhi schools have received similar emails of bomb threats.

₹4,837.69 crore in Q4FY24 as against ₹8,063.39 in the previous quarter. IOC’s revenue from operations for the quarter declined 1.4% to ₹2.19 lakh crore from ₹2.23 lakh crore, QoQ. The refiner’s EBITDA fell 33% QoQ to ₹10,435 crore, missing consensus estimates by 33%.

PTI reported. The Karnataka government ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe a series of obscene videos circulating in Hassan district of Karnataka. These videos allegedly involve Prajwal Revanna of the Janata Dal (Secular) party, with some depicting acts of sexual assault.

Odesa has left at least five individuals dead and more than 30 wounded, as confirmed by Ukrainian authorities, CNN reported. A video footage, released by Ukraine's Prosecutor General, captures the harrowing moment when numerous bomblets erupted in quick succession near the seafront, unleashing chaos and devastation.

Ecommerce titan Amazon on Tuesday said profit in the first three months of 2024 tripled as its cloud, ads, and retail businesses thrived. Amazon shares were up about one percent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures, with Wall Street keeping a close eye on the impact of AI as well as costs involved.