Building electric cars, reusable rockets and artificial intelligence systems requires more than technical expertise alone. Reflecting on his years working alongside Elon Musk during one of Tesla’s most turbulent growth periods, Jon McNeill said Musk’s success came partly from an unusually demanding hiring philosophy. Rather than simply recruiting highly qualified employees, Musk looked for people…
CHENNAI: Speaker JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday accepted the handwritten resignation letter of former Minister and sitting Ambasamudram MLA Esakki Subbaiah, after initially rejecting a typed version.Subbaiah is expected to join the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). This follows Monday’s resignations of three MLAs from the rebel camp led by former AIADMK ministers C Ve Shanmugam…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across large parts of Central and Northwest India over the next 4-5 days, and over East and adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3-4 days, even as it forecast a gradual reduction in maximum temperatures from…
Veteran actor Ramakant Dayama, who was part of several popular TV shows and movies, passed away earlier today (May 26). Fellow actor Shubhangi Latkar shared an old video of him singing and dancing along with other stars. While sharing the video clip, she mourned his untimely demise. The actress also penned a long, heartfelt note…
During the recent Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, a footage was circulated online that appeared to show a Russian-made Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile releasing decoy flares during flight. This was similar to a video released in 2023, which had offered a rare visual confirmation of its countermeasure capability that had been immensely discussed in…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (File photo) CHENNAI: Leader of Opposition and DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday flayed TVK govt for the recent crimes reported across the state.In a post on X, Udhayanidhi said 25 murders, four double murders, and 19 sexual offences were reported in Tamil Nadu…
A Rolls-Royce costs upwards of $400,000 in the US. The Maextro S800, a new luxury sedan from Huawei and JAC Motors, starts at $104,000—and it’s already beating the Germans at their own game. In January 2026, the S800 outsold the BMW 7 Series and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class combined in China’s luxury segment. That’s not a…
NEW DELHI: Hosting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Rubio, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Quad’s focus remains on the Indo-Pacific, with global issues like supply chain resilience, connectivity choke points, manufacturing and resource concentrations also on the agenda.In their opening remarks Jaishankar said: “As maritime democracies, pluralistic…
Rupee slipped in early trade on Tuesday, dragged down by continuous demand for the US dollar and a rebound in crude oil prices. The currency opened at 95.43 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, registering a fall of 17 paise from Monday’s closing level of 95.26. Rupee had ended the previous…
What are abraham accords and why does it matter now? US President Donald Trump has renewed efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, urging several Muslim-majority and Arab nations to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader regional settlement linked to ongoing negotiations with Iran. In a series of remarks, Trump called on countries…
