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2026 Tech Layoffs Report: Over 196,000 Jobs Axed as Big Tech Pivots to AI
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2026 Tech Layoffs Report: Over 196,000 Jobs Axed as Big Tech Pivots to AI

Over 196,000 tech employees have been laid off in 2026 as Intel, Oracle, Amazon, TCS, and Meta restructure. Explore the top companies leading job cuts.

28 Oct·4 min
Supreme Court CEC Gyanesh Kumar Hearing: 10 Days to Reply to ECI Affidavit on SIR
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Supreme Court CEC Gyanesh Kumar Hearing: 10 Days to Reply to ECI Affidavit on SIR

A three-judge Supreme Court bench gave petitioners 10 days to counter the Election Commission affidavit defending nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

27 Oct·4 min
Devaragattu Banni Festival Clashes Leave 1 Dead and 70 Injured: What Police Records Show
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Devaragattu Banni Festival Clashes Leave 1 Dead and 70 Injured: What Police Records Show

A devotee died and at least 70 sustained injuries during the midnight Banni festival stick fight at Devaragattu hill in Kurnool district.

22 Oct·4 min
Daman Airport Attack Update October 2026: Indian Casualties and What the Data Shows
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Daman Airport Attack Update October 2026: Indian Casualties and What the Data Shows

A strike on Dammam airport killed an Indian and a Saudi national, bringing October airport fatalities to 22 amid expanding infrastructure attacks.

22 Oct·4 min
Chorbagan Durga Puja Pandal Stampede: What Audio Warnings and Police Records Confirm
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Chorbagan Durga Puja Pandal Stampede: What Audio Warnings and Police Records Confirm

A microphone alert warning of structural collapse sparked a fatal crush at Kolkata's Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal, killing 19 devotees during Saptami.

18 Oct·4 min
Microsoft Voluntary Exit Offer: What VEO Means and Why It Is Not a Layoff
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Microsoft Voluntary Exit Offer: What VEO Means and Why It Is Not a Layoff

Microsoft opened a voluntary exit program for roughly 60,000 employees across four countries as the company redirects nearly $190 billion into AI infrastructure.

28 Oct·4 min
Cyclone Arnab Tracker: Landfall Path, Odisha Wind Alert, and Andhra Coastal Closures
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Cyclone Arnab Tracker: Landfall Path, Odisha Wind Alert, and Andhra Coastal Closures

Cyclone Arnab advances toward landfall between Andhra Pradesh and Yanam with 80 kmph wind warnings in Odisha, 15 NDRF units deployed, and yellow rainfall alerts in Uttar Pradesh.

27 Oct·4 min
Target: Tiger Shroff - Was the Juhu Shooting Really a Lawrence Bishnoi Hit?
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Target: Tiger Shroff - Was the Juhu Shooting Really a Lawrence Bishnoi Hit?

Gunfire targeted Bollywood star Tiger Shroff's vehicle in Juhu, injuring two. Police are probing viral claims by Lawrence Bishnoi gang operatives.

19 Oct·4 min
Central Government DA Hike and 8th Pay Commission: Pay Claims vs Official Data
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Central Government DA Hike and 8th Pay Commission: Pay Claims vs Official Data

Nearly 1.2 crore central employees await a 3% DA hike before Diwali. Ministry records show 8th Pay Commission arrears remain unconfirmed.

18 Oct·4 min
Allen Kota Classroom Fight: Fact-Checking Viral Claims of Coaching Center Gunfire
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Allen Kota Classroom Fight: Fact-Checking Viral Claims of Coaching Center Gunfire

Viral claims alleged a student fired a pistol inside Allen Coaching in Kota. Police records and witnesses confirm an air gun assault, not gunfire.

17 Oct·4 min
Binance Replenishes 90% of Stolen Funds After Record $6.3B Hack: What Users Need to Know
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Binance Replenishes 90% of Stolen Funds After Record $6.3B Hack: What Users Need to Know

Binance has replenished 90% of the $6.3 billion stolen in a record hack, preparing to reopen withdrawals as the FBI officially blames North Korea's Lazarus Group.

1 Nov·4 min
Why North Korea's Elite Hackers Are the Prime Suspect in the $6.3B Binance Heist
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Why North Korea's Elite Hackers Are the Prime Suspect in the $6.3B Binance Heist

Blockchain sleuths point to North Korea's Lazarus Group for the record $6.3 billion Binance theft. Here is how an isolated nation built the world's top cyber-heist machine.

31 Oct·4 min
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Why Global Oil Markets Face a Growing Surplus Despite the Ongoing Iran War
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Why Global Oil Markets Face a Growing Surplus Despite the Ongoing Iran War

Despite the largest Middle East export disruption in history, the global oil market is sliding back into surplus as high prices destroy consumption.

8 Nov·4 min
Binance's $6.3B Recovery Scramble: Can the Exchange Actually Guarantee All Customer Losses?
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Binance's $6.3B Recovery Scramble: Can the Exchange Actually Guarantee All Customer Losses?

Binance claims it froze half of the $6.3 billion stolen in a record hack and promised to cover all losses, but legal experts and history tell a much more cautious story.

31 Oct·4 min
2026 Tech Layoffs Report: Over 196,000 Jobs Axed as Big Tech Pivots to AI
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2026 Tech Layoffs Report: Over 196,000 Jobs Axed as Big Tech Pivots to AI

Over 196,000 tech employees have been laid off in 2026 as Intel, Oracle, Amazon, TCS, and Meta restructure. Explore the top companies leading job cuts.

28 Oct·4 min
Mumbai Rank #1 in India AQI: How Construction Chaos Broke Mumbai's Sea Shield
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Mumbai Rank #1 in India AQI: How Construction Chaos Broke Mumbai's Sea Shield

Mumbai overtook Delhi on global air quality indexes as unbridled construction dust, diesel exhaust, and stagnant coastal winds shattered its sea breeze shield.

25 Oct·4 min
Top 5 Biggest Data Leaks of 2026 That Exposed Billions
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Top 5 Biggest Data Leaks of 2026 That Exposed Billions

From the PHP2Shell remote execution flaw to South Asian banking breaches and biometric exposures, here are the five biggest global data leaks of 2026.

24 Oct·4 min
Plan for 850 Lok Sabha Seats: The Delimitation Bill Math and Voting Breakdown
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Plan for 850 Lok Sabha Seats: The Delimitation Bill Math and Voting Breakdown

The Constitution 131st Amendment Bill proposing 850 Lok Sabha seats failed with 298 votes for and 230 against. Here is the exact legislative arithmetic.

20 Oct·4 min
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