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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India in May, focusing on trade and security to limit the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran.

Moody's Ratings has slashed India's economic growth projections for the current fiscal to 6%, from 6.8% earlier. The credit ratings agency said the US-Israeli war against Iran and its impact on the global energy market will weigh on India's growth momentum and heighten inflation risks.

India has not received a cargo from Tehran since May 2019, following US pressure not to buy Iranian crude. New Delhi has turned to Tehran for energy supplies as the Iran war rattles supply.

Thousands of Oracle employees in India have received layoff notices as part of what the company described as a 'reduction in force and other terminations.' Indian outlets said between 10,000 and 12,000 employees in the country could be affected.

India remains "vulnerable" and lacking in energy security until it can produce at least 50% of its own oil. Billionaire industrialist Anil Agarwal believes India can grow to produce enough oil to meet 30% of its domestic demand within a few years.

Indian authorities have reportedly ordered an audit of the nation's CCTV cameras, after police uncovered what they claim was a Pakistan-backed surveillance operation involving cameras aimed at railway stations and other infrastructure.

The foreign nationals were arrested by Indian police on March 13 at three different airports across the country. The US national was detained by the Bureau of Immigration at Kolkata airport, while three Ukrainians were detained in Lucknow and three more in Delhi.

Loni in Uttar Pradesh was the world's most polluted city in 2025, while New Delhi was reported as the most polluted capital city globally, according to IQAir.

India stands in solidarity with the Afghan people and will continue to extend all possible humanitarian support in this difficult hour, said Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

Through these iconic rail expeditions, guests can slow down, savor extraordinary landscapes, and immerse themselves in palaces, wildlife, cuisine, and culture-experiencing India's grandeur with comfort, elegance, and timeless hospitality.

When you outsource SEO to India, you often get the same (or even better) quality work compared to many Western agencies, but at a more affordable rate. That's mainly because operational costs are lower in India. This allows agencies to offer competitive pricing while still hiring skilled professionals.

Jim O'Neill, the economist who coined the term BRIC' 25 years ago, argues that the group is losing its relevance. At its peak, the BRICS coalition of economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was seen as a serious attempt to move away from the United States dollar and the domination of Western economic institutions like the World Bank, Group of Seven (G7), and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Nvidia rival Cerebras Systems' dinner plate-sized accelerators will power a new supercomputing cluster in India capable of 8 exaFLOPS of AI compute. The installation, announced in New Delhi during the AI Impact Summit this week, is part of a collaboration between the United Arab Emirates' Mohamed Bin Zayed University of AI (MBZUAI) and India's Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

YouTube is experiencing an outage across the United States, with users in other countries like India and the Philippines also having problems with accessing the website. The issue seems to have started at around 8AM Eastern time and reached 326,000 reports in Downdetector before starting to taper down. More users reported having issues accessing the app, but I personally lost access to the homepage first.

Sending remittances to India is more than a financial transaction-it is a lifeline that keeps families connected. According to the World Bank, India remained the world's largest recipient of remittances in 2024, receiving an estimated US$129 billion. These inflows help families in India pay for daily expenses, education, healthcare and emergencies. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands host large Indian‑origin communities that regularly send money home.

The OnePlus 10 Pro launched back in 2022 with Android 12 on board, and has since received three major OS updates taking it to Android 15. Actually, scratch that - the update to OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16 has just started rolling out. It's only available in India at the moment, and arrives over-the-air as build NE2211_16.0.3.500(EX01). OnePlus promises that it will reach more regions and users in the near future.

Google is expanding its push into AI-powered learning by adding full-length practice tests in Gemini for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), India's nationwide engineering exam used to shortlist candidates for the country's top technical institutes and taken by millions of students each year. Google said students can take full-length mock exams for the JEE within Gemini, which will offer questions based on vetted content from Indian education firms PhysicsWallah and Careers360.