The monsoon rain has barely stopped falling on a Negombo rooftop when a child splashes through a puddle nearby, unaware that the pool of water above his home may be nurturing the next generation of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Major corporations across the technology, finance, and customer service industries are rapidly expanding artificial intelligence systems, leading to significant reductions in entry-level hiring worldwide.
Political tensions intensified across Europe today after several European Union leaders disagreed over a proposed migration and border security pact designed to tighten immigration controls while redistributing asylum responsibilities among member states.
Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr released her new album, Starrgirl, on August 14, 2026, via Republic Records. The project contains 16 songs, including her singles Gimmie Dat, Who's Dat Girl, Where Do We Go, Hot Body, and Tornado, and combines Afrobeats, R&B, and Pop.
Political unrest spread rapidly across several South American countries today after explosive corruption allegations involving senior government officials triggered nationwide protests, public outrage, and growing demands for political accountability.
Ravichandran Harini, Jadetimes Staff https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/hired-by-an-algorithm-the-unchecked-power-of-ai-in-recruitment How Machine Learning Is Changing the Way Companies Hire People Somewhere between the moment you hit "submit" on a job application and the moment your phone rings for an interview, a decision gets made about you. Increasingly, the entity making that first cut isn't a tired recruiter skimming a stack of resumes at midnight. It's an algorithm
India continues to project itself as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, but growing concerns regarding unemployment, inflation, income inequality, and financial pressure on ordinary citizens are creating serious debate about the true condition of the country’s economy.