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Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed tech giant Microsoft that it owes back taxes of $28.9 billion along with “penalties and interest” for the tax years 2004 through 2013.The IRS sent Microsoft a series of Notices of Proposed Adjustment (NOPAs), sharing for the first time detailed information and explanations of their views about the issues in question.The IRS said Microsoft owes an additional $28.9 billion in tax for 2004 to 2013, plus penalties and interest. The company said in a blog post late on Wednesday that the IRS’s proposed adjustments do not represent a…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, 21-year-old Shreya Dharmarajan from Chennai was appointed the British High Commissioner to India for a day. The annual ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition provides an opportunity to Indian women, aged 18 to 23, to share their strengths with the world. Shreya, who was chosen from a pool of more than 180 applications from young women around the country, called her day-long experience on Wednesday “incredibly enlightening, enriching, and fulfilling”. “Spending a day as the British High Commissioner to India was an incredibly enlightening, enriching, and…

The event was held on Wednesday.Farheen Mehdi, Eventbrite’s Head of HR for the region along with Aditi Sharma, Engineering Manager, Privacy for Eventbrite India, received the award, felicitated by Geetha Mohan and Divya Ravindranath, founders of Wequity Awards and pioneers for women in tech in India.Some of the initiatives Eventbrite has put in place to foster diversity are:1. Public commitment to reaching 50:50 gender equality2. Pay and promote female and ethnically underrepresented employees at an equal rate to their majority peers3. Regular pay analysis across the organization to ensure equal pay among employees of all races, ethnicities, and genders4. Internal…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a letter addressing Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, making a series of allegations and claims about the recent arrest of AAP leader Sanjay Singh, calling him the “financial bookkeeper” of the former.Currently lodged in Mandoli jail, Chandrashekhar began his letter by saying that “truth is prevailing” and that Kejriwal and his associates are “spooked” by recent events.He said that Singh’s arrest has unnerved Kejriwal and exposed his concerns for all to see.He implied that a “Pandora Box” has been opened, with the promise that “everything will be exposed.””With the…

With his scintillating batting display on Wednesday, the 36-year-old opener reached his century in just 63 balls, the fastest century by an India player at a Cricket World Cup, breaking a 40-year record set by the legendary Kapil Dev 40 years ago.”When I know I am batting at the top of the order, it is my duty, it is my job to make sure that we achieve that good start, especially in the chase because it helps put the team into a comfortable position early on. And that is something I have done over the years and I love doing…

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also condoled the deaths of passengers in the accident and wished for speedy recovery of the injured.In a post on X, Kharge said, “The news of Northeast Express going from New Delhi to Assam being derailed in Buxar, Bihar is very painful.”He said that many people have lost their lives and more than 100 people have been injured in this horrific accident.”We express our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. Congress workers are requested to provide all possible help to the victims,” Kharge said.”This…

This “invisible” category of e-waste in one place would equal the weight of almost half a million 40-tonne trucks, enough to form a 5,640 km bumper-to-bumper line of trucks from Rome to Nairobi. Invisible e-waste is the focus of the sixth annual International E-Waste Day on Saturday. Many of these devices, such as vapes, gaining in popularity in some societies, contain lithium, which makes their battery rechargeable but also causes serious fire risks when the device is discarded. Moreover, the European Commission considers lithium a ‘strategic raw material’ crucial to Europe’s economy and green energy transition, but supplies are at…

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule, CPI-M’s Subhashini Ali and CPI leader Annie Raja will also be in attendance.The conference, which is part of the centenary celebrations of late DMK leader M.Karunanidhi, will be presided by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Sonia Gandhi is also scheduled to make an address.The conference will strongly register its opposition to the BJP government’s insincerity regarding the reservation for women also also take up the issue of the Centre’s indifferent approach towards the Manipur situation.Lack of employment, safety and other issues affecting women will also be…

Lokesh, who met Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday night, alleged that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy was acting with political vendetta to target them.The TDP leader posted on ‘X’ after the meeting that he apprised Amit Shah of the blatant misuse of state machinery by YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh, the regime revenge against Chandrababu Naidu and the appalling condition in which he has been lodged in the prison where his life is under threat.Lokesh told the union minister that on one hand Naidu has been arrested while on the other he was being harassed in the name of…

Mohammad Nasir, who was in the B 7 coach of the ill-fated train, lost his young cousin in the accident.“We were travelling in B 7 coach of North East Express. After having dinner, we talked and then were trying to sleep when something happened.”We were suddenly thrown off our seats. I was shocked and initially couldn’t understand anything.”The train had overturned at high speed.When I tried to look around, I couldn’t find my cousin. And then I found him dead. He was just 25.”Nasir lost his cousin, Abu Jaid (25) in the train tragedy. “I also sustained injuries,” said Mohammad…