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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Contractors Fixing US-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine
In its final months, President Joe Biden's administration has decided to allow US defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, US officials told Reuters on Friday.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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Meta Opens Its AI Models To US Defence Agencies And Contractors
The Facebook-parent company is making its large language models, called Llama, available to more than a dozen US agencies and contractors.
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Businessman's Rs 1 Crore Rolex Gift To Contractor For Building His "Fortress"
A businessman in Punjab has gifted a Rolex watch worth Rs 1 crore to his contractor for his exceptional work on his grand 9-acre property.
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Owner Of Bengaluru Building That Collapsed And Killed 5, Arrested
The building owner's son, Bhuvan Reddy, and the building's contractor Muniyappa, have also been taken into police custody for questioning.
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When Ratan Tata Flew An F-16 Fighter Jet Over Bengaluru Skies
In February 2007, Ratan Tata took to the skies in a high-speed adventure that few would ever experience. At the Aero India Show held in Bengaluru, Mr Tata, 69 at the time, was invited by US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to co-pilot an F-16.
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US Couple Takes 31 Trips To Disney World After Stealing Over Rs 4 Crore From Government
A couple in the United States defrauded the government of nearly $500,000 (approximately Rs 4.2 Crore) to take dozens of lavish vacations to Walt Disney World while claiming they were travelling for work.
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Suspected Trump Assassination Plotter Has Criminal History, Ties To Ukraine War
The erratic life of a struggling roofing contractor suspected of trying to shoot Donald Trump swerved from bounced checks to a weapon felony conviction and a quixotic plan to help Ukraine fight Russia's invasion.
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"We Will Not Spare You": Nitin Gadkari Warns Contractors Over Poor Roads
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday came down heavily on agencies and contractors over ill-maintained roads, saying good operators would be awarded but bad ones would be "driven out of the system".
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BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.
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In Shivaji Statue Collapse Case, Lookout Notice Issued Against Contractor
Police in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district has issued a Look Out Circular against contractor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Rajkot fort, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Nuts And Bolts Were Rusted": Why Chhatrapati Shivaji Statue Collapsed
An FIR has been registered against the contractor of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg which collapsed on Monday just eight months since it was inaugurated.
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How Gujarat Government Officers, Contractors Siphoned Off Rs 5.48 Crore
The Gujarat CID-Crime on Wednesday arrested ten people, including four government employees and five contractors, in connection with an alleged conspiracy wherein approvals for Rs 5.48 crore were secured without executing any work, police said.
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"Seems No One Told Lt Governor": Supreme Court's Rap Over Delhi Tree-Cutting
The Supreme Court rapped the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the AAP government and contractor for "not apprising" Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena about the requirements before ordering the felling of trees.
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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Contractors Fixing US-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine
In its final months, President Joe Biden's administration has decided to allow US defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, US officials told Reuters on Friday.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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Meta Opens Its AI Models To US Defence Agencies And Contractors
The Facebook-parent company is making its large language models, called Llama, available to more than a dozen US agencies and contractors.
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Businessman's Rs 1 Crore Rolex Gift To Contractor For Building His "Fortress"
A businessman in Punjab has gifted a Rolex watch worth Rs 1 crore to his contractor for his exceptional work on his grand 9-acre property.
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Owner Of Bengaluru Building That Collapsed And Killed 5, Arrested
The building owner's son, Bhuvan Reddy, and the building's contractor Muniyappa, have also been taken into police custody for questioning.
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When Ratan Tata Flew An F-16 Fighter Jet Over Bengaluru Skies
In February 2007, Ratan Tata took to the skies in a high-speed adventure that few would ever experience. At the Aero India Show held in Bengaluru, Mr Tata, 69 at the time, was invited by US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to co-pilot an F-16.
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US Couple Takes 31 Trips To Disney World After Stealing Over Rs 4 Crore From Government
A couple in the United States defrauded the government of nearly $500,000 (approximately Rs 4.2 Crore) to take dozens of lavish vacations to Walt Disney World while claiming they were travelling for work.
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Suspected Trump Assassination Plotter Has Criminal History, Ties To Ukraine War
The erratic life of a struggling roofing contractor suspected of trying to shoot Donald Trump swerved from bounced checks to a weapon felony conviction and a quixotic plan to help Ukraine fight Russia's invasion.
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"We Will Not Spare You": Nitin Gadkari Warns Contractors Over Poor Roads
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday came down heavily on agencies and contractors over ill-maintained roads, saying good operators would be awarded but bad ones would be "driven out of the system".
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BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.
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In Shivaji Statue Collapse Case, Lookout Notice Issued Against Contractor
Police in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district has issued a Look Out Circular against contractor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Rajkot fort, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Nuts And Bolts Were Rusted": Why Chhatrapati Shivaji Statue Collapsed
An FIR has been registered against the contractor of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg which collapsed on Monday just eight months since it was inaugurated.
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How Gujarat Government Officers, Contractors Siphoned Off Rs 5.48 Crore
The Gujarat CID-Crime on Wednesday arrested ten people, including four government employees and five contractors, in connection with an alleged conspiracy wherein approvals for Rs 5.48 crore were secured without executing any work, police said.
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"Seems No One Told Lt Governor": Supreme Court's Rap Over Delhi Tree-Cutting
The Supreme Court rapped the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the AAP government and contractor for "not apprising" Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena about the requirements before ordering the felling of trees.
