File photo: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addresses the House NEW DELHI: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing the Centre’s E20 ethanol-blended fuel policy, expressing concern that the use of E20 fuel could damage vehicles that are not compatible with the higher ethanol blend.Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema moved the resolution…
Barring only 4 companies from hiring H-1B visa holders for one to two years is not enough, H-1B critics said. The US Department of Labor recently barred four employers from hiring H-1Bs for 2027 and 2028 after they were found as wilful violators. Labor Department’s inspector general Anthony D’Esposito announced the measure and issued a…
Policymakers are evaluating two broad models for introducing a Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments. India has taken a step towards allowing merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions after proposed amendments to the country’s payments law were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.UPI, among the world’s largest real-time payment systems, handled 23.6 billion transactions…
AS WIMBLEDON’S manicured lawns take a break after last month’s tennis championships, London is playing host to a tournament for a newer racket sport. Padel, a hybrid of tennis and squash, has backers who hope to take it into the big league. The London leg of Premier Padel, the Qatar-funded professional circuit, on August 4th-9th…
Six NEET-UG 2026 aspirants have moved the Supreme Court, claiming the OMR sheets uploaded by the National Testing Agency do not match the answers they marked during the examination. The apex court has agreed to hear the matter, with the petitioners seeking urgent intervention before the medical admission counselling process gets underway. The Supreme Court…
National Award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh has given fans a candid glimpse into her demanding work schedule, revealing that she stayed awake for 41 hours while juggling multiple film shoots across industries. Despite the exhausting routine, the actress chose gratitude over complaints, describing the opportunity to work continuously as “a blessing.” Her honest Instagram update has…
Toddlers ask endless questions. They point at birds, stare at ants, babble stories that make little sense and want to know why the moon follows the car. To tired parents, it can feel like background noise. But to a child’s brain, these everyday conversations are doing something remarkable. The first three years of life are…
Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Anna Paulson said Tuesday that she thinks the current level of interest rates is sufficient to keep inflation moving towards the central bank’s goal. In her first CNBC interview, the policymaker insisted she has an open mind about where monetary policy should go, but was confident in her vote last week…
JioBlackRock Nifty 50 ETF debuts: Jio Financial Services and global asset manager BlackRock on Tuesday had launched the JioBlackRock Nifty 50 ETF, marking their formal entry into India’ exchange-traded fund (ETF) segment through their asset management joint venture. What the New ETF offers The JioBlack Rock Nifty 50 ETF will track the Nifty 50 Index,…
Asher scored a touchdown after taking a handoff from Bryce Young. For six-year-old Asher Harvey, a visit to the Carolina Panthers turned into a day he will never forget. The young Patnthers fan is born with a complex heart condition and has undergone multiple surgeries.Last Thursday, he signed a one-day contract with the NFL team,…
