At least two US-sanctioned, Iran-linked vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Thursday, signalling a possible shift in transit routes even as the US naval blockade entered its third day.Shipowners and traders are closely tracking movements through the strategic waterway, with only a limited number of vessels attempting crossings amid…
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced a new H-1B visa selection system last year. The department then replaced the random lottery system for H-1B visa selection with a new wage-weighted model. According to a Bloomberg Law report, US businesses saw selection rates jump to “unseen levels” for high-skilled foreign workers this year. The…
The Uttar Pradesh government recently announced wage hike for workers in the state, but can every employer afford to pay more? According to garment exporters in the region, rising costs and squeezed margins leave little room to absorb the increase without risking business losses.The concern stems from amid ongoing labour unrest across Noida factories, which…
A former Uttar Pradesh Police constable has been arrested in Hathras for allegedly murdering a beggar (AI image) HATHRAS: A dismissed Uttar Pradesh Police constable has been arrested for allegedly murdering a beggar and burning the body in a bid to fake his own death in Hathras district, police said on Thursday. The incident took…
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have complained to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the DJ’s song choice and comments during their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 5, according to a report by The Indian Express. In the complaint,…
Parliament showdown over women’s quota, delimitation bills: Centre, oppn trade barbs — who said what NEW DELHI: A sharp showdown erupted between the Centre and the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, with both sides trading charges over the proposed women’s reservation and delimitation bills, setting the tone for a heated special session of…
NEW DELHI: In what is being seen as second attempt on his life in less than a year, Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza was shot at by unknown gunmen outside a news channel’s office in Lahore on Thursday.The incident happened when Hamza (67) was going home after from local TV station named and was accompanied with…
Google AI CEO Demis Hassabi has revealed why he chose to stay in London instead of moving to Silicon Valley after Google acquired DeepMind in 2014. Speaking at an event in London hosted by Intelligence Squared, Hassabis said that he chose to stay because wanted to prove that world-class AI work could happen outside the…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israel and Lebanon are set to hold peace talks on Thursday as war continues between the two countries despite a temporary ceasefire was announced between Iran and US.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the move is aimed at easing long-standing tensions between the two…
After nearly nine months of aggressive poaching, Meta CTO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have succeeded in his ‘almost full-scale raid” on Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab, as yet another founding member has left the startup to join Meta. In August last year, it was reported that Meta tried to buy OpenAI’s former Chief Technology Officer…
