2026

In 2014, India’s forex reserves were just over $300 billion; 12 years later, amid US-Iran war, they hit a lifetime high of $785.71 billion after a record $44.9 billion weekly jump

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago04 mins

Before the war began at the end of February, India’s foreign exchange reserves had already reached a record level. Amid the US-Iran war, India has achieved its highest foreign exchange reserves ever. Back in 2014, India’s forex reserves were around $300 billion. Since then, they have then risen most years, with the last few years…

Businessman paid Rs 6.42 lakh for foreign business travel using wife’s card and then reimbursed her; taxman disallowed it, ITAT Mumbai says nothing in law bars it

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago06 mins

The individual said he reimbursed his wife after returning to India. (Image for representative purpose only) You incur business expenses on your wife’s credit card and reimburse her. But the tax department raises an objection. This is what happened with a Mumbai-based business man, who then won partial relief from the ITAT.The Income Tax Appellate…

In 2018, Microsoft sank 864 servers 117 feet beneath the North Sea to cool them naturally; two years later, their failure rate was one-eighth that of land-based machines | World News

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago04 mins

Microsoft lowered a sealed cylindrical data center that contained 864 servers into the North Sea off Scotland’s Orkney Islands in 2018 | Wikimedia Commons Microsoft lowered a sealed cylindrical data center that contained 864 servers into the North Sea off Scotland’s Orkney Islands in 2018. The 40-foot-long vessel was placed about 117 feet below the…

In 1976, a NASA intern bought 1,150 surplus videotapes for $217.77 and discovered three first-generation recordings of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. Those three tapes sold for $1.82 million in 2019 |

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago04 mins

Representative image of a person walking on the moon. Credits – Wikimedia Commons Few people chasing history go to government surplus auctions. They are typically used to empty warehouses of equipment and goods a public agency no longer needs, and that attracts bargain hunters who want to resell or strip parts and not find anything…

Oil prices jump over 2%: Brent tops $107 as fresh Saudi, Strait of Hormuz strikes fuel supply fears

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago03 mins

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday as fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Iranian strikes on vessels in the Gulf added to supply concerns following the shutdown of a key Saudi oil pipeline.Brent crude futures rose $2.90, or 2.77%, to $107.51 a barrel by 2313 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude…

At 28, Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda works with father Nikhil Nanda at Rs 32,500-cr Escorts Kubota; says ‘I would never want to restrict my identity’ beyond Bachchan-Nanda legacy |

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago05 mins

Navya Naveli Nanda on building her own identity beyond the Bachchan-Nanda family legacy. At 28, Navya Naveli Nanda’s corporate journey began in an environment far removed from the usual image associated with her famous family – around tractors and heavy farm machinery. Today, the entrepreneur works alongside her father, Nikhil Nanda, Chairman and Managing Director…

meet ryan: the 13-year-old who turns thousands of empty cans collected from homes and businesses into money for charities across the west midlands | World News

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago05 mins

A 13-year-old boy has transformed discarded drink cans into a regular source of funding for food banks and charities across the West Midlands. Ryan started collecting cans after looking for a meaningful way to spend his spare time helping people in need. His simple idea has since grown into a community effort, with residents and…

In 1983, Atari secretly buried truckloads of unsold video games in a New Mexico landfill; when the site was excavated in 2014, about 1,300 cartridges were recovered, some later selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars | World News

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago05 mins

AI-generated representative image: Unsold video game cartridges are depicted being buried under landfill waste, illustrating the reported disposal of Atari cartridges in a New Mexico landfill in 1983. Credits: ChatGPT At a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in September 1983, Atari disposed of truckloads of video-game cartridges and computer equipment. Among the material were cartridges…

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flags off Le Mans race at Silverstone; Trisha Krishnan spotted; Ajith Kumar’s team finishes 38th – VIDEO | Tamil Movie News

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago04 mins

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flags off Le Mans race at Silverstone; Trisha Krishnan spotted. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor Vijay made a memorable appearance at Silverstone on Saturday as Ajith Kumar competed in the latest round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup. Vijay attended the event to support Ajith Kumar and waved the green…

From policy to code: DPDP creates new privacy roles

Arvind upadhyay4 weeks ago03 mins

BENGALURU: India’s data privacy push is creating demand for a new breed of technology professionals who can translate regulations into working systems, as companies grapple with increasingly complex data environments and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).Privacy has traditionally been handled by legal, compliance and cybersecurity teams. But as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)…

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In 2014, India’s forex reserves were just over $300 billion; 12 years later, amid US-Iran war, they hit a lifetime high of $785.71 billion after a record $44.9 billion weekly jump

Businessman paid Rs 6.42 lakh for foreign business travel using wife’s card and then reimbursed her; taxman disallowed it, ITAT Mumbai says nothing in law bars it

Oil prices jump over 2%: Brent tops $107 as fresh Saudi, Strait of Hormuz strikes fuel supply fears

From policy to code: DPDP creates new privacy roles