Despite escalating US sanctions and a maritime blockade, Iran continues to earn billions of dollars in oil revenue by using a clandestine network of aging tankers to ship crude to China, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.In waters 45 miles off Malaysia’s coast, sanctioned tankers conduct covert ship-to-ship transfers, offloading Iranian crude…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has warned employees that “hard choices” lie ahead as Microsoft reshapes its gaming business for the future. In an internal memo reported by The Verge, Sharma said the company is focused on building a “stronger XBOX” and will need to make difficult decisions about where it invests and what it prioritises….
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle American scientist Gary Marcus isn’t letting Larry Ellison have his moment. When the Oracle founder recently argued that AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and xAI are all turning into commodities because they train on the same public internet data, Marcus pounced. His message, posted on X, was blunt: he…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday informed Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the re-examination process of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG after the recent paper leak.“Prime minister is personally supervising so that there is no lacunae,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court during the hearing on NEET…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has held online cake delivery platform IndiaCakes guilty of “deficiency in service” after it failed to deliver a birthday cake ordered for a customer’s grandmother and then refused a refund by falsely claiming that the delivery had been attempted.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed IndiaCakes to refund Rs…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to file response on how to strengthen the National Testing Agency and to make NEET fool-proof.A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said that the affidavit must explain how institutional memory and expertise would be developed within the National Testing Agency (NTA) through…
NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday had lunch with his deputy DK Shivakumar and minister KJ George, and Legislative Council member Yathindra Siddaramaiah in Delhi.This comes a day after Siddaramaiah decided to step down from Karnataka’s top job, paving way for DK Shivakumar to take over as CM.Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has undertaken a major overhaul of its examination and security framework in the wake of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the agency detailed a series of measures aimed at strengthening exam security, ranging…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing conflict in West Asia has sharply hit the global aviation sector, with worldwide air passenger demand falling 3.4 per cent in April. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), soaring fuel prices, airspace disruptions and security concerns triggered major operational challenges for airlines. In data released on Friday, IATA said…
NEW DELHI: A consumer court in Bihar has pulled up Indian Railways after four passengers with confirmed tickets were allegedly forced to travel standing throughout their journey because their reserved berths were occupied by others.The Bhojpur District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed the railways to pay Rs 20,000 in compensation to the passengers, along with…