Hacker News with Generative AI: India

Siddhartha (wikipedia.org)
Siddhartha: An Indian novel (German: Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung; German: [ziˈdaʁta] ⓘ) is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.

Novels, Literature, Spirituality, India, Buddhism

50 points by simonebrunozzi 1 day ago | 39 comments

India's Tata Consultancy Was Gaming the US Visa System (bloomberg.com)
New data show how TCS makes heavy use of employment visas reserved for managers. Ex-staffers say it was to get around H-1B rules.

India, Visa System, Employment, Business, Immigration

113 points by jollofricepeas 3 days ago | 59 comments

AWS India allegedly lost all data for one of their client (deccanherald.com)

AWS, Data Loss, Cybersecurity, India

15 points by maxloh 5 days ago | 2 comments

Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India (atlasobscura.com)
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs. But the real treasures are kept behind closed doors.

Chess, Art, India, Culture, Crafts

9 points by bookofjoe 14 days ago | 0 comments

Is Google Maps fatally misleading drivers in India? It's complicated (restofworld.org)
Earlier this week, an Indian politician urged the country’s Parliament to support homegrown alternatives to Google Maps — blaming the popular navigation app for fatal accidents.

Google Maps, India, Transportation, Technology, Safety

7 points by NDAjam 16 days ago | 0 comments

I used Google Gemini Pro to compare party manifestos for an Indian election (github.com/shijithpk)
Collecting code and docs here related to some work on party manifestos for Delhi assembly elections in 2025.

Politics, India, Artificial Intelligence, Elections, Data Analysis

3 points by shijithpk 18 days ago | 8 comments

5 years of maintaining India's largest dev community on the web (bhupesh.me)
I have been part of the r/developersIndia community team since its inception in Jan 2020. A lot has happened since we started this initiative, this post is my personal collection of some learnings as someone behind the scenes along with my failures, community’s successes & some tips for folks thinking to build a community of their own or well for folks who are just interested in what went behind the scenes.

Community Building, India, Software Development, Reddit

7 points by bhupesh 18 days ago | 1 comments

$1M prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old Indus Valley script (archaeologymag.com)
The government of Tamil Nadu has offered a $1-million reward for anyone who can decode the cryptic script of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), one of the world’s oldest urban cultures.

Archaeology, History, India, Ancient Civilizations, Prizes

30 points by bookofjoe 23 days ago | 1 comments

Gandhi's List of the Seven Social Sins (openculture.com)

Ethics, History, Social Issues, Philosophy, India

6 points by geox 23 days ago | 0 comments

India looks to new economic playbook as risks mount (japantimes.co.jp)
After India achieved world-beating economic growth last year, its policymakers are scrambling to head off a sharp slowdown as worsening global conditions and domestic confidence wipe out a recent stock market rally.

India, Economics, Global Economy, Risk Management

4 points by PaulHoule 24 days ago | 0 comments

Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India (atlasobscura.com)
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs. But the real treasures are kept behind closed doors.

Chess, India, Art, Culture

6 points by Brajeshwar 28 days ago | 0 comments

First all-Indian chips to debut this year, 25 more local designs in the works (theregister.com)
India's ambition to become a semiconductor manufacturing player will bear fruit later this year with the debut of the first silicon designed and built in the nation.

India, Semiconductors, Technology, Manufacturing

5 points by rntn 28 days ago | 0 comments

Everstone acquires bootstrapped Indian startup Wingify for $200M (techcrunch.com)
Private equity firm Everstone is acquiring a majority stake in Wingify, one of India’s first bootstrapped SaaS success stories, for about $200 million, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.

Acquisitions, Startups, India, SaaS, Private Equity

3 points by anshulbhide 29 days ago | 1 comments

India Set to Accept 18,000 Citizens From U.S. (bloomberg.com)
India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war.

India, Immigration, United States, Politics, International Relations

12 points by petethomas 30 days ago | 0 comments

The Arduous Luxembourg Visa Process (ravidwivedi.in)
In 2024, I was sponsored by The Document Foundation (TDF) to attend the LibreOffice annual conference in Luxembourg from the 10th to the 12th of October. Being an Indian passport holder, I needed a visa to visit Luxembourg. However, due to my Kenya trip coming up in September, I ran into a dilemma: whether to apply before or after the Kenya trip.

