Natural Gas Shortages Hit China as Temperatures Plunge
Local governments starved for cash after enormous spending on costly “zero Covid” measures cannot afford to keep up adequate supplies of gas. For many people across China, a shortage of natural gas and alarmingly cold temperatures are making a difficult winter unbearable. For Li Yongqiang, they mean freezing nights without heat. “We dare not turn […]
Ted Cruz Defends Mike Pence on Classified Docs Moments After Trashing Biden
Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas defended former Vice President Mike Pence‘s reported possession of classified documents after leaving office only moments after trashing President Joe Biden for doing the same thing. A CNN report on Tuesday revealed that classified documents had been found at the former vice president’s home last week. The revelation followed […]
Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
When Rylae-Ann Poulin was a year old, she didn’t crawl or babble like other kids her age. A rare genetic disorder kept her from even lifting her head. Her parents took turns holding her upright at night just so she could breathe comfortably and sleep. Then, months later doctors delivered gene therapy directly to her […]
BRO starts process for 135-km road near LAC from Chushul to Demchok
The new road will run almost alongside the Indus River and virtually parallel to the LAC, very close to the India-China border in Leh. PTI File Anew single-lane highway of around 135 km would come up alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) from Chushul to Demchok in the next two years, which will act […]
Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
When Rylae-Ann Poulin was a year old, she didn’t crawl or babble like other kids her age. A rare genetic disorder kept her from even lifting her head. Her parents took turns holding her upright at night just so she could breathe comfortably and sleep. Then, months later. doctors delivered gene therapy directly to her […]
I’m a corporate fraud investigator. You wouldn’t believe the hubris of the super-rich
I’m a corporate fraud investigator. You wouldn’t believe the hubris of the super-rich While the fraudsters I’ve encountered are often cunning, sooner or later they get carried away FTX’s HQ, we now know, was not your typical one. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ran his business from a $40m Bahamian penthouse named the Orchid, complete with Venetian […]
Earth’s inner core may have started spinning the other way: What does this mean?
Research says Earth’s inner core previously changed direction in the early 1970s and predicted the next about-face would be in the mid-2040s. Image used for representational purposes/Pixabay Paris: Far below our feet, a giant may have started moving against us. Earth’s inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in […]
Thousands of Indian IT professionals now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US
Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas following the termination of their employment to stay in the country. According to […]
How IT professionals are struggling to stay in the United States after being laid off
A significantly large number of Indian IT professionals, who are on non-immigrant work visas like H-1B are L1, are now scrambling for options to stay in the US to find a new job in the stipulated few months that they get under these foreign work visas after losing their jobs. Image used for representational purposes/Pixabay […]
IT layoffs put US work visas of Indians at stake; employees form WhatsApp groups to help each other
Various Indian IT professionals working in the US are now struggling to find new employment within the time frame allowed by their work visas, following the termination of their employment to remain in the country. This has happened as a result of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. According to The Washington […]
Explained: How history has made Germany reluctant to send its tanks to Ukraine
Brussels: Since the defeat of Nazism, Germany has self-consciously devoted itself to promoting “peace” and integrating into a European and trans-Atlantic security order where consensus has been the byword. Russia’s war in Ukraine is now forcing Germany to rethink decades-old ideas about its place in Europe, its relationship to Russia and the use of military […]
Why INS Vagir and other Kalvari class submarines are significant to the Indian Navy
INS Vagir, the fifth submarine of Project 75 Kalvari class, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Monday. Image courtesy: @DefPROMumbai/Twitter The Indian Navy continues to scale up amid growing threats from China. The latest to be added to its underwater fleet is the fifth Scorpene-class submarine, INS Vagir. […]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Zambia to discuss debt to China, public health
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. ANI Lusaka, Zambia: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she’s in a capital city that is visibly dominated by Chinese dollars. Visitors to Lusaka arriving at the renovated Kenneth Kaunda […]
30-40% of laid off techies in the US are Indians, most on H-1B and L1 visas
According to The Washington Post, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year. As per some industry insiders, between 30 to 40 per cent of them are Indian IT professionals A significant number of these professionals are on H-1B and L1 visas. Advertisement Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, […]
Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | INA trials: Final phase of the Indian freedom struggle
As we celebrate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on 23 January, it is time to recall the INA trials, another lesser known and much lesser talked about chapter of India’s struggle for freedom. The Indian National Army (INA) trials held from November 1945 to May 1946 were a series of court-martials of […]
The Chip War: In a major blow to China, Netherlands and Japan decide to side with US over chip sanctions
Much to China’s dismay, the Netherlands and Japan have decided to abide by the sanctions that the US has imposed on Chinese chip makers. This effectively means that China will no longer be able to make the latest semiconductors, and can neither develop next-gen chips. It seems that after a lengthy discussion, the government bodies […]
Thousands of Indian IT professionals now jobless scrambling for options to stay in the US
Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas following the termination of their employment to stay in the country. According to […]
Why K-pop rules fashion week
Written by Robert Williams This article was originally published by The Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN Style. Outside Prada’s menswear show in Milan earlier this month, the street was packed with screaming fans, most of whom seemed to have turned out for Korean pop group Enhypen, who attended the event. Devotees at […]
Amazon Employee Gets Fired 4 Days After He Sold His Home And Car To Relocate
The man was sacked even before he could join the company. Tom Mboya Opiyo has been planning to relocate with his family to Europe. A wonderful future awaited them, until it fell through. Amazon announced the layoff of 18,000 employees globally, earlier this month. This is the largest in the company’s history. Among those impacted […]
Alex Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov coach influence, press conference, Sydney mural
Alexander Volkanovski has demanded Khabib Nurmagomedov’s absence never be mentioned after he claims ‘champ champ’ status at UFC 284, saying: “It better not be used as an excuse once this is all done.” While still three weeks away from his hyped UFC 284 headliner against Islam Makhachev, Volkanovski and the Russian superstar squared off for […]
India to use G20 presidency to promote domestic digital services industry
India intends to use its G20 presidency this year to promote the domestic digital services industry and is in discussions with other nations to export ideas like its payments system internationally, according to authorities. According to the Financial Times, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 emissary, said that India, which styles itself as a leader for the developing world, […]
Up To Rs 50 Lakh Fine If Social Media Influencers Won’t Follow These New Guidelines By The Government
Centre has issued a guideline titled ‘Endorsement Know-Hows – For Celebrities, Influencers And Virtual Media Influencers (Avatars Or Computer Generated Characters) On Social Media Platforms.’ Released by the Department of Consumer Affairs under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, this guideline aims to curb the menace of social media influencers endorsing products and services that are detrimental […]
Bali welcomes back 1st flight from China as COVID rules ease
Chinese tourists arrive at Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for the first time on Sunday in nearly three years after the route was cancelled due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A […]
KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty Wedding: First Meeting to Tying the Knot, Complete Timeline of Their Relationship
Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul will reportedly tie the knot on January 23. Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul who are set to tie the knot soon share a love story that goes back four years. Suniel Shetty’s daughter and actress Athiya Shetty and vice-captain of Indian Cricket Team KL Rahul are going to be hitched […]
China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID-19 rules lifted
Representational image. AP Beijing: People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three years ago. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. […]
Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as Covid death toll rises
China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about one kilometre (a half-mile) outside the iconic Lama temple […]
Wheelchair tennis ace Shingo Kunieda retires
MELBOURNE, Australia — Shingo Kunieda, the most successful player in the history of wheelchair tennis, announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday at the age of 38. The top-ranked Kunieda won 28 Grand Slam singles titles and completed the career Grand Slam of all four majors when he won Wimbledon in 2022. “I have […]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’ in an interview
Dakar, Senegal: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an Associated Press interview Saturday she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America’s debt limit, but demands by House Republicans for spending cuts in return for backing an increase are “a very irresponsible thing to do” and risk creating a “self-imposed calamity” for the global […]