‘Can anyone find our pilots? Please?’: Iran ridicules US following American jet loss in Iran

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday mocked the United States following reports that an American fighter jet went down over southwestern Iran.In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, “After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from ‘regime change’…

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Madras high court denies Cognizant’s plea, says abrupt dismissal of employee and denial at gate are violations of dignity | Chennai News

CHENNAI: Terminating the services of an employee and turning him away at the gate directly by revoking his access card violate the basic dignity of labour, Madras high court has said.“Merely because corporate companies have a smart card access system, it cannot be used as a means of terminating service of an employee. It breaches…

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Department of Labour data shows Apple Meta, Google and Amazon have slashed H-1B petitions by almost half: Here are the numbers

New data from the US Department of Labour shows that Amazon, Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft have sharply criticised their H-1B visa petitions, reflecting both tighter immigration rules and widespread layoffs across the tech industry. According to a report by Business Insider, the filings covering the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (October- December 2025), reveal…

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Tipu’s ghost and Trump’s jibes haunt a transatlantic Franco-American rift

TOI correspondent from Washington: In the hallowed halls of the White House and the Elysee Palace, the United States and France have managed to upgrade a centuries-old alliance into something far more contemporary: a full-blown, transatlantic group chat gone wrong.The latest fracture in this storied alliance—a bond dating back to when the French were helping…

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Google now allows Gmail users to change username: What to know before changing Gmail username, what happens to old username and other key things not to miss

Google finally allows users to change the username of their Gmail account. Sharing a blog post, the company said: “Your digital identity just got an upgrade. You can now change your Google Account username (i.e., the part before @gmail.com), which you use to sign in to apps and services like Gmail, Photos, Drive and more….

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‘Can easily open Hormuz, take oil & make fortune’: Trump makes ‘gushing’ claims

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) United States President Donald Trump on Friday said America could “easily open Hormuz Strait” and “take the oil” if given a little more time in the ongoing war against Iran.Trump’s remark is concurrent to Washington’s repeated claims that talks with Tehran have been “progressing well”, though the Islamic regime,…

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