UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap
Members of the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap will be investigated by UK police over their…
Scrap H-1B visa exception: Republicans introduce new bill for prioritizing Americans in universities, ending ‘backdoor hiring’
Republican lawmakers introduce a new proposal to end H-1B exception for higher education staff. Amid ongoing aspersions against the H-1B visa program, a new Republican proposal was introduced by Rep Tom Tiffany and Rep Andrew Clyde proposing to scrap the H-1B visa exception for higher education staff. Currently, there is a 65,000-person cap for the…
Infosys stock: IT stock slips 1.3% after Q1 results, Rs 8,661 crore in market value wiped off
Infosys shares fell over 1% on Thursday following profit-booking after the company posted its Q1 FY26 results, leading to a market capitalisation erosion of Rs 8,661.66 crore.The stock declined 1.32% to close at Rs 1,553.55 on the BSE after slipping to an intraday low of Rs 1,548.20. On the NSE, it settled 1.36% lower at…
Starlink outage: Internet down in US and abroad; Musk says ‘sorry, won’t happen again’
Representational photo (Getty Images) Starlink faced a major service outage on Thursday, affecting users across the United States and several other countries. Thousands of users reported sudden internet disruptions and, in many cases, complete blackouts. Cities like Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Seattle, and Washington, DC were among the worst hit. Users in Canada, the…
Tesla slumps, Alphabet jumps: Google’s parent company stock gains 3% on AI spend, Tesla drops 9% after Q2 result
Tesla and Alphabet stocks delivered sharply contrasting movements on Thursday, sending their shares in opposite directions and exposing choppy undercurrents beneath Wall Street’s calm surface.Alphabet rallied 3.1% after it beat quarterly profit estimates and announced a $10 billion increase in AI chip and infrastructure investment this year, taking its total to $85 billion. The move…
NYPD cop suspended for sleeping on duty: Naked boat thief escapes hospital; manhunt on
An NYPD officer has been suspended without pay after reportedly falling asleep while guarding a suspect who escaped from a New York hospital earlier this week. The man, 36-year-old Stephen Blasetti, had been under watch at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He was earlier arrested and charged with grand larceny after allegedly stealing two boats…
India-UK trade deal: What gets cheaper for you after the free trade agreement? Check list
The trade deal ensures duty-free access for 99% of Indian exports to Britain, which includes almost all trade categories. (AI image) India-UK FTA: India and the UK have signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) or to put it simply a free trade agreement with an aim to increase two-way trade to $112 billion…
‘I’d fire him’: Trump takes shots at Powell while standing beside him during Fed visit; watch video
Screengrab from Trump’s interaction with reporters during Fed visit US president Donald Trump on Thursday visited the Federal Reserve’s renovation site in Washington, DC — and used the opportunity to take fresh shots at chair Jerome Powell. Standing in front of the half-finished project, Trump mocked the rising costs. “It looks like it’s about $3.1…
‘Enforcement with empathy’: Income tax department working on rules, forms for new tax bill, says CBDT chief
The Income Tax department is in the process of framing rules, forms, and procedures under the proposed Income Tax Bill, 2025, which aims to replace the six-decade-old direct tax legislation, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Ravi Agarwal said on Thursday.Speaking at the 166th Income Tax Day event in the capital, Agarwal said the…
Coldplay scandal: HR chief Kristin Cabot’s husband was on a business trip in Japan; marriage troubles for months
Astronomer HR chief Kristin Cabot’s husband was on a business trip in Japan when the Coldplay video went viral, a New York Post report claimed. Andrew Cabot, the husband of Kristin Cabot who was seen in the embrace of former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron in a Coldplay concert, was on a business trip in Japan…
Microcap stocks defy market: 50 stocks rise over 200% amid selloff; analysts caution over poor earnings, bubble risk
Even as benchmark indices have struggled since the September 2024 selloff, a clutch of little-known microcap and penny stocks have delivered blockbuster returns, with at least 50 companies gaining over 200%—and some surging by as much as 5,500%, according to an Economic Times report.Leading the list is RRP Semiconductor, a Maharashtra-based firm whose shares skyrocketed…