The year’s deadlines, late nights and endless to-do lists all lead to one prized moment — appraisal season. The big question: who gets the biggest slice of the payday pie?Salary hikes may not be hitting double digits across the board next year, but for professionals in electric vehicles, fintech, healthcare and engineering, the pay outlook…
NEW DELHI: In a major boost for India’s semiconductor startup policy, govt is redesigning its support framework under Semicon 2.0 and intends to move away from one-time grants to a model of larger, milestone-linked funding coupled with equity investments, alongside venture capital (VC) firms.On Wednesday, the cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of Rs…
A 2023 photo of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Sonam Wangchuk resurfaced recently (Picture credits: X). Three years are a long time in public life. A 2023 photo of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan with education reformer Sonam Wangchuk and his wife Gitanjali Angmo has acquired a new political life.The March 2023 post, in which Pradhan…
Artificial intelligence-related stocks remained the primary drivers of the market, building on the previous session’s recovery after suffering sharp declines last week. US stock market today: Wall Street extended its gains on Tuesday, supported by another strong rally in shares of chipmakers and other companies that have benefited from the artificial intelligence boom. Artificial intelligence-related…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: It has been 4,341 days – or 11 years, 10 months and 19 days – since India last walked onto the field for an ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.On Thursday, India will finally return to the same venue for the second ODI of the…
They are the size of a football with bright orange bills, long legs, yellow-beady eyes and can fly up to 2,000 miles. While they populate American beaches today, once there was a time when American oystercatchers had been wiped out from New England.By the turn of the 20th century, these birds had gone extinct in…
Indian benchmark equity indices witnessed a sharp selloff on Wednesday, with the Sensex and Nifty falling more than 2 per cent each, as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and renewed geopolitical tensions dented investor sentiment. The market decline gathered pace during the second half of the trading session after US President Donald Trump…
What happened in Lindsey Graham’s final hours? Trump call, Ukraine trip, cardiac emergency and sudden death at 71 Veteran South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.” Graham passed away on Saturday night, just a day after returning from an…
Supply disruptions in the Middle East have prompted Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to overhaul its crude sourcing strategy, with the state-run refiner sharply increasing purchases from the spot market. The share of spot buying has risen from 50% to nearly 84%, IOC director (finance) Anuj Jain said on Saturday.The move comes after supplies through the…
The quote of the day by Tom Selleck reads, “Few of us are as good as we think we are; none of us is as good as we can be.”(Image credits: Instagram) Tom Selleck, Hollywood’s revered artist, became a household name with his impeccable acting skills and innate screen presence. The 81-year-old received critical acclaim…
