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SINGAPORE: Small and medium enterprises (SME) in Singapore have turned slightly optimistic about their prospects for the next six months, with firms in all industry sectors showing improvement in their outlooks, a survey by the Singapore…

Sarojini Nadimpally In addition to being a violation of human rights, the continued use of pellet guns has meant an incredible amount of pressure on the state's public healthcare system and medical professionals. “I was returning…

China: Microsoft's supremo for China has told state-owned China Daily that Redmond's ready roll out version of Windows 10 with extra security features demanded by China's government. "We have already developed the first version of the…

New York: Annoying sites that open hard-to-eradicate “Do you want to leave this site? Are you sure?” dialogues are in Chrome's cross-hairs: the Chrome team has decided JavaScript dialogues offer too much scope for abuse, and is laying out a…

New York: Today's technopanic about robots and AI, largely created by the media, may be overstated. New modelling published this week attempts to isolate the impact of industrial automation from other factors, and envisage what the…

New Delhi: Phones, rings and bags are among the most common items customers have left behind in Uber cabs in India, according to a list published by the ride hailing app which also includes some unusual entries like puppies as well as a…

New York: The co-founder of Twitter has said the company is happier about the way it deals with online abuse on the platform, following the introduction of a range of measures to tackle the problem.But speaking in Dublin, Jack Dorsey said…

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday accused India of interfering in the country's internal affairs and claimed that New Delhi was involved in financing terror activities in the region. "The entire world knows that India is interfering in…

BARAMULLA: A girl on Thursday attempted suicide by jumping into river Jhelum in Baramulla town. According to reports, a girl jumped into river Jhelum at Cement Bridge Baramulla, however timely action by the locals saved the young girl.…

SRINAGAR:  Lashing at pro-Indian parties, APHC chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Wednesday said that they are facilitating and strengthening forced occupation and unless the people disassociate from these elections, the present state of mayhem…