SAN FRANCISCO: Google has been hit with a $425 million jury verdict after being found liable for secretly collecting user data even when millions had disabled a key privacy feature. The class-action case, filed in 2020, accused the tech giant of continuing to harvest...

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BEIJING: President Xi Jinping staged a show of strength in Beijing on Wednesday, overseeing a sweeping military parade designed to project China’s growing power and send a blunt message to rivals: Beijing will not bow to foreign pressure. Fighter jets roared overhead,...

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BOSTON: Harvard University won a major reprieve on Wednesday as a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s decision to slash billions in federal research grants, calling the move “illegal retaliation.” US District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the...

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at a Polish reporter who questioned his record on Russia, insisting that sanctions linked to India had already dealt Moscow a heavy blow. Trump was hosting Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office...

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HYDERABAD: Stricter visa checks and shrinking job opportunities are leaving thousands of Indian students in the US under severe financial stress. Official data shows over 4,700 student visas were revoked in recent months for irregular attendance or unauthorised work....

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Bengaluru: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has slapped fines totalling ₹271 crore on Sandalwood actress Ranya Rao and three associates for allegedly smuggling 324 kg of gold from Dubai into India. According to the DRI notice, Rao — daughter of senior IPS...

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