Oil prices have surged since Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent US naval blockade of Iranian ports, yet crude has stopped well short of the $200-a-barrel levels many analysts once feared. According to maritime intelligence firm TankerTrackers, one key reason is the emergence of alternative shipping networks that are allowing oil…
Ronald Colaco, an NRI and philanthropist, and Arathi Krishna, MLC, meet CM DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Tuesday Mangaluru: Following leadership change in the state govt, the long-pending call for a sector-specific ministry for non-resident Indians has come back into focus.On Tuesday, Ronald Colaco, an NRI and philanthropist, along with MLC, and AICC secretary in…
A Perth-based comedian has claimed he was banned from almost every venue in Western Australia for 12 months following an incident he says he still does not fully understand.Jasky Singh said the statewide restriction was imposed after an incident at The Gold Bar in Kalgoorlie, in the state’s Goldfields–Esperance region, in November. The ban applies…
AI image used for representation purposes Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to debut on stock market this week. It could become the biggest stock market debut in history, with the company expected to raise nearly $75 billion at a valuation of about $1.77 trillion, as per various analysts.Elon Musk is expected to reserve an unusually…
Udupi: A road rage incident near the Sri Krishna Temple in Udupi on Tuesday evening led to a case and counter-case being registered, with police arresting one of the accused.According to police, around 7.50 pm, Rang Rao of Ravindra Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, had parked his car near the temple parking area, and was crossing the…
Elizabeth Fry (Image: Wikipedia) A prison cell is a strange place to find a social reformer.Yet that is exactly where Elizabeth Fry spent much of her time during the early nineteenth century. While many of her contemporaries viewed prisons as places where offenders simply received the consequences of their actions, Fry saw something else. She…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expects major artificial intelligence companies to agree to “giving back” to the public, suggesting a model that could involve a government stake or public benefit mechanism tied to AI industry gains, as per Reuters.Speaking at the White House Oval Office, Trump said he would soon meet top…
Times News NetworkMumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday congratulated PM Modi on behalf of the people of Maharashtra for being the longest-serving elected PM and said the state has greatly benefited from the PM’s leadership.From the Bali Raja scheme during the 2015 drought that helped complete 100 dams to clearances for various infrastructure projects, Fadnavis…
New compensation structure splits approved salary hikes equally between lump-sum payouts and permanent base pay. Bengaluru: Accenture has revised the payout structure for salary increases in its June compensation cycle, impacting its global workforce of more than 7.8 lakh employees, including about 3.5 lakh in India. Under the new approach, employees will receive 50% of…
India’s women shone at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Wednesday, with PV Sindhu leading the charge and teenager Tanvi Sharma registering a notable win to reach the second round.Sindhu, Tanvi Sharma, Malvika Bansod, Isharani Baruah and Tanya Hemanth all advanced to the women’s singles round of 16. However, it was a disappointing…
