CEA urges power utilities to use IoT tech to prevent fires caused by short-circuits NEW DELHI: Taking note of recent fires in buildings, including high-rises, residential and commercial complexes, reported from different parts of the country, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has asked power utilities, and states and UTs to use technology to prevent such incidents.In…
JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, discuss her $8.75 Old Navy dress US Vice President JD Vance seized on his wife’s bargain maternity dress to score a political point on federal spending, after US Second Lady Usha Vance mocked a New York Times column that analysed the “political symbolism” of her pregnancy wardrobe.In a…
The additional fee will not apply to every company that employs H-1B or L-1 workers The US government is planning to expand an additional fee currently charged to certain large employers filing H-1B and L-1 visa petitions. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s regulatory agenda, a final rule expected in July could expand the…
NEW DELHI: Vanni Arasu and AM Shahjahan took oath as ministers in the Tamil Nadu cabinet on Friday after chief minister Vijay inducted two more members into his council of ministers as part of the ongoing cabinet expansion.Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to the two legislators during a ceremony…
Derrick Lewis (Image credit: Instagram) For most of the last decade, Derrick Lewis has occupied a unique place in the UFC heavyweight landscape. Championships came close but never stayed, but the knockouts kept arriving.The personality never faded, and long after generations of contenders came and went, and ‘The Black Beast’ continued to matter. With 16…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: CBI has significantly widened its NEET-UG-2026 paper leak probe, with investigators now focused on a potential “insider role” even as one more suspect was arrested from Pune and a retired chemistry professor detained in Latur.As the total arrests went up to seven, sources said the investigators were trying to ascertain if the breach…
Every spring, millions of migratory fish leave the Atlantic Ocean and swim into freshwater rivers to reproduce, continuing journeys that have existed for thousands of years. On Maine’s Penobscot River, however, hydroelectric dams blocked many of these ancient migrations for more than a century, causing dramatic declines in species such as American shad, river herring,…
The artificial intelligence (AI) restructuring across the tech sector appears to have hit California, as social media giant Meta cut thousands of local jobs in its latest round of mass layoffs. Citing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings, a report has revealed exactly where the ax fell hardest. Citing the documents released, which are…
Indian Bank has identified 725 branches as Gold Shoppe branches with dedicated staff and enhanced customer service facilities. The bank has added 982 empanelled appraisers in the past six months, taking the total to 3,538. CHENNAI/MUMBAI: Banks are strengthening branch-level gold loan capabilities by adding appraisers, investing in testing equipment and digitising processing as demand…
NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), on Thursday said it will acquire a 100% stake in Jaypee Fertilisers & Industries (JFIL) from Jaiprakash Associates for Rs 1,500 crore, as part of the NCLT-approved resolution plan for JAL.In a regulatory filing, APSEZ said the acquisition will further consolidate the company’s inland logistics presence…