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New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A feature deployed in India by local Uber teams to verify genuine users on its platform has helped the company add 3.5 million trips and orders this year to date, the ride-hailing platform said on Monday.This verification feature is now being rolled out to Uber users globally, including riders, eaters, merchants and earners, the company said in a statement.The development process was worked on by a team of engineers, data scientists, product and program managers, all based out of India.The country houses the two largest tech centers for Uber outside the US, and is responsible…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Driven by friendly cross-border data flow, the data centre capacity in India, Indonesia and Malaysia is likely to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of between 10-25 per cent over the next five years, a report showed on Monday.Investing in data centres will allow providers such as telcos and real estate companies to diversify their revenue and assets, according to the report by 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence.“There are risks, however, given the capital intensity of the business. Local partnerships and prudent expansion will be key to containing emerging-market risk…

His resignation from the Cloud unit came as he was scheduled to hand the reins of the parent company to co-founder Joe Tsai, reports the South China Morning Post.The news led to shares of Alibaba Group slipping 3 per cent at the close of trading in Hong Kong — touted as the biggest setback since August 18.“Alibaba’s new CEO Eddie Wu Yongming has also taken over for Zhang as acting chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group on the same day,” the report said, quoting an Alibaba spokesperson.Alibaba “will continue to execute its previously announced plan to spin off…

State Congress president Nana Patole said that no agenda has been announced for the September 18-22 session so far. “The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called this session without asking anybody, including the Opposition and the Parliamentary Affairs Committee. No such special sessions were called during the Covid-19 crises, demonetisation, the Manipur violence, then why now?” he askedPatole also alleged that session is intended “to divide the country and push through the Modi government’s plans to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra, and declared it a Union Territory”. He pointed that Mumbai is a city of global importance, the country’s…

Speaking to media persons who asked him to comment on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement that the Chinese have occupied large areas of Indian territory in Ladakh, Mishra said, “I don’t want to comment on anybody’s statement.”But, I want to make a statement of facts.“I don’t know whatever might have happened in 1962, but what I have seen with my own eyes, today not a square inch of our territory is occupied by the Chinese in Ladakh.”Our troops are in occupation of our territory to the last inch.“Our armed forces are fully prepared to meet any eventuality and God forbid…

In a post in Hindi on X, formerly Twitter, Kharge said: “Now that the G20 Summit meeting is over, the Modi government should turn its attention to domestic issues. Inflation: The price of a common plate of food has increased by 24 per cent in August. Unemployment: The unemployment rate in the country is 8 per cent. The future of the youth is bleak. Scams: Modi government’s misgovernance has led to corruption, CAG has exposed BJP in several reports, Jal Jeevan scam of Rs 13,000 crore has come to light in Jammu and Kashmir, in which a Dalit IAS officer…

When the woman did not pick up the phone for two days, her brother feared something untoward might happen and informed the police. Thereafter, the woman’s body was recovered from the bathroom by breaking four locks of the house.When the police searched the house on Sunday after the incident, the husband was found absconding. The police kept investigating this matter till late night and the husband’s phone was also put on surveillance. The police finally found the woman’s husband at 3:00 p.m. in the store room of the house. The husband was hiding in this store room. At present the…

The fair aims to give recognition to Uttar Pradesh’ startups, industries, micro small medium enterprises (MSME) and local crafts on the international platform, a state government spokesperson said.Additionally, the International Trade Show will feature the ‘Hall of Town of Export Excellence,’ showcasing the excellent craftsmanship of 12 cities in the state.It will highlight the strong foundation of the health and wellness sector of the state to global buyers.The spokesperson said that the sectors which would exhibit their product include agriculture and horticulture, defence corridor, e-commerce, banking and financial services, education (universities, sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics), infrastructure, engineering and manufacturing,…

The TDP leader is already in judicial custody after the CID arrested him on September 9 in an alleged skill development scam.In May 2022, the Department had registered an FIR against Chandrababu Naidu, former municipal administration minister Dr P. Narayana, Heritage Foods Ltd, and 12 others, for alleged irregularities in the construction of an internal ring road in Amaravati.The FIR was filed based on a complaint from YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Mangalgiri MLA, A. Rama Krishna Reddy.It was alleged that certain illegal and corrupt activities were committed by highly placed government officials between 2014 and 2019 with regard to the…

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress Working Committee (CWC) member, Pawan Khera said that everyday the government does event management.Khera, who is also the chairman of the media and publicity department of the party, said: “This is done to divert attention from real issues. And while the government was holding the G20 Summit in Delhi, a complaint from Jammu and Kashmir has come against Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha alleging Rs 13,000 crore scam in the Jal Jeevan Mission.“The whistleblower of the scam, Ashok Kumar Parmar is an IAS officer, who happens to be a Dalit IAS…