Visa Requirements, Travel, Luxembourg, India

15 points by pabs3 31 days ago | 7 comments

Hyundai launches new Creta Electric SUV in India, starting at just $20,000 (electrek.co)
Hyundai officially launched its newest electric vehicle, the Creta Electric, in India. It starts at just over $20,000 and has a range of nearly 300 miles. The Creta EV is Hyundai’s first electric SUV made in the country. Here’s a look at the new model.

Electric Vehicles, Hyundai, India, SUVs

17 points by zfg 31 days ago | 1 comments

India Banned TikTok in 2020 (time.com)
When Congress passed a bill in April 2024 ordering ByteDance to either sell TikTok or face a ban, many speculated that ByteDance would opt to sell, because the American market was too valuable to relinquish freely. But TikTok actually faced an even bigger exodus of users in 2020, when India banned the app.

India, Social Media, TikTok, Politics, Bans

6 points by amai 33 days ago | 0 comments

India became the 4th country to achieve successful Space Docking (twitter.com)

Space Exploration, India, Technology

8 points by kuttimaster 37 days ago | 1 comments

Foxconn has stopped sending Chinese workers to India iPhone factories (restofworld.org)
Foxconn is halting new work rotations for its Chinese employees at its Apple iPhone factories in India, and sending Taiwanese workers instead, according to five people familiar with Foxconn’s operations in India.

Foxconn, Apple, iPhone, India, Manufacturing

11 points by ywnzzn 42 days ago | 0 comments

India's payment push is cutting out Visa and Mastercard (techcrunch.com)
As digital payments morph into strategic assets, India is offering a template for other nations seeking to reduce dependence on Western payment networks.

India, Finance, Payments, Technology, Competition

10 points by jmsflknr 42 days ago | 0 comments

H-1B: Visa row under Trump fuels anxiety for Indian dreamers (bbc.com)
Ashish Chauhan dreams of pursuing an MBA at an American university next year - a goal he describes as being "stamped in his brain".

Immigration, United States, India, Politics, Education

6 points by TMWNN 43 days ago | 0 comments

Controversial fluoride analysis published after years of failed reviews (arstechnica.com)
Federal toxicology researchers on Monday finally published a long-controversial analysis that claims to find a link between high levels of fluoride exposure and slightly lower IQs in children living in areas outside the US, mostly in China and India.

Science, Health, Fluoride, China, India

5 points by jnord 46 days ago | 2 comments

Ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India (bbc.com)
New research using ancient DNA is rewriting prehistory in India - and shows that its civilisation is the result of multiple ancient migrations, writes Tony Joseph.

Ancient History, India, Genetics, Archaeology, Migration

4 points by akbarnama 46 days ago | 1 comments

Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank (bbc.co.uk)
The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state.

Journalism, India, Crime, Missing Persons

7 points by n1b0m 47 days ago | 0 comments

Cloudflare's VPN app among half-dozen pulled from Indian app stores (techcrunch.com)
More than half-a-dozen VPN apps, including Cloudflare’s widely-used 1.1.1.1, have been pulled from India’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store following intervention from government authorities, TechCrunch has learned.

VPN, India, Government Regulation, App Stores, Security

8 points by cannibalXxx 49 days ago | 0 comments

A Canadian Ultrarunner Was Arrested in India for Carrying a Garmin InReach (outsideonline.com)
In early December, a Canadian trail runner named Tina Lewis was two months into her extended trip to India when she ran into legal trouble due to her backcountry GPS communication device.

Adventure Travel, Running, Technology, India, Legal Issues

8 points by ortusdux 50 days ago | 0 comments

Toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak factory removed after 40 years (bbc.com)
Authorities in India have removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from a chemical factory that witnessed one of the world's deadliest gas leaks 40 years ago.

Environmental Issues, India, Accidents, History, Chemical Industry

9 points by sohkamyung 50 days ago | 0 comments

India's food shortage filled American libraries (bbc.com)
In 1996, Ananya Vajpeyi, a doctoral student, discovered the fabled South Asia collection of books at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library.

India, Libraries, History, Food Shortages

92 points by yannis 53 days ago | 83 comments

The deadliest tsunami set off work to be ready for the next big wave (nytimes.com)
The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history, was an enigma to many survivors.

Tsunamis, Natural Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, India

36 points by bookofjoe 57 days ago | 16 comments

Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92 (bbc.com)
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92.

Politics, India, Obituary, Economics

9 points by sonabinu 57 days ago | 2 comments