NEW DELHI: Govt and oil companies on Wednesday said there was no shortage of petrol and diesel and advised people against panic buying.Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, told a media conference that reports of long queues at fuel pumps were received over the past two days due to…
A UK court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s petition to reopen his extradition order, bringing him closer to facing charges in India, reports Rajshekhar Jha.The High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, while handing down the judgment, observed that the petition and the circumstances surrounding it were not exceptional to revisit earlier extradition order,…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday hit back at Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner after he warned that immigration agents could face arrest, calling his remarks “disgraceful.”Responding during a press briefing, the White House press secretary questioned the basis of Krasner’s comments and criticised the tone of his warning. ‘Agents are helping, not…
BENGALURU: OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has hired former JioStar CEO Kiran Mani as managing director for Asia-Pacific, as the AI firm steps up its regional expansion amid strong user growth in markets including India. Mani is set to join in June. He will report to Jason Kwon and lead regional strategy and operations across…
The Strait of Hormuz is at the centre of the US-Iran war, and the world is being reminded of a hard geopolitical truth: when a narrow waterway is threatened, the shock travels far beyond the battlefield.Tankers slow, insurers panic, freight costs jump, and energy markets convulse. Watch ‘Stop Fighting’: China’s Blunt Message To Iran &…
Twitch has announced big changes to make TwitchCon safer after a serious incident last year. Popular streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event when a fan grabbed her without permission. This caused a lot of concern about safety at Twitch’s biggest streamer convention. The company says it wants all creators and visitors to feel safe…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday named KVR Murty, a former Indian defence accounts service officer, as whole-time member of markets regulator Sebi, with a three-year tenure. Murty, who retired as additional controller general of defence accounts, has had a long stint in the ministry of corporate affairs. TNN Source link
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : MillerKnoll — The furniture stock plunged 14%. MillerKnoll posted fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents on revenue of $926.6 million. That reflected a year-over-year decline of 2% for adjusted earnings and an increase of 6% for revenue. The company warned of a roughly $8…
Driving the newsSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to be making a blunt calculation about the US-Iran war: the biggest threat to Saudi Arabia may not be the fighting alone, but a conflict that ends before Iran is weakened enough to stop threatening the Gulf.According to the New York Times, MBS has urged President…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday told leaders at the all-party meeting that India is not a ‘go-between country’ like Pakistan, amid growing reports of mediation efforts in the ongoing Iran conflict, according to reportsThe remarks came as multiple countries, including Pakistan, Turkey have stepped up efforts to act as intermediaries between…
